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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Trump is again threatening Iran, saying on social media Today it has 48 hours left to open the Strait of Hormuz or quote, all hell will rain down. And glory be to God, he's already delayed that threat twice. This as the US And Israel continue to pound Iran. Meanwhile, US Rescue teams are still searching for a US Airman, one for from one of two planes shot down yesterday in Iran. That's the first time in this war. NPR's Greg Myre has more.
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An F15, which is a very good fighter jet, was struck by Iranian fire in western Iran and this set off an urgent rescue operation by US Forces for the two crew members, a pilot and a weapons officer. One was rescued. We still don't know the fate of the other. The rescue operation is still ongoing. This is coming from a U.S. official not all authorized to speak publicly.
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NPR's Greg Myhre reporting. In Lebanon, at least 23 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes yesterday. About a third of the country's population is Christian, but the lead up to Easter has been subdued this year. NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from Beirut.
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Holy Week. Services are mixed with funerals and the sound of explosions. Israel's military says it's striking Hezbollah's infrastructure after killing a thousand of its members. Three United nations peacekeepers have been wound it at their base in the south. The UN Says it doesn't know the origin of the explosion. Israel says it was a Hezbollah rocket. Three UN Peacekeepers were also killed there last week. Meanwhile, as the US And Israel attack Iran and Iran retaliates against US Allies in the gulf. Lebanon has not been hit by Iranian fire, but the US Embassy in Beirut says Iran may now target US Universities in Lebanon. The American University of Beirut has shifted some classes online. The embassy has also upped its overall warning, telling US Citizens to leave Lebanon now. Lauren Fryer, NPR News, Beirut.
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The attorneys general of California, New York and Massachusetts say they have concerns about the Trump administration's treatment of unaccompanied migrant girls who are pregnant. They've outlined their concerns in a letter. Mark Bettencourt with the California Newsroom has more.
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The letter was sent by California Attorney General Rob Bonta in the wake of a six month investigation by NPR member stations. This story exposed a federal directive to send pregnant migrant children to a single group home in South Texas beginning last July. Child welfare advocates say the move was intended to detain the pregnant girls in a state where abortion is illegal. A Biden era rule requires the government to provide unaccompanied children access to abortion services, but the administration is currently trying to remove that rule. The attorneys general say the policy change could keep the girls from getting, quote, life or health saving abortion care. For NPR News, I'm Mark Bettencourt.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. In Afghanistan, more than 70 people are dead, dozens injured, after heavy rain and storms across the country triggered lightning, flooding and landslides over the past week and a half. More rain is forecast in the coming days, and officials are warning people to stay away from riverbanks. Three and a half years after bison were reintroduced into Britain, conservationists say the herd is already having an impact on the woodlands where they roam. Vicki Barker has more from London.
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It's been at least 6,000 years since Wild bison last roamed what is now Britain. The Kent Wildlife Trust's Alison Reuter told the BBC the small herd of European bison was introduced to a woodland sanctuary in Kent because the habits of these massive lumbering animals help restore complex habitats that other bovine species cannot.
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They come in, they change the habitats, they mess things up, they knock things over, they dig things up, they turn things around, and lots and lots of wildlife really, really benefit from that.
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With the herd now growing, the trust is opening so called bison bridges, ultimately allowing them to roam and reshape 500 acres of English woodland. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
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In college basketball tonight, in men's final four play, UConn takes on Illinois and then Michigan plays Arizona. The winners of each game will meet in the finals on Monday. Meanwhile, for the women, South Carolina plays UCLA for the NCAA title, both winning their semifinal matches last night. The women's final takes place tomorrow afternoon. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News.
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