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What recent military actions are being taken by the U.S. in the Middle East?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Amid uncertainty about talks between the U.S. and Iran, the Trump administration is moving more troops to the Middle East. A contingent of Marines on their way to the region and paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are preparing for deployment, as NPR's Tom Bowman reports.
Looks like elements of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, known as the Devil Brigade, will likely head out in the coming days. And I'm hearing they'll first go to Kuwait. And then the big question is, OK, where do they go from there? And again, everyone's talking about this Karg Island. That's Iran's main oil facility. It's some 15 or so miles off the mainland.
What is the current status of U.S.-Iran negotiations?
It has an airport. So the 82nd troops could grab that airfield and maybe wait for other troops there. to come.
President Trump repeated Wednesday that Iran is interested in cutting a deal, but Iran has dismissed a ceasefire plan. And Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakhchi said on state television that Iran has no intention of negotiating for now. As a war in Iran led by the U.S. and Israel nears a one-month mark, conservatives across the country are gathering at CPAC. The conservative convention is being held near Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas. The Texas newsroom's Blaise Ganey has more.
While the war is in the focus of the convention, many guests can be seen walking around with signs showing their support for America's involvement in the fight overseas.
What are the highlights from the CPAC convention regarding the war in Iran?
Ron Chaffetz, a retired resident that lives in Arlington, says President Trump has his full support with the war.
They can't be negotiated with or worked with in any way, but... I trust Trump's ability to handle this. So whatever he does, I'm going to be for.
The conference goes through Saturday. Scheduled speakers include Steve Bannon and Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon. For NPR News, I'm Blaise Gainey in Grapevine.
The White House is poised to miss a deadline for naming a new leader at the nation's top public health agency. And Pierce Ping Huang reports that leaves the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in an unusual position.
Wednesday marks 210 days since the last CDC director was fired.
What challenges is the CDC facing with leadership changes?
According to the Federal Vacancies Act, that's the limit for how long the role can be filled in an acting capacity by temps. The Vacancies Act is intended to prevent a president from circumventing the Senate confirmation process. Starting Thursday, the CDC's interim leader, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, will no longer be the official acting director, but at a CDC all-staff meeting, he said he would continue acting in the capacity as director. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services says Bhattacharya will continue to perform the delegable duties of the CDC director, while the health secretary evaluates candidates for the permanent CDC role. Ping Huang, NPR News.
This is NPR. Big Tech has lost its second case over social media harm in two days. In Los Angeles, a jury Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable in a social media addiction trial and awarded a 20-year-old woman $6 million. In New Mexico on Tuesday, a jury imposed a $375 million civil penalty on Meta, finding that Meta knowingly harmed the mental health of children. and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation.
How are recent jury rulings impacting Big Tech companies?
Today is the first of nine equal paydays throughout the year. This symbolic day marks how far into the new year women have to work in order to make what men earned the previous year. Imperious Andrea Hsu reports it comes a day later this year.
For the second year in a row, women have lost ground. Women working full-time year-round earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn. That's down three cents over the past couple years. Now, the latest data compiled by the Census Bureau is actually from 2024. So the widening of the gender wage gap can't be explained by anything that's happened since President Trump returned to office. And in fact, former President Biden was supportive of pay equity efforts. What the Census Bureau did find was that the median wage for men increased by just over 3.5%, while women's wages remained stagnant.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent military actions are being taken by the U.S. in the Middle East?
0:00–0:43
2
What is the current status of U.S.-Iran negotiations?
0:43–1:31
3
What are the highlights from the CPAC convention regarding the war in Iran?
1:31–2:20
4
What challenges is the CDC facing with leadership changes?
2:20–3:30
5
How are recent jury rulings impacting Big Tech companies?
3:30–4:19
6
What does Equal Pay Day signify for women in the workforce?
4:19–4:53