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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump says Iran is now proposing negotiations after Trump threatened military action in response to the killing of protesters in Iran. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Sunday, he said his administration is talking with Iranian officials, but he says he may still take action first. The protests, meanwhile, are continuing.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Iran protests?
The protests originally began in late December with shopkeepers and traders in Tehran. That's the capital's Grand Bazaar. They essentially shut their shops to protest price rises and a collapse in the country's currency. But they've since spread across the country, these protests.
Activists reporting that the death toll has climbed sharply, with hundreds of protesters now believed to be dead, thousands detained in the clashes between these demonstrators and security forces. And protesters are not just demanding economic relief anymore. Many are chanting anti-government slogans. There are reports of clashes in cities.
That's Willem Marks with our report. A new portrait of President Trump on display in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. no longer mentions his two impeachments. NPR's Joe Hernandez has our reports.
The new photo of Trump in the National Portrait Gallery mentions his birth year, when he was president, and information about the photographer. It does not say that Trump was impeached twice or share other details about his time in office.
A Smithsonian spokesperson said in a statement that the museum's America's President's Exhibition Gallery was undergoing an update and would include new labels and wall text. Last year, Trump signed an executive order to eliminate, quote, divisive race-centered ideology from Smithsonian museums and other cultural institutions.
And over the summer, the White House ordered an internal review of eight Smithsonian museums, including the National Portrait Gallery. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
In Jackson, Mississippi, a suspect is in custody in connection to a fire this weekend that damaged the historic Beth Israel Synagogue in Jackson. The arrest comes as the U.S. continues to see a rise in anti-Semitic acts. Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Shamira Mohamed 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.
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Chapter 3: How is President Trump's portrait being presented at the National Portrait Gallery?
I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.