Israel Attacks Iran State TV, Minnesota Suspect Hearing, Purdue Pharma Settlement

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

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Israel has expanded its attacks on targets inside Iran to include the country's state television studios. The suspect accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband faces federal and state murder charges, and Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family have reached a multibillion dollar settlement with states.

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0:00.0	Israel attacked the studios of Iran's state TV news channel in a fifth day of fighting.
0:07.5	Israeli leaders say they are not ruling out Iran's supreme leader as a military target.
0:12.1	So what's Israel's goal in a steadily widening war?
0:14.6	I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.1	Prosecutors gave a detailed account of the man accused of killing a Minnesota
0:25.0	lawmaker and her husband.
0:26.9	This was a targeted attack against individuals who answered the call to public service.
0:33.8	The suspect had a notebook with the names of dozens of targets, quote, mostly are all
0:38.7	Democrats. What does a security video reveal about his actions? Also, states reached a new settlement
0:43.6	with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, ending the family's ability to sell opioids in the U.S.
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