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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ram. President Trump has given Iran until 8pm to give in to his demands or the US will launch a major attack, including on bridges and power plants. This morning, President Trump posted on social media, a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. World leaders and experts have warned that attacks on civilian targets could be considered war crimes. The U.S. struck military targets on Iran's strategic Kharg island today. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.
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The U.S. official says the targets struck on Kharg island were not oil infrastructure. They were restrikes on targets the US Hit previously in the war. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. It's unclear what the purpose of the strikes was. Kharg island is the center of Iran's oil industry. President Trump previously threatened to seize control of the island and oil facilities. Israel has been carrying out its own strikes today on what it called infrastructure tied to the Iranian regime. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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A federal appeals court in Oregon is slated to hear arguments today on whether federal immigration officers should be restricted from using crowd control weapons outside a federal immigration facility. In Portland, Conrad Wilson with Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.
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Protesters and apartment complex tenants who live across the street from the ICE facility sued in separate cases to curb federal officers from using tear gas, pepper balls and other munitions. In both lawsuits, they argued their constitutional rights were being violated. Two federal judges in Oregon agreed, issuing separate orders last month that drastically limited when federal officers can use those weapons to cases with specific and imminent threats of physical harm. The Trump administration appealed, arguing the restrictions were unlawful and dangerous. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily paused those orders as they consider the case. Their ruling could dictate what whether clouds of tear gas once again become a common sight at demonstrations in the city. For NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson in Portland.
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The four astronauts on the Artemis 2 mission are on their way back to Earth. They traveled around the moon and farther than any humans have before. Brendan Byrne from Central Florida Public Media has more on the story.
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This is first and foremost a test flight of Orion, its first human passengers. The crew will demonstrate the radiation shielding of the spacecraft, manually control it once more to see how it moves. But one of the most critical tests will come during reentry on Friday as the Orion space capsule punches through Earth's atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour, enduring temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That re entry will test the heat shield and parachutes that will slow the crew down so their capsule can gently splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.