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Dale Wilman
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. As bombing continues in Iran, President Trump seems to be sending mixed signals about how long the fighting will continue. He posted on social media Friday that he's considering winding down the fighting, but at the same time, the military is deploying more ships along with another 2,500 Marines to the region. And as the war continues, NPR's Domenico Montanaro says Trump is also struggling to find allies to support the war efforts.
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Domenico Montanaro
This is a president who really believes in domination, not collaboration. And it turns out out that talking badly about allies over a long period of time, not making a moral case before getting into the Iran war and not having leverage might mean that people aren't going to go along with what you want. I mean, tariffs are really a big factor here. You know, he's been threatening tariffs since the beginning of his second term in office, but those threats don't carry the same weight since the Supreme Court made it harder for him to use them whenever and however he wants.
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Dale Wilman
That's NPR's Domenico Montanaro. President Trump called NATO allies cowards on social media Friday. He said they don't want to help open the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers threatened by the Iran war. Tehran has been striking energy infrastructure across the region. Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, say they've deployed in anti drone units to several Middle Eastern countries. NPR's Joanna Kakis reports from Kyiv.
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Joanna Kakis
Ukrainian security chief Rusta Mumera visited 4, 5 Middle Eastern countries in the past week to talk about countering drone attacks. Writing on social media, Umar said Ukrainian specialists had been sent to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. The main focus is intercepting shahead attack drones, which Iran has launched on Gulf nations hosting American bases. The US And Israel initiated the war on Iran. Shahed drones resemble small jets and carry explosives. Russia makes its own shaheds and has used more than 57,000 of these drones on Ukraine. Joanna Kakisis, NPR News, Kyiv.
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Dale Wilman
Heavy rains continue across Hawaii. The system is expected to linger over the islands through the weekend as Hawaii Public Radio's Bill Dorman reports.
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Bill Dorman
Evacuation sirens pierced the usual quiet of the north shore of the island of Oahu Friday. Communities known for surfing spots and tourist stops have been inundated with fast moving flash floods. The water has lingered. Houses have been knocked off their foundations, cars swept away because of earlier storms. Some have been without electricity for days. One local concern, an earthen dam dating back to the days of sugar plantations in the early 1900s. The Wahiawa Dam has been teetering on the brink of overflow, threatening some 2500 residents and forcing the evacuation of the towns of Haleiwa and Waialua. For NPR News, I'm Bill Dorman in Honolulu.
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Dale Wilman
And you're listening to NPR News. The K pop boy group BTS will be hitting the stage in Seoul, South Korea, in just a few hours for their first concert in more than three years. Police have closed down the city center for the expected crowd of more than 200,000 people hoping to attend the live event. The band has also released a new album that sold almost 4 million copies in its first day of sales. A new survey finds most Americans don't see gambling on sports as a moral issue. That's in sharp contrast to people in other countries. As Fiona Murphy with the Religion News
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Fiona Murphy
Service reports, sports betting has taken off across the U.S. with Americans wagering about $170 billion in 2025. This week, as college basketball fans place their bets on March Madness, a new survey from the Pew Research center finds that just 3 in 10Americans say gambling is morally wrong. Half say it's not a moral issue at all. The survey asked about attitudes towards gambling generally and did not distinguish between compulsive and casual gambling. Still, that's a sharp contrast from countries like Indonesia, India and Italy, where more than 70% of people view gambling as immoral. Of the 25 countries surveyed, only Canadians were more accepting of gambling than Americans. American men and women are equally likely to say gambling is wrong. For NPR News, I'm Fiona Murphy in New York.
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Dale Wilman
President Trump has issued an executive order that aims to prevent the College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army Navy game. That game is held on the second Saturday of December. The NCAA is considering an expansion of the playoffs that would require the games to begin earlier. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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