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Chapter 1: What recent events have impacted 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. According to Iraqi security sources, no casualties have been reported. This as the U.S. warns Americans in the country to leave immediately over land to another country because commercial flights have been canceled.
The warning says militias tied to Iran have carried out several attacks on targets associated with the U.S. 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 U.S. military had no immediate comment. A strike in Baghdad blamed by Iran-backed militias on the U.S. and Israel
Chapter 2: How are Iranian militias affecting security in the region?
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.
Countries in the Persian Gulf say they're being attacked by Iranian drones today, a day after the U.S. bombed Iran's key oil export terminal, Kharg Island, which is a linchpin for Iran's economy. But he says the U.S. didn't hit oil infrastructure. Professor of Modern European History at Cornell University, Nicholas Mulder.
It's an island that's far offshore because it's the only place where big oil-carrying ships can easily dock. And one advantage in the current situation for Iran is that it's relatively far north in the Persian Gulf. So it's still quite a ways away from the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking there to ABC News.
Meanwhile, President Trump is asking neighboring countries to help patrol the Strait of Hormuz to keep it open, even though Iran's foreign minister says it's only close to ships with ties to the U.S. and Israel. TSA officers have now missed their first full paycheck as the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues. And Piers Windsor-Johnston has more.
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. NPR's Windsor Johnston, this is NPR.
Time's running out to register to vote in this year's primary elections in some states. Illinois is getting ready to hold a primary next week on March 17th. In Indiana and Ohio, April 6th is the last day to register in person or online. That's also the postmark deadline for anyone registering by mail.
The post office recommends mailing voter registration applications at least a week before your state's deadline. to make sure it gets there on time. Officials are also warning people to make sure their voter registration is up to date.
A spacecraft the size of a large box of cereal should students start helping to answer a big question, whether there's life on planets that are outside of our solar system. NPR's Joe Palka has more. The spacecraft is called SPARKS, an acronym for Star Planet Activity Research CubeSat. CubeSats are a class of tiny, inexpensive probes that can still do significant scientific research.
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