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Chapter 1: What is the current situation in Iran regarding protests and government response?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says terrorists are behind the upheaval in that nation as thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of Tehran and elsewhere. Overnight in Tehran, shouts of death to America rang out in the parliament.
This weekend, Iran's attorney general warned that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an enemy of God, a death penalty charge. And the government says it will do everything possible to stay in power. President Trump has posted on social media that the U.S. is ready to help as Iranians, he says, pursue freedom.
There have been casualties, and one human rights group says there have been more than 100. But as NPR's Michelle Kelman tells us, exact information has been difficult to get from Iran.
The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran says it's been receiving credible firsthand reports of hospitals packed with injured protesters in Tehran and other cities. Videos have been circulating online of security forces using live fire against the protesters. Rallies began two weeks ago, first in response to the collapsing economy.
Israeli sources say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the protests with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who posted on X that the U.S. supports the brave people of Iran. Iran is warning that any attack would trigger a response against Israel and against U.S. military bases across the region. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the Trump administration's funding freeze in Minnesota?
From San Francisco, California to Portland, Maine, protesters turned out in force yesterday after a deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis last week. Hundreds more are expected today. An investigation is underway after a confrontation between Minneapolis woman Renee Good and ICE officers turned deadly when shots were fired into her vehicle.
The Trump administration says it's freezing all USDA funding to Minnesota. The freeze would include SNAP food aid. As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, it's the latest move to block social services benefits for Democratic-led states.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlins announced the funding freeze in a letter posted on X, claiming the Trump administration has uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota. It's not clear what she meant by that, but the letter noted the years-long benefits fraud scandal there that's already seen more than 60 people convicted.
USDA is demanding justification before it restarts payments, $129 million in all. The move comes as a judge has temporarily blocked a much larger funding freeze, $10 billion in cash aid, child care and other social services to Minnesota and four other Democratic-led states. The Trump administration has alleged rampant fraud in all those states without providing evidence.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 78 years old. According to a statement from his family, Weir died from underlying lung issues. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has details.
Bob Weir helped form one of the greatest American jam bands when he was only a teenager. As the youngest member of the Grateful Dead, he earned his dues through his cowboy guitar licks and throaty vocals.
For decades, Weir and his bandmates transformed their improvisational, psychedelic sound from an output of San Francisco's hippie scene to a massively appealing subculture across the country and around the world. Weir stayed with the Dead until lead singer Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.
He reunited with his bandmates repeatedly over the years, spurring new iterations that kept the Dead's explosive live shows running until the very end of his life. Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
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Chapter 3: How did Bob Weir influence the music scene with the Grateful Dead?
American skier Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill event of the year this weekend, finishing with a .37 second lead in a Saturday race in Austria. Another World Cup event scheduled for today has been canceled due to a heavy overnight snowfall and strong winds. Vonn, age 41, had her right knee rebuilt last April. She now has two wins in three events.
There are just two more downhill races for women.
Chapter 4: What recent achievements has Lindsey Vonn accomplished in her skiing career?
before the Milan Cortina Olympics open February 6th. Women's tennis, Arina Sabalenka has won her second consecutive Brisbane international title in Australia. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.