Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump says the U.S. is prepared to intervene if Iran kills protesters. NPR's Franco Ordonez has more on Trump's pledge to defend demonstrators who've taken to the streets in recent days.
President Trump vowed to step in if Iran uses lethal force on demonstrators as economic protests continue. In an early morning social media post, Trump wrote that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, then, quote, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. The comments mark a sharp escalation by the president toward Iran.
Clashes between police and protesters have turned deadly over the past week. Iran warned that any U.S. intervention would be crossing a red line and be met with a response. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.
Federal authorities say they thwarted an alleged ISIS-inspired attack on New Year's Eve outside Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Chapter 2: What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Iran?
Officials say the 18-year-old suspect is in custody. NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.
Authorities say the defendant, Christian Sturdivant, was plotting to use knives and a hammer to carry out an attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Court papers say Sturdivant had been in touch about his plans and with two individuals who he thought were members of ISIS, but were in fact undercover law enforcement officers.
He allegedly pledged allegiance to the terrorist group as well. The FBI conducted a court-authorized search of Sturdivant's home, where they found knives and a hammer under his bed, as well as a document that allegedly contained detailed plans for an attack. He was arrested on New Year's Eve before any attack took place. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked a top general to be his new chief of staff as negotiators continue to draft proposals that would end Russia's war on Ukraine. Empire's Joanna Kakisis reports the post has been vacant for weeks after the previous chief of staff resigned over a corruption scandal.
Kirill Budanov is 39, a career soldier with a resting poker face. He has received training from the CIA. He has served since 2020 as Ukraine's head of military intelligence, transforming the agency into an effective tool of sabotage inside Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory.
Budanova has led covert operations, worked on prisoner exchanges, and survived alleged Russian assassination attempts. Recent surveys also show him as a potential presidential challenger to Zelensky. The previous chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, was forced to resign in November over a corruption scandal. Yerimak had served as Ukraine's chief negotiator during peace talks.
Joanna Kekises, NPR News, Kiev.
Wall Street ended the day in mixed territory, the Dow up 319 points. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. St. Paul, Minnesota, is making history today as it swears in its next mayor. Peter Cox of Minnesota Public Radio reports, Kalee Herr is the first woman to lead Minnesota's capital city and the first Hmong American to hold the office.
Kalihur was born in a bamboo hut in the mountains of Laos before her family fled to the U.S. as refugees. Many Hmong people fought alongside the U.S. during the secret war in Laos and fled for their safety after to the U.S. Minnesota is home to the country's second largest Hmong population. Herr was elected mayor of St.
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