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NPR News: 03-07-2026 11PM EST

08 Mar 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran?

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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. U.S. and Israeli airstrikes are continuing in Iran this weekend. NPR's Carrie Khan has the latest from Tel Aviv.

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It was another day, now the eighth of continual airstrikes. The Israeli military says it sent more than 80 jets into Iranian airspace today, hitting multiple targets, including Tehran's airport and a military university. Now, the internet is extremely faulty there these days, but NPR did exchange voice messages with a 23-year-old who lives with her parents in the southern city of Bushehr.

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We're only using her first name, Hariso, as she fears reprisals from the government. It's hard for everyone, really hard, she says. You think in your heart that you are in a residential area and you're not a target, but you worry about loved ones in other areas, and she said especially when you hear the sounds of blasts. It's NPR's Kerry Kahn reporting.

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President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were among the leaders who attended the dignified transfer of six U.S. soldiers killed last Sunday in Kuwait. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, they were the first American service members killed in the U.S. war with Iran.

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At Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, President Trump saluted the fallen, wearing a white USA baseball cap and bright red tie. Trump and the other dignitaries stood on the tarmac in silence as the six flag-draped transfer cases were carried from a military aircraft to waiting vans. The soldiers were all killed in Kuwait a day after Operation Epic Fury began.

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Their family members were on hand and hidden from view for the solemn event as the remains of their loved ones were brought back to U.S.

Chapter 2: What impact did the recent airstrikes have on civilians in Iran?

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soil. Earlier, Trump described them as heroes. He said these losses are the way it is in war, but, quote, we're going to keep it to a minimum. Tamara Keith, NPR News. Officials say at least six people are dead and a number of others are injured after tornadoes tore across the Midwest. NPR's Shondalee Stuster has more.

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In Michigan, the Branch County Sheriff's Office on Friday said three people had been killed and 12 people were injured because of a tornado. And in Cass County, officials say one person was killed and several people were injured. A 12-year-old boy is among the dead. And in Oklahoma, officials in Begg say two people have also died.

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The National Weather Service says at least six tornadoes touched down across both states on Friday. Local and state of emergencies have been declared in Oklahoma and Michigan because of the tornadoes. Officials say they are continuing to assess damage from the tornadoes and are searching through debris. Shondalese Duster, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News.

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In Peru, a bombing in the early hours of Saturday morning at a nightclub has injured 33 people. John Bartlett reports from Chile. The explosion hit the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru's northern coast, a region which has recently been plagued by violence. It is the fifth bombing in the region in less than a week.

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At least five of the injured are in a serious condition and some have undergone surgery to amputate limbs. The same nightclub had been attacked with a tear gas canister two weeks ago during Valentine's Day celebrations. Peru's National Police Force found a violent criminal group which operates in the area responsible for that attack. For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago, Chile.

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Americans trust career scientists at federal health agencies more than the leaders of those agencies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz. That's according to a new poll out this week. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin. As President Trump's Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has clashed frequently with the career scientists he oversees and medical organizations.

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According to the survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, two-thirds of Americans have confidence in career scientists, while only 38% have confidence in Kennedy. There was an even bigger gap with organized medical groups. Kennedy recently changed the childhood vaccine schedule to stop recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly objects to that change, and the survey found people are more likely to accept their advice on this vaccine over Kennedy's by nearly four to one. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News. And I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

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