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Here on The Indicator from Planet Money, we fanned out across the country to ask how you are feeling about the 2025 economy. Anxious. Uncertain. Unfair. Turbulent. Crazy. We don't just recite the headlines.

We show you how the economy is affecting your life in 10 minutes or less. Each weekday, listen to The Indicator from Planet Money Money wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Iran has launched missiles against Israel targeting populated areas across parts of the country. The attack was in response to ongoing strikes by Israel on Iran, including on its nuclear facilities. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned after the Israeli strikes that killed senior Iranian military figures and did major damage to the Natanz nuclear site that Tehran would retaliate. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it hit dozens of targets in Israel, including military sites with, quote, precision, claims that could not be verified. US officials say American air defense systems are helping shoot down Iranian ballistic missiles. Israel's defense minister Israel Katz says in a statement that Iran had crossed a red line by targeting populated areas and that Iran would pay a heavy price for it. Jackie Northam, NPR News. In Los Angeles marines are now on

the streets there. They're part of a contingent of 700 who have been sent to the city in the wake of protests against President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. Reporter Steve Futterman has more from LA. Marines are moving into positions protecting federal buildings, replacing California National Guard members who had been doing the job. Major General Scott Sherman says the Marines will be limited in what they can do.

I would like to emphasize that the soldiers will not participate in law enforcement activities. Rather, they'll be focused on protecting federal law enforcement personnel. All the Marines have undergone specific training, including de-escalation techniques. The last time Marines had a visible role here in L.A. was during the 1992 riots following the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. Farm workers are reporting an increase in raids and arrests by immigration officers. This week federal agents moved through California, and last week they hit up state New York. Teresa Romero is with the United Farm Workers. She says President

Trump is not doing what he said he would during the election. He said that he would be deporting criminals. And let me tell you where you find the criminals in prisons. They have been given the opportunity to be charged, tried, found guilty by a jury and sentenced by a judge. They have already went through the process that we all should go through when we're charged of something. He did say that he was going to deport criminals. He's not deporting criminals.

He's deporting hardworking farm workers. Some 60 protesters were arrested on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Friday night. Police say the demonstrators knocked down barriers and ran toward the building before police blocked the group and began making arrests. Police say the demonstration began at the Supreme Court and they called the demonstration peaceful. Stocks closed down across the board on Friday. The Dow was down 1.79 percent.

You're listening to NPR News. President Trump Friday signed an executive order that paves the way for an investment by Nippon Steel in U.S. Steel. However, under that order, the Japanese company must comply with national security agreements submitted by the federal government. In a joint statement, the two companies say the agreement gives the U.S. government veto power to assure the country's national security interests are protected. Flash floods in San Antonio killed at least 10 people early Friday.

NPR's Rebecca Hersha reports that the floods were caused by torrential rains. Upwards of six inches of rain fell in just three hours. That's a massive amount of water in a very short period of time. Too much water for the ground to soak it up. The resulting flash floods swept cars off an interstate access ramp. Such torrential rain is getting more common because of climate change. A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture. In Texas, heavy rainstorms are dumping about 20% more water than they were in the 1950s, according to the National Climate Assessment.

Flash floods are among the most deadly weather-related disasters in the U.S., according to federal mortality data. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News. Russia returned the remains of some 1,200 people to Ukraine on Friday. Those returned were killed in Russia's war with Ukraine. Earlier in the week, Russia returned 1,200 and 12 other bodies. Russia also received 27 bodies of their troops who were killed in Ukraine. On Thursday both sides also swapped POWs who were severely wounded or ill. Those swaps came from

recent peace talks between the two countries. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. Hey everybody, it's Ian from How to Do Everything. On our show, we attempt to answer your how-to questions. We don't know how to do anything, so we call experts. Last season, both Tom Hanks and Martha Stewart stopped by to help. Our next season is launching in just a few months, so get us your questions now by emailing howto at npr.org or calling 1-800-424-2935.