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Martha Harris with member station KUER was at the hearings.
Protests over the state of Iran's economy have ended, at least for now, but a senior cleric there is now calling for the death penalty for protesters who were arrested.
In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami also threatened President Trump.
Trump had hinted that he might take military action if Iran didn't stop killing protesters during those demonstrations.
Human rights activists say about 2,800 protesters were killed during the demonstrations.
Stocks edged slightly lower on Wall Street Friday.
The S&P 500 was down four points after wavering between gains and losses.
Gains for several big tech companies helped offset weakness elsewhere.
The State Department announced a nearly billion-dollar deal with Malawi this week.
It's part of its new global health strategy.
MPR's Fatma Tanis has more on our story.
Massive flooding has been hitting South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and officials say more than 100 people have been killed by the flooding in recent weeks.
In South Africa's Kruger National Park, about 600 tourists and staffers have been evacuated.
Mozambique has been hit the hardest, where tens of thousands of people have faced evacuation from their homes.
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry.
A government official tells NPR the officials sought anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.