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Iran's ambassador to the United Nations is continuing to demand that the Security Council pass a resolution condemning the U.S. and Israeli attacks against his country.

Ambassador Amir Syed, Irvane says more than 1,300 civilians have been killed so far and is accusing both the U.S. and Israel of attacking Iranian cities indiscriminately.

We reiterate our call on the Security Council as Secretary General to condemn the aggression, war crimes and crime against humanity that are being committed by the United States and the Israeli regime against our people.

In a rock meanwhile, a major hotel in the city of Herbil was hit by an air attack launched shortly after the U.S. State Department warned foreigners that hotels were a target.

Iran-backed militias are claiming responsibility for the attack.

NPR's JNRF has our reports.

You can hear the explosion across large parts of the city Friday night.

The governor of Herbil province told Redown News Agency a drone fell near the Rotana Arjan hotel and an adjacent apartment complex.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq, said in a statement they had targeted a gathering of enemies in an air-bil hotel.

The hotel is part of a united Arab Emirates-based chain and it's frequented by foreign oil companies.

The U.S. Embassy shortly before the attack warned Americans that Iran-backed militias might target hotels popular with foreigners in the Kurdish region and urge them to leave.

JNRF and NPR News air-bil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Four people were killed in southern Michigan Friday night.

His powerful storms destroyed homes there and left debris hanging from power lines.

Weather officials say the storms spawned at least one tornado near Union City.

The storms were widespread reaching as far as Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

In Chicago, the Reverend Jesse Jackson's People's Celebration Friday wrapped up two weeks of memorials for the late civil rights leader.

Summer Van Benton, a member station WBEZ was there.

Thousands of people, including political and faith leaders and celebrities,

filled House of Hope Baptist Church dressed in their Sunday best.

Former President Barack Obama said Jackson paved the way for his election and left a legacy of hope.

He made you believe that if we came together, we could make the world work better.

Other speakers included former President Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris,

and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

After a smaller private ceremony Saturday, Jackson will be laid to rest at Chicago's historic Oakwood Cemetery.

For NPR News, I'm Summer Van Benton in Chicago.

Stocks were down across the border on Friday, the Nasdaq closed down by more than one and a half percent.

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The National Symphony Orchestra has lost its executive director.

The Washington D.C. Orchestra has the last classical music organization remaining at the Kennedy Center,

as NPR's Anastasia Chulucas reports.

Jean Davidson had planned to stay as the lead administrator of the National Symphony Orchestra

until the group's 100th anniversary in 2031.

But in its surprise announcement, she says she's leaving to head the Wallace and Enberg Center

for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.

She says it's a great personal opportunity, but also, quote,

it's no secret that the last year has been really hard at the Kennedy Center.

President Trump announced last month he's closing the arts complex for two years for renovations.

Several prominent artists have recently dropped out of collaborations with the NSO,

including composer Philip Glass, soprano Renee Fleming, and banjo maestro Bella Fleck.

Anastasia Chulucas and NPR News, New York.

The FDA's top vaccine regulator is leaving the agency, Dr. Vinay Prasad,

has been a controversial figure at the agency.

He's been criticized for making it more difficult for vaccine manufacturers to get approval for new vaccines,

and for moves to limit access to existing vaccines that have been shown to be safe and effective.

He also rejected treatments for several rare diseases.

The State Department says it's imposing visa restrictions on several random officials.

They say those officials are responsible for fueling instability in neighboring Eastern Congo.

On Monday, the U.S. also imposed sanctions on the Rwandan military and four of its senior officials for the support of M-23,

that group has caused the displacement of thousands of people in Eastern Congo.

I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.

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