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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. Human rights groups are expressing alarm about an Internet blackout in Iran as security forces crack down on protests. President Trump has been warning the U.S. could come to the defense of those protesters.
What are the current human rights concerns in Iran?
Israel is watching closely. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
The world is in awe of the immense bravery of Iran's citizens. That's how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started his cabinet meeting, as Israelis keep close tabs on the protests. We all hope the Persian nation will soon be liberated from the yoke of tyranny, Netanyahu says. condemning the killing of peaceful protesters. Over the weekend, he spoke about the Iran protests with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Iranian authorities have accused the U.S. and Israel of fomenting unrest. They describe the protesters as terrorists and rioters. The protests began two weeks ago against the crumbling Iranian economy. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Minnesota officials are urging protesters to remain peaceful. More demonstrations are planned to protest the deadly shooting of a woman by an ICE agent. NPR immigration correspondent Sergio Martinez Beltran explains.
How is the U.S. responding to protests in Iran?
The Department of Homeland Security says more than 2,000 immigration agents are on the ground in Minnesota. That's actually more than three times the number of officers in the Minneapolis Police Department. And another thing worth noting here, multiple residents in Minneapolis neighborhoods told NPR they've seen ICE agents going door to door, knocking for undocumented people. Vice President J.D. Vance in a recent news conference said the same, that agents were going door to door to find, quote, criminal illegal aliens. And this is highly unusual. ICE usually does targeted operations, but this is different. Now, we reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, but the agency did not respond to a request for comment on that.
A suspect has been arrested in relation to a fire that damaged a Mississippi synagogue. Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Shamara Muhammad reports.
The fire originated in the synagogue's library Saturday, according to Charles Felton, the chief of fire investigation with the Jackson Fire Department.
They did not see any competent heat sources other than human involvement. At that time, they determined that this fire was arson.
Felton says a suspect has been arrested and charged. Local authorities and the FBI are investigating the potential of this being a hate crime. Eitan Weiss is Israeli consul general of the southeastern United States.
We live in the 21st century and there's no room for anti-Semitism or hate crimes against anyone.
Zach Schimper, president of the Beth Israel congregation, says his community is devastated but ready to rebuild. No injuries occurred in relation to the fire. For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson, Mississippi.
And from Washington, it's NPR. Three NFL playoff games are on tap this afternoon. The Buffalo Bills are now at Jacksonville Jaguars. Buffalo leads that game 27-24 late in the fourth quarter. The San Francisco 49ers are in the 4-30 game at Philadelphia against the Eagles. The Los Angeles Chargers wrap up the playoff games tonight against the New England Patriots, and then the Steelers play Houston tomorrow. Nevada's top election official says he's exploring potentially new ways to identify when a ballot is mailed. As Lucia Starbuck with member station KUNR reports, the Postal Service is advising against relying on postmarks.
Nevada, Texas, and New York are among the states that allow mail ballots to be counted for a certain period after the election, as long as they're postmarked by Election Day. But that's been thrown into flux. The Postal Service says it's now more likely that your mail will be postmarked once it reaches a processing facility about a day after it's collected. Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says there are solutions.
You just put an Apple tag on every mail ballot and you know where it is at all times.
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