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NPR News: 03-29-2026 3AM EDT

29 Mar 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

1.347 - 9.62 Dale Willman

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon Saturday killed three journalists along with nine paramedics.

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10.081 - 23.24 Jane Araf

One of them was a correspondent for Hezbollah's television channel who has been reporting from the south for almost 30 years. Israel claimed without evidence he was a Hezbollah operative, in fact, a member of one of their elite forces.

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Chapter 2: What recent events occurred in southern Lebanon involving journalists?

23.961 - 38.02 Jane Araf

But the actions that Israel described, identifying where Israeli forces were and contacts with Hezbollah, are actually normal journalistic practices. Israel didn't comment on the other two journalists killed with him.

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38.084 - 58.725 Dale Willman

That's NPR's Jane Araf reporting from Amman, Jordan. Houthi rebels say they launched a missile attack against Israel on Saturday. It's the second such attack in the past 24 hours. The Houthis have the ability to disrupt shipping around the Arabian Peninsula as well as the Red Sea, so their entry into the fighting in the Middle East is increasing tensions throughout the region.

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59.414 - 74.279 Dale Willman

No King's protests were held across the country for a third time on Saturday. Millions of people rallied to demonstrate against the policies of President Trump. George Hale from member station WFIU reports from one gathering in Indiana.

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74.719 - 91.944 George Hale

A large crowd of protesters shut down traffic in Bloomington as they chanted and sang against President Trump's war in Iran and immigration crackdown. Healthcare consultant Kate Steger said she had lost work on USAID projects after the administration shut down that agency.

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92.224 - 101.656 Kate Steger

I really needed to express resistance to that and to really show that we are a country that cares about other people.

101.696 - 108.744 George Hale

Steger says it's been hard to watch the destruction of humanitarian programs that were doing good abroad, but she's still hopeful.

109.005 - 112.489 Kate Steger

We can turn ourselves around. I believe that.

112.874 - 116.299 George Hale

For NPR News, I'm George Hale in Bloomington, Indiana.

117.12 - 135.448 Dale Willman

As the partial government shutdown continues, extra-long security lines are still causing problems at some airports. TSA agents have not been paid for more than a month, and some are calling in sick or leaving for other jobs. At one of the world's busiest airports, travelers say these agents are long overdue to get a paycheck.

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