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Chapter 1: What is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and why is it expiring?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corova Coleman. A key surveillance program that lets the U.S. collect intelligence abroad is going to expire today. This is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. Lawmakers have opposed the incoming acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte. He's a supporter of President Trump.
Pulte runs an agency overseeing mortgages and has no intelligence background. Trump is nominating federal prosecutor Jake Clayton for the permanent job as DNI. Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coon says it's possible Congress will vote to extend the FISA measure.
We can if someone other than Bill Pulte is acting DNI or if someone else is confirmed as DNI. With the House out of session for a week, it won't happen soon. it won't have any significant impact on FISA operations in the next few weeks.
He spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. There's a lack of clarity around a potential peace deal with Iran. President Trump says one is close. Iran's foreign ministry says no deal has been finalized. An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon has damaged a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. It's in the southern city of Tyre. NPR's Jane Aref has details.
The ancient port of Tyre is an important Roman site conquered by Alexander the Great and key to a powerful maritime empire. On Sunday, an Israeli airstrike cracked some of the 2,000-year-old walls, damaged columns, and shifted ancient capitals in what is known as the Egyptian port. An antiquities official, Nader Saqlawi, tells NPR.
He says some of the damage was caused when metal parts of a generator went flying following a strike that destroyed a century-old heritage house. Israel says it is launching attacks on Hezbollah in Tyre on Lebanon's southern coast. It did not say what it was targeting in that strike Sunday. Jaina Raff, NPR News, Beirut.
The men's World Cup soccer tournament has begun. Public transit agencies across the U.S. will move millions of fans to World Cup matches. NPR's Jewel Rose reports there are already tensions at the main rail hub in New York City.
NJ Transit is so worried about problems at New York's Penn Station that it's chartered two large boats to ferry fans across the Hudson River after matches, if necessary. The agency's CEO, Chris Coluri, says he told a top aide to start working on a backup plan during a recent string of infrastructure failures at Penn Station.
Lance, I think I texted you at some ungodly hour and said, yeah, we're going to need a bigger boat.
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Chapter 2: What recent developments are there regarding U.S.-Iran relations?
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Chapter 3: How is the Israeli airstrike affecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
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