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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Joel Snyder. The Israeli military launched strikes on military targets in Iran overnight. The attacks come as the Biden administration has pushed for months to avoid a wider war in the region.

Here's NPR's Hasmah Khaled reporting. A senior administration official told reporters the United States did not participate in Israel's military operation, though President Biden had encouraged Israel to pursue a targeted response. And the U.S. official says that is what has transpired. The Israeli military has said these strikes were in retaliation for months of continuous attacks from Iran against Israel. The Biden administration official says

this should now be the end of the direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran, though if Iran responds, the United States is prepared to help Israel. The White House insists its aim in the region is to de-escalate tensions. Asma Khalid, NPR News. Iran is downplaying any damage, and the Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying Iran is entitled and obligated to defend itself, but that it recognizes its responsibilities toward regional peace and stability.

Former President Donald Trump showed up three hours late to his rally in Michigan last night following the taping of a lengthy interview with a popular podcaster. NPR's Stephen Fowler has more. Trump talked with Joe Rogan for almost three hours Friday in a freewheeling interview that covered little new ground. He rehashes negative views towards immigration, his opponents, his 2020 election loss, and polling that doesn't show him winning. You know how polls are done?

Oh, I'm going to get myself in trouble, but so I really don't believe too much in him. In Traverse City, Michigan, a tired-sounding Trump apologized for showing up three hours late, saying the interview was important because he's trying to win. There too, he spoke in dire language about immigrants and the stakes of the election. Stephen Fowler, NPR News. Trump is set to hold another event in Michigan today as voters there began casting ballots.

Michigan's early voting period starts today. Kamala Harris also campaigning in Michigan today, appearing with Michelle Obama in Kalamazoo. A new study shows more abortions being performed across the country now than before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Elizabeth Caldwell from Member Station KWGS reports. The hashtag We Count Report shows a small increase in monthly abortions nationwide. Only three states with bans, Idaho, Texas, and Oklahoma, saw actual declines. Dr. Ushma Upadhyay with the University of California San Francisco says the decrease indicates unmet need. We believe that it's people who are most disenfranchised, most, you know, left out of the health care system, people living in poverty, people

with low access to digital resources. Researchers say they're waiting for federal data on births to paint a fuller picture. You're listening to NPR News. Several North Carolina schools forced to close because of Hurricane Helene are starting to get back to teaching students in Buncombe County. Students returned yesterday after four weeks, but Superintendent Rob Jackson says they will remain on a two-hour delay through next week because many roads and bridges remain closed. We wanted the sun to be able to come up because we do have new bus routes.

We have teenage drivers and parents who are driving their children as well. Jackson says the county has set up a resource center staffed with social workers and counselors from school districts throughout the state to help students and teachers readjust. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper said this week that damage and recovery needs in western North Carolina will likely exceed $53 billion. Los Angeles Dodgers have won Game 1 of the World Series 6-3 over the New York Yankees on a dramatic walk-off home run. Steve Futterman reports from Dodger Stadium. This was the moment, one that will likely go down in World Series history. the ball to right field. She is gone. The call on Fox Sports,

the Dodgers trailing 3 to 2 in the 10th inning and down to their final out won the game on a walk off Grand Slam Homer by Freddie Freeman. There was no doubt when he hit it, Freeman crushed the ball after the game. He said it was like a childhood fantasy come true for it to actually

happen and hit a home run and walk it off, that's as good as it gets right there. It's the first World Series game to end on a walk-off grand slam. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This is NPR News.