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Rhode Island's attorney general has released a report that says dozens of Catholic priests sexually abused hundreds of children over decades.

Rhode Island authorities allege the priests were protected by bishops and say the concern was for the Catholic Church's reputation.

Officials with the Diocese of Providence acknowledge the horror of child abuse.

Church officials say the report also shows how the church shared records and information with the state of Rhode Island.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

is expected to make an announcement this morning on a new initiative.

It would revamp nutrition education at the nation's medical schools.

NPR's Maria Godoy reports experts have lamented doctors do not get enough instruction on the topic.

The measles outbreak in South Carolina is close to 1,000 cases.

State officials say some staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will come to South Carolina next week to help.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S.

bombardment of Iran is accelerating.

NPR's Quill Lawrence reports defense officials also identified four of the six U.S.

troops killed since Saturday.

The Senate may take a vote today on whether to begin limiting President Trump's war powers in Iran.

Democrats have insisted that Trump seek permission from Congress, as the administration keeps offering different reasons for why it went to war against Iran in the first place.