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NPR's Jane Arath is in Amman, Jordan, monitoring the developments in the region.

And that's up first for Saturday, February 28th, 2026.

I'm Aisha Roscoe.

Andy Craig produced today's podcast.

Our technical director is David Greenberg, with engineering support from Simon Laszlo Janssen, Zoe Vankenhoven, and Jay Sizz.

We will continue following developments in the Middle East today on NPR.org and on the radio.

The DOJ says they are impeding the work of federal law enforcement officers.

And I'm Aisha Roscoe, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Things remain tense there with more protests planned today.

We'll have the latest.

It's so frigid that things are icing up indoors.

We'll tell you more.

We'll tell you more about that study, which was done by actual humans.

And tensions remain high there this weekend with an anti-immigration rally planned for later today.

Ukrainians are enduring an especially harsh winter.

With Russians repeatedly attacking Ukraine's energy grid, residents of several cities are left without heating and electricity for extended periods of time.

Artificial intelligence is weaving its way into virtually every aspect of our lives, including children's education.

The report comes from the Brookings Institution and its Center for Universal Education.

And NPR's Corey Turner is here to tell us more about it.

Hi, Corey.