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What recent events occurred regarding the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. More airstrikes have been carried out on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The attack overnight hit a radar installation. No casualties have been reported. This as the U.S. warns Americans in the country to leave immediately. NPR's Jane Araf has more. Witnesses heard the explosion and saw smoke rising from the U.S.
Embassy in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone. An Iraqi security official told NPR the airstrike hit a radar installation on the embassy compound. He asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. The US military had no immediate comment. A strike in Baghdad blamed by Iran-backed militias on the US and Israel.
killed at least one leader of the militant group, Khatab Hezbollah, one of Iraq's main Iran-backed groups, according to a militia source. He also asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak about the issue. He said the leader of the group, who was believed to be the target, escaped unhurt. Jane Araf and Pure News, Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
TSA officers have now gone without their first full paycheck as the partial government shutdown is now in its second month. And here's Windsor Johnston reports some airports are now helping workers. Airports are coming up with ways to support TSA officers as the shutdown stretches on.
At Denver International Airport, officials have placed donation boxes around the terminal collecting grocery store and gas gift cards for workers. Denver Airport Public Information Officer Kaylin Villagrana says travelers and people in the area are dropping off dozens of cards. Those were the specific types of support we identified.
Helps them with their basic needs, getting to the airport, getting to their job, and also making sure that they have food on the table. Other airports are stepping in as well. Seattle Tacoma International Airport has set up a food pantry for TSA workers as the shutdown continues. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
A federal judge is ordering the Kennedy Center to allow Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beattie to participate in a board meeting on Monday to talk about the planned closure of the venue for two years of renovations. And here's Chloe Veltman has more.
Joyce Beattie says she takes the responsibility to serve on the board seriously and that she intends to make it clear in the meeting that, quote, no president has the authority to unilaterally rename or demolish the Kennedy Center. A Kennedy Center representative says they'll abide by the court's ruling and that Beattie was invited to the meeting despite her claims in court.
Federal Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on Saturday that the Kennedy Center allow Beattie to share her views opposing the temporary closure of the center at Monday's meeting. But doing so does not necessarily allow her to vote on the final decision. Chloe Veltman, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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