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NPR's Claudia Grisales reports the vote put lawmakers on record six days into the war.

A man who received a presidential pardon for storming the U.S.

Capitol and assaulting police on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to life in prison on new criminal charges.

NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports the defendant was convicted of child sexual abuse.

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The Department of Health and Human Services says 53 medical schools across the country have agreed to require students to complete 40 hours of nutrition education.

The initiative is aimed at fighting chronic disease, which affects roughly 60 percent of people in the United States.

Currently, the National Academy of Sciences recommends medical schools provide at least 25 hours of nutrition training.

The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo says at least 200 people have been killed in a landslide at a mine.

The mine produces about 15 percent of the world's coltan used for smartphones and other technology.

NPR's Emmanuel Akinwatu reports.

Stocks closed sharply lower today on Wall Street.

The Dow was down 784 points.

The Nasdaq down 58.

The S&P 500 fell 38.

I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the war against Iran is intensifying.

Speaking from the Pentagon tonight, Hegseth said the United States and Israel still have significant military force ready to deploy in the conflict.

President Trump once again called on Iranian regime members to lay down their arms in exchange for immunity, saying the U.S.