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Windsor Johnston
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Trump administration says US Military operations against Iran have severely crippled the country's military capabilities. White House press Secretary Caroline Levitt says American strikes have pushed Iran's land and naval power to the brink of collapse.
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Caroline Levitt
We have totally annihilated the Iranian regime's navy. We've wiped out nearly almost all of their ballistic missile threat. In fact, ballistic missile attacks from Iran right now are down 90%. Their drone capabilities are down 95%. We have sunk more than 65 of their naval ships. We've hit more than 6,000 targets across the country. And it's a very big country. And we're going to continue this mission until all of the objectives that President Trump and the secretary of war have laid out are fully accomplished.
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Windsor Johnston
New missile and drone attacks are being reported across the Gulf region after Iran threatened to expand its military campaign. The BBC's Azadeh Mashiri reports Tehran is also calling for evacuations at three major ports in the United Arab Emirates.
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Azadeh Mashiri
It's a reminder that the impact is very much being felt here in a region that feels it's unjustly been pulled into this war. In fact, overnight, authorities here in Dubai confirmed that their air defense systems had intercepted attacks in two major neighborhoods where explosions had been heard. There's also been this rare statement from a presidential adviser that has said that it has a right to defense against what it called an imposed terrorist aggression, but that it's still looking for a way out of this conflict for Iran and the region.
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Windsor Johnston
The BBC's Azadeh Machinery reporting hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes as Israel expands airstrikes against the militant group. Hezbollah aid group say more than 800,000 people have been displaced in just 10 days. A federal judge is ordering the Kennedy center to allow Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty to participate in a board meeting on Monday to discuss the planned closure of the venue for two years of renovations. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports. Beatty sued the Trump administration in December to force it to include her in its discussions.
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Chloe Veltman
Joyce Beattie says she takes the responsibility to serve on the board seriously and that she intends to make it clear in the meeting that we, quote, no president has the authority to unilaterally rename or demolish the Kennedy Center. A Kennedy center representative says they'll abide by the court's ruling and that Bey was invited to the meeting despite her claims in court. Federal Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on Saturday that the Kennedy center allow Bey to share her views, opposing the temporary closure of the center at Monday's meeting, but doing so does not necessarily allow her to vote on the final decision. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
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Windsor Johnston
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Justice Department is moving to dismiss charges against an army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year. Jay Carey of Arden, North Carolina, was arrested in August after burning a flag. On the same day, President Trump signed an executive order directing prosecutors to pursue cases involving flag burning. The 46th annual Golden Raspberries, or Razzie Awards, have announced their choice for worst film of the year. NPR's Bob Mondello has details on this Oscar weekend tradition.
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Bob Mondello
With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the Golden Raspberries announced something of a sweep, awarding five Razzies to a social media surveillance camera version of the Invaders from Mars story War of the Worlds.
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Windsor Johnston
Can you tell yet what they're comprised of?
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Azadeh Mashiri
No, sir. I've never seen anything like this.
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Bob Mondello
This War of the Worlds, which earned a 4 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes, took worst picture, worst remake ripoff, worst screenplay, worst director and worst actor for its rapper star, Ice Cube.
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Sunday Story Host
Get away from that.
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Bob Mondello
In years past, the Razzies have mocked prestige films and blockbusters, from Mommie Dearest to the final Twilight movie. But this year, they're punching down. In July, Amazon released War of the Worlds direct to video. Bob Mundello, NPR News.
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Windsor Johnston
Nearly 90,000 customers remain in the dark in Hawaii after a powerful storm swept across the island overnight. The severe weather damaged power infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands without electricity. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News, in Washington.
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Sunday Story Host
With March madness getting underway, coaches are pushing their players to the limits. But an investigation finds that in some instances, tough coaching can go too far.
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Azadeh Mashiri
She would call us idiots, stupid, worthless, low of the low.
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Sunday Story Host
On the Sunday story, coaches accused of emotional abuse and the players who push back the Sunday story from the up first podcast. Listen now on the NPR app.