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Korva Coleman
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump says Tehran is asked to set up negotiations over the widespread protests engulfing Iran. He said a meeting could be arranged, but Trump would not rule out U.S. strikes against Iran before that. NPR's Jackie Northam has more.
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Jackie Northam
President Trump said the U.S. might have to act before any meeting with Tehran because of, quote, what's happening in Iran. Thousands of protesters poured into the streets in all corners of the country. Videos of large crowds burning buildings and dead bodies in the street and morgues were posted on social media. Despite an ongoing Internet and cell phone blackout. Tehran has not publicly said anything about a meeting with the US earlier on Sunday, a senior member of Iran's Parliament warned that U.S. bases and ships in the region would be legitimate targets for preemptive strikes if it looked as though the US Would attack. But Iran's military capabilities were badly weakened during the 12 Day War with Israel last June. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell says the Justice Department sent the nation's central bank a subpoena last Friday. It's over the Fed's building renovations of its offices in Washington, D.C. powell says the Justice Department also threatened a criminal indictment. He released a video statement yesterday saying these are all pretexts to force the Fed to cave to President Trump's views on interest rates.
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Jerome Powell
The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public rather than following the preferences of the president. This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.
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Korva Coleman
Powell says he will continue to do his job as Fed chair. Nurses are walking the picket lines in New York City this morning. Some 15,000 are on strike against several major hospitals that that their union says are the most wealthy facilities. NPR's Kristen Wright reports. This is one of the largest nursing strikes ever in the city.
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Kristen Wright
Nurses from five hospitals in New York walked off the job. They want to preserve health care benefits, safer staffing and protections from workplace violence. A man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a hospital room in Brooklyn and was shot and killed by police last week. Darla Joiner is on the picket lines. She's been a nurse for 12 years and is part of the union's bargaining committee.
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Darla Joiner
That could seem worth our job. It can go from 0 to 100. And you can't really say it's just an emergency unit or a psych department. It can happen anywhere in the hospital.
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Kristen Wright
The strike comes during a terrible flu season. Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a disaster emergency due to health care staffing shortages. Kristen Wright, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, the Dow was down more than 100 points. This is NPR. The Trump administration says it will surge more federal agents to Minnesota this week to deal with immigration issues. There are more than 2,000 federal agents already there. That number is three times the size of the Minneapolis Police Department. This comes after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman last week in Minneapolis. Many city residents have told NPR they've seen ICE agents going door to door in Minneapolis. A new meta analysis finds that exercise is as effective as antidepressants and therapy to treat depression. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on what type of exercise is effective.
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Allison Aubrey
Researchers evaluated evidence from 73 randomized controlled trials that included about 5,000 people with depression. Dr. Steven Matica of Inspira Health says the new review confirms just how effective exercise can be.
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Darla Joiner
We know that exercise is one of the most evidence based tools for improving mood.
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Allison Aubrey
Exercise mirrors some of the effects of medication and can boost feel good compounds in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine and endorphins. The review finds light to moderate activity, including a brisk walk, can be just as effective as more intense exercise. And they found the combination of aerobic exercise and strength training appears to be more effective than cardio alone. Alice Gnawbry, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
The organizers of next month's Winter Olympic Games in Italy say that world renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing during the opening ceremonies. Other performers will include pop star Mariah Carey and Italian singer Laura Pacini. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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