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NPR News: 12-26-2025 5PM EST

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🗓️ 26 December 2025

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NPR News: 12-26-2025 5PM EST

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0:00.0

This message comes from Subaru, celebrating the Subaru Share the Love event now through January 2nd.

0:06.7

By year's end, Subaru and its retailers will have donated more than $350 million to charity.

0:13.3

Subaru, more than a car company.

0:16.6

Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst.

0:20.1

President Trump says last night's strikes targeting ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria were a powerful and deadly response to militants there attacking and killing Christians.

0:31.0

The Christmas Day strikes were done in cooperation with Nigeria's government. But Nigeria says militants launch strikes

0:37.6

against all religious groups.

0:39.8

And here's Emmanuel Akunwatu has more from Lagos, Nigeria.

0:43.1

Really the most dominant factor for insecurity

0:45.5

is geography and not religion.

0:48.0

That's not to say that Christians don't face specific threats.

0:52.9

Christians are definitely being targeted. It's definitely

0:55.7

been a very difficult period for Christians, especially in northern central Nigeria, as in

1:01.3

security in the country has gotten worse. But whether they are being targeted more than other

1:05.7

groups are, I think that's heavily disputed. And here's Emmanuel Akinwatu reporting.

1:11.7

350 National Guard troops will be mobilized to New Orleans through the end of February

1:17.2

to provide extra security during major events.

1:20.9

In a statement, the Department of Defense confirmed that the federally funded troops,

1:25.3

including some stationed in Washington, D.C., would deploy to

1:29.1

support law enforcement efforts for New Year's, the Sugar Bowl, and Marty Grau. Mel Bridges, with

1:34.2

member station W.W.N.O. has more. A spokesperson for the Louisiana National Guard confirmed

1:39.3

deployment should start around the 30th. This comes after New Orleans safety officials requested more federal

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