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Iran-backed militias in Iraq are claiming responsibility.

President Trump has projected the U.S.-Israel war with Iran will last four to five weeks, perhaps longer.

Amid concerns about weapons stocks, Trump's meeting today with some of the biggest U.S.

defense contractors.

Here's NPR's Frank Ordonez.

Customs officials say they're working on a streamlined system to deliver tariff refunds.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports they hope to have the system up and running within 45 days.

The U.S.

economy unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs last month instead of gaining tens of thousands.

The Labor Department says a jobless rate ticked up to 4.4 percent.

U.S.

stocks ended the day lower.

The Dow closed down 453 points or nearly 1 percent.

This is NPR News.

The Department of Justice has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor.

That's after an NPR investigation found

Dozens of pages were withheld

Here's NPR's Stephen Fowler.

Cuba is slowly recovering from a near-total power blackout.

NPR's Zeta Peralta has an update.