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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Israel has expanded the conflict into neighboring Lebanon. That's where Iran's proxy militia, Hezbollah, is based. Now Israel has launched huge strikes in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. NPS Hadil Al-Shalchi reports from Beirut, Israel is warning Lebanese residents there to, quote, save your lives and leave.
The roads leading out of the southern Beirut suburb of Dahye were gridlocked on Thursday as hundreds of people fled hours before Israeli strikes began. People were seen leaving on foot, carrying children and whatever belongings they could take. This was the first time Israel issued a blanket evacuation order for the Beirut suburb, known as a Hezbollah stronghold.
Israel said the strikes are in reaction to Hezbollah launching rockets into northern Israel earlier this week for the first time in over a year. The Lebanese army said it had left some of its positions on the border with Israel as Israeli troops pushed further into Lebanese territory. Hadil Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Beirut.
President Trump has tapped Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen to head the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed by the Senate, Mullen would replace fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. NPR's Jasmine Garst reports.
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Chapter 2: What is the current state of the U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran?
Noem's term has been filled with controversy, including some of the tactics used in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where two American citizens were shot by federal agents. Noem has referred to both victims as domestic terrorists, despite no evidence to support those allegations.
At hearings earlier this week, Noem was grilled on Capitol Hill, both by Republican and Democratic lawmakers. She was asked about a $220 million immigration ad campaign that featured her. She told lawmakers the president was aware of it in advance. President Trump denies this. The president isn't cutting ties with Noem.
She'll become, quote, special envoy for a new security initiative he's calling the Shield of the Americas. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York. The Justice Department has published some additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor. That's after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld. NPR's Stephen Fowler has more.
Chapter 3: What recent developments have occurred in Lebanon amidst the conflict?
DOJ uploaded more than 1,000 new pages of Epstein files Thursday evening. They include 18 pages related to claims of sexual abuse by President Trump four decades ago that were previously withheld. After NPR reported on those missing files, the Justice Department said it was looking to see if that was a mistake.
There are still 37 pages of records relating to the allegation missing, also missing any sort of context as to how credible investigators found the claims. or why it was included in a Justice Department slideshow last fall. Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta. On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower. This is NPR.
In battle, Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez is dropping his re-election bid. This week, he admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. House Republican leaders had asked Gonzalez to end his campaign. The government releases its monthly jobs reports this morning.
Some economists predict these will show modest hiring in February, with about 50,000 jobs created. A new study in the medical journal The Lancet shows when the president gives health advice from the Oval Office, people listen. NPR's Sydney Lepkin explains. In September, President Trump told pregnant women that Tylenol would increase their baby's risk of autism.
Doctors and scientists quickly said the data didn't support the president's claim. But emergency room orders for Tylenol for pregnant patients went down 10 percent in the months that followed, the Lancet study found. Here's Dr. Jeremy Faust, the study's author.
So it's frustrating to me, honestly, that they got this dramatic change overnight where we'd love to see that kind of change in other areas where we actually know that the data are strong. He says the study shows many pregnant women who needed Tylenol for pain relief or fever reduction didn't get it. But the study also shows prescriptions returned to normal levels in December.
Sydney Lepkin, NPR News. One of the final farewells to the late Reverend Jesse Jackson is planned for today in Chicago. The civil rights leader died last month at the age of 84. There have also been memorial events in Jackson's home state, South Carolina. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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