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Trump Reportedly Ordered Cyberattacks On Iran After Calling Off Airstrikes

7:37am June 25, 2019

by Greg Myre

Shrouded in secrecy, cyberattacks are increasingly the weapon of choice for the U.S. to send a message to an adversary, rather than what the military calls kinetic measures.

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Trump Chooses To Hit Iran Economically Rather Than Militarily

7:24am June 25, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Adam Smith, a former senior advisor to the director of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, about U.S. actions against Iran.

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After Outcry, Migrant Children Moved From Squalid Texas Border Facility

6:55am June 25, 2019

by John Burnett

Hundreds of children — detained in a remote Border Patrol station in southwest Texas without adequate food, water and sanitation — have been moved after news of the conditions became public.

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First Living Veteran Of Iraq War To Receive Medal Of Honor

6:55am June 25, 2019

by David Welna

Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia will be award the Medal of Honor Tuesday at the White House. He turned 29 years old the day his heroic act initially earned him a Silver Star in 2004

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William McRaven's Memior: 'Sea Stories: My Life In Special Operations'

6:22am June 25, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to retired Admiral William McRaven, who may be best known as the Navy SEAL commander who oversaw the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, about his new memoir.

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Oklahoma Judge OKs $85 Million Settlement With Teva Pharmaceuticals

6:13am June 25, 2019

by Brian Mann

Feuding state parties have reached a compromise over how to spend the $85 million the state won in a settlement with a pharmaceutical company which was being sued over its role in the opioid crisis.

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News Brief: Shipping Coalition, Migrant Children, Opioid Settlement

5:55am June 25, 2019

Trump calls on allies to help in the Persian Gulf. Migrant children are removed from a squalid holding center in Texas. And, an Oklahoma judge approves an $85 million settlement with an opioid maker.

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Redemption After #MeToo?

5:17am June 25, 2019

by Tovia Smith

A growing number of high-profile men brought down by the #MeToo movement are now attempting to make a comeback, stirring debate on second chances for those who have lost their jobs.

An executive order President Trump signed Monday aims to make most hospital pricing more transparent to patients, long before they get the bill.

Trump's Plan To Lower Your Hospital Costs: Here's What You Need To Know

9:24pm June 24, 2019

by Julie Appleby

A broad executive order issued Monday is supposed to help consumers get better estimates of health care costs. But whether it will be a game changer depends on the details, say health care analysts.

The entrance of a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agency is removing children from the facility following reports of unsanitary conditions inside.

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Migrant Children Moved From Border Patrol Center After Outcry

8:35pm June 24, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Reports of children detained in crowded and unsanitary conditions long beyond the maximum legal limit have created a new controversy over the administration's immigration policies.