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The US and Israel have carried out another round of attacks against Iran overnight.

NPR's Emily Fang reports the airstrikes hit several industrial production facilities

and the university in Tehran.

Residents managing to overcome Iran's internet blackouts and videos to Iranian diaspora

websites showing strikes hitting several steel and cement factories all over Iran over

an eight Saturday, including in southern Iran as well as central Isfahan.

Earlier on Friday, Israel's military said it hit struck a heavy water reactor in Iran,

which it said was part of Iran's nuclear enrichment program.

Iran has been firing back in retaliation against Israel, hitting Tel Aviv and against neighboring

countries in the Gulf.

Bahrain and the UAE said the intercepted Iranian drones, a worker in Oman was injured after

being hit by a drone, Emily Fang and Pair News.

The US and Israeli war in Iran is now a month old.

The Associated Press reports more than 300 US troops have been wounded, including 15 wounded

in an attack yesterday on an airbase in Saudi Arabia, 13 Americans have died.

The US and other countries are warning citizens of threats against hotels in the Middle East.

Iran has issued new warnings regarding hotels in Damascus.

NPR's Jain Araf has details.

The US State Department says in an advisory that some organizations have relocated staff

from hotels in Damascus, Syria.

This week, Iran warned it could target two luxury hotels in the Syrian capital.

The hotels, which carry the four seasons in Sheraton, logos, despite no longer being

part of those chains, are popular with foreign delegations.

Iran has attacked high-profile hotels in Dubai and Bahrain, saying they're hosting US

military personnel who have been evacuated from bases.

Australia on Saturday also warned citizens of threats against hotels in Dubai.

And in Iraq, some hotels are no longer accepting foreign guests due to the threats, while others

have temporarily closed.

Jain Araf and Pair News, Oman.

Demonstrations are underway across the country today to show dissatisfaction with the Trump

administration.

It's No Kings Day.

No Kings.

No Kings.

No Kings.

Organizers expect a large turnout at rallies in every state of the Union and in Washington.

Stephanie Stigman is attending the one in D.C., she was asked what brought her there?

Total disgust.

I think our country is headed completely in the wrong direction.

Unfortunately, we have an administration that is taking us into needless wars, spending

money on stupid things like renovations at the White House.

She says she's attended all three, no king rally since President Trump returned to the White

House.

This is NPR News in Washington.

Congress is on a two-week recess without finding a way to end the partial government shutdown,

which has meant no pay for TSA agents.

President Trump has signed an executive order that the TSA agents should be paid from

reserved apartment funds.

New research finds artificial intelligence chatbots tend to flatter users and validate

their viewpoints or feelings, leading to problematic outcomes.

Are Daniel reports?

Researchers found that numerous AI models affirmed someone's problematic or wrong behavior

about half the time.

To consider the impact, they had 800 participants interact with an AI about a real conflict

from their lives.

Researchers who had interacted with an affirming AI were 25% more convinced they were right,

and 10% less willing to do something to fix the situation.

Stanford University Computer Science PhD student, Myra Chang, says that companies and policy

makers should work together to fix the problem.

But at the same time, I think maybe the biggest recommendation is to not use AI to substitute

conversations that you would be having with other people.

Especially the tough conversations.

A humpback whale stranded for days at a Baltic Sea Resort in Germany has swam free.

The whale was spotted Monday in shallow waters.

Coast Guard and fire department boats tried to create waves around it.

That didn't work.

Rescuers brought in excavators to dig a trench in front of it.

Yesterday morning, the whale was on its way out of Lubbock Bay, accompanied by several

boats and a Coast Guard ship.

I'm Nora Rom, NPR News in Washington.