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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. The Israeli military says it has completed its mission against Iran in response to Iran's attacks on Israel this past year. Officials say its forces carried out air strikes overnight, targeting Iran's air defenses and the storage and production sites of ballistic missiles and drones. NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the U.S. reaction. The National Security Council actually had a background call late last night with a senior

administration official who said essentially that, you know, perhaps hopefully, that the U.S. thinks this should be the end of direct military exchange between Israel and Iran. However, that same official said that if Iran chooses to respond, the U.S. is fully prepared to defend against any attack on Israel and has been communicating that message to Tehran. NPR's Jackie Northam, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday against a Mississippi law that provides a grace period for voters who are voting by mail. It's one of several Republican lawsuits filed ahead of the election aiming to disqualify

mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports. Ashley Lopez, NPR Reporter Roughly 20 states accept and count mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Election Day that are received after Election Day. These laws exist to give voters wiggle room in case there are problems with the postal service. But the Republican National Committee, along with the Trump campaign, argue that these grace periods violate federal law because Congress designates when elections end. The famously conservative Fifth Circuit Court of

Appeals agreed with the RNC. This ruling, however, doesn't go into effect immediately, but instead sends the matter back to a lower court. Republicans have filed similar challenges in other states, including in Nevada. Democrats have called them fringe lawsuits that are an effort to sow distrust in elections. Ashley Lopez, NPR News. Attorneys for foster youth in Texas are appealing a decision they say makes it harder to force the state to investigate abuse and neglect allegations at facilities for those with intellectual disabilities.

A filing last night argues the court was wrong to remove the lower court judge and void contempt fines. Texas Public Radio's Paul Flave reports. Attorneys for foster children in a long-running lawsuit against the state of Texas are appealing a ruling they say puts kids at risk. For 13 years, they've fought the state in court over what they say is needed to fix a broken system. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel

of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals removed a lower court judge for overseeing the child welfare system in the state. Judge Janice Jack had ruled in favor of reforms, and her removal was seen as a win for the state. The court also vacated millions of dollars in fines that Judge Jack issued against the state over its failure to keep intellectually disabled foster children safe in treatment homes. Attorneys for the foster children are asking for the full Fifth Circuit to review the case.

I'm Paul Flavin, San Antonio. This is NPR News. In the Northeastern Philippines, rescue crews are scrambling to reach thousands of people stranded after a tropical storm swept the region yesterday. Officials say at least 82 people died in landslides and flooding. The storm has moved away, but forecasters say it could make a U-turn and come back next week. A summit of former British colonies has ended in the island nation of Samoa. Leaders agreed to begin a dialogue about reparations for Britain's leading role in the slave trade,

which ended in the 1800s. Vicki Barker reports. Vicki Barker All 56 members of the British Commonwealth signed the agreement, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He has repeatedly insisted the UK will not pay financial reparations over its part in the transatlantic slave trade. But, Bahamas Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell says opening up a dialogue could be the crucial first step towards an eventual payout, telling the BBC.

You start from a position of I'm not going to do it, I'm not going to do it. And then things evolve, and so that's why the discussion and the beginning of the discussion is very important. That discussion will begin at a conference in London next March. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. In the opening game of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 6-3 in Los Angeles last night. It ended with the first game-ending Grand Slam in World Series

history by Freddie Freeman in the 10th inning. Game two is tonight in Los Angeles. I'm Nora Rahm. NPR News in Washington.