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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What significant announcement did Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu make?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he's taking a sudden trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Trump this week. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports this comes as the U.S. holds talks with Iran.
Netanyahu says he'll meet Trump on Wednesday. That's a week earlier than when Netanyahu had initially planned to travel to Washington. The U.S. and Iran held their first round of negotiations Friday since the U.S. attacked Iran's nuclear sites last June.
Iran's foreign minister says its nuclear program can be negotiated, but that its missile program is for defense purposes and is not up for negotiation. But Iran's missile program is what worries Israel. Iranian missiles hit civilian and military sites in Israel during the June war.
Netanyahu says any negotiations with Iran must include limitations on its ballistic missiles and ending support for militant proxy groups in the region. Israeli officials believe despite the U.S. talks with Iran, a U.S. attack on Iran is inevitable. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Pentagon says it's cutting ties with Harvard University. NPR's Shondelise Duster has more in the story.
Defense Secretary Pete Hexef says the Pentagon is ending all professional military education, certificate programs, and fellowships with Harvard University. Hexef, who received a master's degree from Harvard but later denounced it, said in a video posted to social media that many officers received, quote, radical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks.
For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class. Instead, too many of our officers came back looking too much like Harvard.
HEXEF says service members currently enrolled at the university will be able to finish their studies. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
The CDC reports at least eight more children in the U.S. have died from the flu this season. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of the U.S.-Iran negotiations for Israel?
The flu killed more than 280 children last season. Nevertheless, the CDC recently made a controversial decision to stop recommending that all children routinely get a flu shot. Rob Stein, NPR News.
In Japan, preliminary results show the party of Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi won a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament today. This will allow her to overcome objections to her policies from the upper house. This is NPR News. Voters in Portugal are selecting a new president today. It's a runoff election between a center-left socialist candidate and a hard-right populist.
Polls suggest the socialist will prevail. He's campaigned as a moderate who can work with the center-right government. At the Winter Olympics in Italy, the U.S. won its first medal of the Games. Skier Breezy Johnson won the gold in the women's downhill. Her teammate Lindsey Vonn is out of the competition. after crashing on the course just 13 seconds into her downhill run.
The country may be divided, but on this Super Bowl Sunday, puppy love is uniting fans. NPR's Amy Held reports on the 21st annual Puppy Bowl.
Let the Puppy Bowl begin! 150 dogs, three hours, countless cute canine antics.
Touchdown!
He can't get Emma off his tail! The puppy puns run amok. Her bark is bigger than her bite. So do the on-field deposits.
Dirty dog.
This year's game includes Chapel Bone, a corgi with defending champs Team Fluff against Team Ruff. They've got Lobster Roll, a bulldog border collie mix. It's more than just fun and games. The Puppy Bowl promotes pet adoption. Players come from 72 shelters. Senior dogs have a harder time finding homes, so this year's halftime shows got Team Oldies and Team Goldies.
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Chapter 4: Why is the Pentagon cutting ties with Harvard University?
I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.