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Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games

Brian Mann

Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.
Anupam Gangopadhyay

A U.S. scholarship thrills a teacher in India. Then came the soul-crushing questions

Joyeeta Banerjee

She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy.

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Sunday Puzzle: Sandwiched

Will Shortz

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Three American soldiers killed as U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into 2nd day

Jane Arraf, Chandelis Duster

Another five soldiers were critically injured, according to the U.S. Central Command. They mark the first American casualties since the start of operation 'Epic Fury' on Saturday.
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Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed

Jane Arraf, Daniel Estrin, Willem Marx, Greg Myre

The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning. The country's supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday against Iran.
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Explosion rocks Iran's capital as Israel says it is targeting the city

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Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.

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House Dem. Leader Jeffries responds to air strikes on Iran by U.S. and Israel

Emily Kwong

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is still calling for a vote on a war powers resolution following a wave of U.S.- and Israel-led airstrikes on Iran.

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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule

Jackie Northam, James Hider, Peter Kenyon

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Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack

Chloe Veltman

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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief

Will Stone

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
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Here's how world leaders are reacting to the US-Israel strikes on Iran

NPR's International Desk

Several leaders voiced support for the operation – but most, including those who stopped short of condemning it, called for restraint moving forward.
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How could the U.S. strikes in Iran affect the world's oil supply?

Camila Domonoske, Julia Simon

Despite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China.
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What to know about the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli airstrikes with U.S. support on Saturday. "Operation Epic Fury" will be "massive and ongoing," President Trump said.
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Sen. Tim Kaine calls on the Senate to vote on the war powers resolution

Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about the U.S. strikes on Iran.