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What did the CIA say about the impact of recent US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. CIA Director John Ratcliffe says US airstrikes over the weekend. Severely damaged Iran's nuclear program. NPR's Greg Myrie says the statement comes a day after a somewhat different assessment by another U.S. intelligence agency because the first time.
Public. The brief statement by the CIA director says several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt, quote, over the course of years. He says the assessment is based on new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source. The CIA rarely issues public statements on such sensitive matters.
Why was Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from prison while awaiting trial?
However, the Defense Intelligence Agency, in a preliminary assessment, Described the damage to Iran's program as limited, setting it back just a matter of months. U.S. officials described that report to NPR and other news organizations on Tuesday. President Trump claims that the Iranian program was quote, totally obliterated. Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.
A federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from prison while awaiting trial on federal charges. The Maryland man has been at the center of a political and legal controversy since he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and later returned to the U.S. More from MPR's Juliana Ken.
How is the Trump administration forcing California to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports?
Kilmar Albrego Garcia was initially granted bail earlier this week, but that was later challenged by the Justice Department. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Tennessee denied the DOJ's request and ordered he be released. Abrego Garcia was sent to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador back in March after immigration officials accused him of being a member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13. Federal officials later said his deportation to El Salvador was a mistake. He was brought back to the US earlier this month where he immediately received charges related to a conspiracy to transport people in the country illegally. Juliana Kim, NPR News.
The Trump administration says the state of California and its high schools violated civil rights law by allowing transgender athletes to compete on girl sports teams. NPR's Alyssa Natrane reports.
In its findings, the Education Department outlined a potential resolution that would require California to ban transgender women from competing in women's sports.
What is the role of the new Vaccine Advisory Panel meeting at the CDC?
The state has 10 days to comply with the department's requests, which also include stripping transgender athletes of records and awards. Education Secretary Lyndon McMahon said in a statement that the state must comply with Title IX or quote, face the consequences that follow. If California rejects the proposal, the Education Department could move to terminate the state's federal funding. The move is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to bar trans athletes from women's sports across the country. Alysna Adworney, NPR News.
You're listening. to NPR. Vaccine Advisors a vaccine advisory panel of independent experts is holding its first meetings this week at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chairman and epidemiologist Mark Kuldorf says the committee will set up a working group to evaluate the cumulative effects of recommended vaccine schedules.
When will the Mid‑Atlantic and Ohio Valley see relief from the extreme heat wave?
panel which helps develop vaccine policy was handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To replace the committee members who he fired. National Weather Service forecasters say the Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley regions will see some relief from sweltering heat this weekend. Tens of millions of people across the Northeast and Midwest are having to cope with extreme heat, with several cities reporting highs above 100 degrees. Free new album stormed the Billboard Top 10, but the album at the top of the charts remains immovable. More from NPR Steven Thompson. Fresh faces
abound on this week's charts. The K-pop group Atise debuts at number two with Golden Hour Part 3.
Which artists are dominating this week’s Billboard Top 10 and why can’t they be dethroned?
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rapper Lil Tekka follows closely behind with Dopamine.
My life changed so fast that I don't even recognize myself from last year.
And the contemporary Christian singer Brandon Lake hits the top ten for the first time in his career with King of Hearts.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did the CIA say about the impact of recent US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities?
0:01–0:42
2
Why was Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from prison while awaiting trial?
0:42–1:24
3
How is the Trump administration forcing California to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports?
1:24–2:25
4
What is the role of the new Vaccine Advisory Panel meeting at the CDC?
2:25–3:19
5
When will the Mid‑Atlantic and Ohio Valley see relief from the extreme heat wave?
3:19–4:05
6
Which artists are dominating this week’s Billboard Top 10 and why can’t they be dethroned?
4:05–4:39