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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Lebanon says at least 23 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Friday. About a third of the country's population is Christian, but the lead-up to Easter has been subdued this year. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Beirut.
Holy Week services are mixed with funerals and the sound of explosions.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Israel-Lebanon conflict?
Israel's military says it's striking Hezbollah's infrastructure after killing a thousand of its members. Three United Nations peacekeepers have been wounded at their base in the south. The UN says it doesn't know the origin of the explosion. Israel says it was a Hezbollah rocket. Three UN peacekeepers were also killed there last week. Meanwhile, as the U.S.
and Israel attack Iran and Iran retaliates against U.S. allies in the Gulf, Lebanon has not been hit by Iranian fire. But the U.S. embassy in Beirut says Iran may now target U.S. universities in Lebanon. The American University of Beirut has shifted some classes online. The embassy has also upped its overall warning, telling U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon now. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Beirut.
For the first time in decades, a crewed mission is on its way back to the moon.
Integrity Houston, we have some news to share with you.
You are now closer to the moon than you are to us on Earth. That moment coming from mission control as NASA's Artemis II crew crossed a major milestone in deep space. The four astronauts are now more than 100,000 miles from Earth, continuing their journey around the moon and back. Christina Cook is one of the crew members on board.
out of the docking hatch right now. It is a beautiful sight.
We're seeing more and more of the far side, and it's just a thrill to be here.
NASA released the first images from the mission this week. They show Earth as a glowing blue sphere against the darkness of space. It was a shortened trading week on Wall Street with markets closed for Good Friday. NPR's Maria Aspin reports all three major indexes finished the week lower.
The war in Iran and the resulting energy crisis has had investors swinging from panic to relief and back again. Stocks had their best day of 2026 on Wednesday, as investors hoped President Trump would do more to end the war. But then his address to the nation that evening left room for doubt and sparked another, if temporary, sell-off.
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Chapter 3: How is the Artemis II mission progressing towards the moon?
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