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Giles Snyder
Details@capitalone.com Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. During a White House event Thursday, President Trump touted the US Military's actions against Iranian military targets.
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President Donald Trump
Their Navy is gone, 24 ships in three days. That's a lot of ships. Their anti aircraft weapons are gone. So they have no air force. They have no air defense. All of their airplanes are gone. Their communications are gone, missiles are gone, launches are gone, about 60% and 64% respectively. Other than that, they're doing quite well.
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Giles Snyder
Trump also urged leaders of the Iranian government to surrender in exchange for immunity. And he told several media outlets that he wants to have a hand in choosing Iran's next leader. U.S. and Israeli planes continue to hit cities across Iran, the attacks displacing many civilians from their homes. But at the Turkish border with Iran, as NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports, many Iranians are also choosing to cross back into their country.
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Ruth Sherlock
A regular stream of minibuses arrives at the Turkish side of this remote northern border with Iran. They're full of Iranians who are crossing back into their country at this time of war. It's exactly at hard times, at difficult times, that people need to go back to their country, says Shahram Mirzai, and be next to their loved ones. He's been working on a construction site in Turkey, but now he's on his way to Urmia, south of the border to be with his wife and four children. He wants to be with them, but he's also worried about leaving his job and how the family will manage without an income. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News. In Turkey, on the border with Iran,
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Giles Snyder
President Trump has tapped Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen to head the Department of Homeland Security. Pending Senate confirmation, Mullen would replace fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership. NPR's Jasmine Karst reports.
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Jasmine Garsd
Noem's term has been filled with controversy, including some of the tactics used in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where two American citizens were shot by federal agents. Noem has referred to both victims as domestic terrorists, despite no evidence to support those allegations. At hearings earlier this week, Noem was grilled on Capitol Hill both by Republican and Democratic lawmakers. She was asked about a $220 million immigration ad that featured her. She told lawmakers the president was aware of it in advance. President Trump denies this. The president isn't cutting ties with noem she'll become, quote, special envoy for a new security initiative he's calling the Shield of the Americas. Jasmine Garsd, NPR News, New York.
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Giles Snyder
This is NPR News. Treasury Department has authorized the sale of Russian oil to India for 30 days. The move is intended to boost global supply and bring down prices. Crisis amid the Iran war. In a statement on next, Secretary Scott Bessen said the waiver only applies to transactions involving oil already stranded at sea. The turnaround comes after the Trump administration leaned on India to stop buying Russian oil amid the war in Ukraine. A new study suggests that certain drugs for diabetes and weight loss can lower the risk of addiction. NPR Shawn Hamilton reports on research in the medical journal BMJ.
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Shawn Hamilton
The study looked at data on more than 600,000 people with type 2 diabetes. All were in the VA health system. Dr. Ziad Ali of Washington University in St. Louis says those treated with GLP1 drugs like Ozempic were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.
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Dr. Ziad Ali
They had less risk across several addictive substances, including opioids, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, cannabis and other substances.
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Shawn Hamilton
For most of these substances, the risk was about 15 to 20% lower. The study also found that people with a history of addiction were less likely to overdose or require emergency treatment. Alilli says the results are promising, but need to be confirmed in controlled trials. John Hamilton, NPR News.
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Giles Snyder
LeBron James has set another NBA record. He's now the league's leader in career field goals. James set the mark during a Thursday night game in Denver with his third basket of the night. James topped the career mark set by Kareem Abdullah Jabbar. I'm Giles Snyder, NPR News.
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