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Jeanine Herbst
See Terms live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. The Pentagon says the US Military carried out large scale strikes against multiple ISIS targets across Syria. It's part of an operation started response to the deadly ISIS attack on U.S. and Syrian forces that left two American soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter dead. Protests over the death of 37 year old Renee Good by ICE agent in Minneapolis this week continue in Minnesota and around the country. Immigrant rights groups say more than 1,000 demonstrations are planned from New York City to Minneapolis to Portland, Oregon this weekend. Meanwhile, three Democratic members of Congress were turned away from the ICE detention center in St. Paul. This as the Department of Homeland Security upped its presence in the Twin Cities following Good's death Wednesday. Minnesota Public Radio's Clay masters reports.
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Clay Masters
Democratic U.S. representatives Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison were initially allowed into the facility, but Omar says it was not long before officials said they were no longer allowed access to the building.
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Jeanine Herbst
What happened today is a blatant attempt.
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Willem Marks
To obstruct members of Congress from doing their oversight duties.
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Clay Masters
The lawmakers say they were told their denial is because the facility was funded by the Big Beautiful Bill act, which they dispute. For NPR News, I'm Clay Masters in Minneapolis.
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Jeanine Herbst
Authorities in Iran indicated today that they intend to continue their crackdown on large scale anti government protests. Villamarx reports the country's Revolutionary Guards blamed the unrest on terrorists.
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Willem Marks
The current set of demonstrations that have lasted two weeks are the biggest in years and the Iranian authorities have promised to safeguard their existing system of government. Meanwhile, President Trump has posted on social media that the U.S. stands ready to help with Iran looking at freedom perhaps like never before. Restrictions on Internet access limit information from inside Iran. But as night fell Saturday, recently posted videos seem to show fresh protests in parts of the capital city, Tehran and several other cities across the country. Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979, issued one of his frequent messages urging protesters to expand their efforts so as to topple the country's theocratic leadership. For NPR News, I'm Willem Marks in Mississippi.
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Jeanine Herbst
Police have arrested 24 year old Dereka Moore, who's accused of killing six people in Clay county, including his father, brother and an unnamed seven year old relative. Sheriff Eddie Scott has Moore on the charges Moore is currently charged with first degree murder. That charge will be upgraded here shortly to captive murder, with additional murder charges.
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Willem Marks
Forthcoming with conjunction with the district attorney's office.
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Jeanine Herbst
He has a preliminary hearing on Monday, and there's no word on a motive. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Burning plastic for heating and fuel is more widespread than previously thought. That's according to new research. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the problem is greatest in low income countries.
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Jonathan Lambert
Each year, humanity produces over a billion tons of plastic. Much of that plastic ends up as trash. A study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that many households in low income countries are burning that plastic trash to heat their homes or cook their food. Across more than two dozen countries, nearly one in three people surveyed by researchers reported being aware of households burning plastic. 16% said they'd done it themselves, either as a cheap source of fuel or just as a way of dealing with all that excess waste. Burning plastic can create toxic fumes that harm health and contaminate food. With plastic waste on track to triple by 2060, the problem will likely get much worse. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
General Motors says it will lose another $6 billion as it pulls back on making electric vehicles. That's on top of a $1.6 billion charge the Detroit Autom announced in October on changes to its EV plan. This after sales of electric vehicles sputtered when the Trump administration cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards. GM and other automakers invested heavily in EV plans ahead of stringent environmental regulations put in place by the Biden administration. But the Trump administration rolled those plans back. I'm Jeanine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News in Washington.
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