Janine Herbst

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The Pentagon says 3,500 sailors and Marines have arrived in the Middle East on the USS Tripoli as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the war, saying they launched a missile toward Israel.

And the U.S.

says about one-third of Iran's missile arsenal has been destroyed, as NPR's Greg Myhre reports.

Meanwhile, Pakistan says it will hold talks with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt tomorrow aimed at ending the war.

The Department of Homeland Security is on track to mark the longest partial government shutdown in history.

No Kings rallies took place around the country today for the third time, protesting President Trump and his policies.

That includes New York, where rallygoers descended on midtown Manhattan.

For Member Station WNYC, David Brand reports.

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Hundreds of employees at one of the U.S.

Navy's biggest shipbuilding contractors have voted to approve a deal with Bath Iron Works, ending a week-long strike.

The shipyard says the members of the union ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement today that goes into effect immediately.

The shipyard and the union had negotiated for weeks without resolving differences before the strike started.

The school board in Dallas, Texas, has voted unanimously to offer free universal pre-K across the district.

Bill Ziebel with member station KERA in Dallas reports that the enrollment starts next month.

Wall Street was lower yesterday, ending another volatile week as investors processed ongoing war in Iran and rising oil prices.

Both the Dow and the Nasdaq fell into correction territory, meaning they're down at least 10 percent from recent highs, and the benchmark S&P 500 posted its fifth straight losing week.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.