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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. As the Iran war approaches a two week mark, huge crowds took to the streets of Tehran for funerals for top commanders killed in joint US And Israeli airstrikes. And there are questions about the whereabouts of the new supreme leader. The son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not appeared in public or issued any direct message since the war began. Here's NPR's Shayna Raf.
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The Ayatollah Mujtaba Khamenei is injured, but safe and sound, his son Yousef wrote in a post on his Telegram channel. The reports have been that he was injured, but not seriously enough to not be in charge. We don't know where he is. He's obviously in a secure location. And although he's supreme leader and he commands pretty much everything, there is still that layer of command and control of the military.
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NPR's Jane Araf reporting from Erbil. In the Kurdistan region of Iraq, oil prices are rising again, topping $100 a barrel before settling back a bit despite an agreement among major countries to release a record amount of oil from emergency reserves. International academ say the war with Iran is disrupting global higher education. From member station GBH in Boston, Kirk Karapazza reports that while few Americans study in Iran, the conflict is creating ripple effects across the Middle East.
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Qatar hosts American branch campuses for Georgetown and Northwestern. In the United Arab Emirates, there's NYU Abu Dhabi as well as Boston's Hult International Business School, which has a campus in Dubai. Both Qatar and the UAE have been hit by strikes from Iran in response to American and Israeli attacks. Fanta Ave is executive director of the association of International Educators. She says the Middle east is a major hub for developing global talent.
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This has been incredibly disruptive. So a lot of work and crisis management has been the issue du jour.
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AB says with no end in sight, many institutions are bringing students home or moving classes online. For NPR News, I'm Kurt Caripeza in Boston.
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President Trump campaigned in Kentucky Wednesday. NPR's Mara Liasson reports. He's trying to help defeat a fellow Republican.
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Presidents usually campaign on behalf of their party's incumbents, but not this time. President Trump was in Kentucky's 4th congressional district, represented by Thomas Massie since 2012. Trump said Massie was a loser. He was disloyal. He was a disaster as a congressman and a human being. But the district is safely red, and Trump is confident that if Massie loses the primary, a Republican will still win in November. The president and Massie have clashed over many issues, including Trump's constitutional authority to conduct the war in Iran, federal spending and the Epstein files. Massie forced Trump to back down and release the files when he and other Republicans banded together with Democrats. Mara Liasson, NPR News.
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This is NPR News. India has made it easier for Chinese companies to invest in key sectors of its economy, including solar cells and silicon chips. Ashish Valentine reports on the move that marks a significant lowering of tensions between two of the world's largest economies.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government had been facing pressure from industry to open the economy to foreign investment. Chinese investment had been restricted for the past six years following deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the contested Himalayan Bor. Direct flights also resumed between the two countries late last year. The conflict with Iran has pushed up fuel prices and the Indian rupee fell to a record low on Monday. India has been deepening trade and diplomatic partnerships with China and the EU amid tensions with the United States, which has been pressuring India to cut its purchases of Russian oil. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine.
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The ride hailing service Lift has agreed to protect the rights of blind and disabled riders who travel with service animals. The Minnesota Department of Human Human Rights says Lyft has agreed to a settlement that applies nationwide in the case of a college student who said that Lyft drivers repeatedly refused to let her service dog ride along. Officials say Lyft has agreed to train drivers on disability rights and warn them that they can lose their access to the platform if they violate the law. The WNBA and its players union have yet to reach a deal and a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides started talking again Wednesday afternoon in New York after ending a 12 hour negotiating session early Wednesday. Wednesday morning, revenue sharing the key sticking point. I'm Giles Snyder, NPR News.
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Who should win the Oscar for the best original song this year? On the latest All Songs Considered from NPR Music, we rank the nominees.
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I think Diane Warren should have won two Academy Awards. The problem is very often the lyrics are not much more insightful than you would find on the nearest throw pillow.
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