Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Journalists face resistance in trying to cover the U.S.- and Israel-led war in Iran
We look at how different U.S. media outlets have been covering the U.S.- Israel-Iran war.
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'We can get to you whenever we want to': Immigrants say ICE is surveilling them
NPR collected dozens of accounts from people who have been caught in the massive surveillance web set up by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Under attack from Israel, some in Lebanon are distancing themselves from Hezbollah
As Lebanon is dragged deeper into the war with Iran, Lebanese people are becoming more critical of the role of the militant group Hezbollah in their country.
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What is the future of Iran's Revolutionary Guard?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Arash Azizi, a lecturer at Yale University, about the role Iran's Revolutionary Guard and security forces might play in the country after the war.
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Politics chat: Trump's plans for Iran and Cuba, Kristi Noem's ouster, Texas primaries
We look at the Trump administration's objectives in the war with Iran, as well as the ouster of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
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Elizabeth Arnott discusses her novel 'The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives'
Three women survived marriages to serial killers and use their experience to catch one. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elizabeth Arnott about her new novel, "The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives."
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Want to know if there's a rainbow nearby? There's an app for that
An app that shows as many forecasts as possible hopes to end the element of surprise in the weather. It also gives notifications for rainbows and picturesque sunsets.
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Who was Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the Iranian Supreme Leader killed in strikes?
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. He was 86 years old. Khamenei was unwavering in his steadfast antipathy to the U.S. and Israel.
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U.N. Secretary-General condemns the U.S.-Israeli strikes and Iran's retaliation
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, and its retaliation, could lead the Middle East into a wider war.
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Rep. Jim Himes, member on the House Intelligence Committee, discusses U.S. strikes
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about Congressional authorization for the U.S. strikes on Iran.
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U.S. and Israel bomb Iran for a second day; Iran fires back at countries in the region
U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran enter a second day as President Trump warned of increased intensity if Iran retaliates.
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IRAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media platforms are awash with videos and images of the strikes on Iran. What they do and don't show.