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O O.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Two U.S. air Force combat planes were shot down today. That's according to an official not authorized to discuss the incidents. 22 crew members have been rescued, but the search continues for a third. This comes despite the Trump administration saying it has destroyed Iran's anti aircraft capabilities, as NPR's Tom Bowman explains.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has control of the skies over Iran and now able to fly into lumbering B52 aircraft for bombing runs. And last month, an F35 aircraft was struck by Iranian fire, possibly a missile. The aircraft was very damaged, but the pilot was able to land. Back at base. The pilot was wounded by shell fragments and required stitches. So again, this latest two aircraft down shows the skies above Iran are still dangerous for U.S. pilots.
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NPR's Tom Bowman reporting. French President Emmanuel Macron and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung say they have agreed to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. During a joint briefing today, the leaders did not elaborate on how they would help reopen the strait. They met in Seou after President Trump slammed allies for not supporting the war in Iran. President Trump is expected to sign an order to pay all DHS employees as Congress remains deadlocked over funding the agency. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports. It adds uncertainty to airport security lines this weekend.
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Airline analysts say wait times have improved since Trump took executive action to begin paying TSA agents after more than a month. But the recovery is uneven. Hundreds of officers resigned during the partial shutdown, and it can take months to train replacements. Airline analyst Henry Hartveldt says that uncertainty could quickly affect operations.
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This is a day to day situation. If the back pay isn't fully repaid and if the TSA workers are concerned that they won't be paid for work they do now that we're going to start seeing absenteeism increase again, that can
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lead to inconsistent staffing levels at airports, making wait times harder to predict. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
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Unemployment dropped slightly in March as businesses added more jobs than economists expected. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
