What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot.
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And, why the Gulf remains in limbo
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British authorities have arrested five men near RAF Fairford, a U.K. air base used by U.S. forces in the war against Iran.
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Three suspicious vehicles were stopped near the base, and investigators are examining several possible motives and connections.
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NPR's Lauren Frayer tells Up First what we know about the investigation so far.
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Police say a possible Iran link is only one line of inquiry, while British officials are also weighing the broader threat from hostile states.
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Frayer notes that RAF Fairford has also been a target of anti-war protests.
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The suspects can be held for up to 14 days without charge under U.K. terrorism laws.
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Listen on Morning Edition for analysis from national security expert Juliette Kayyem on how investigators assess a suspected plot and why U.S. and British officials may be describing it differently.
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President Trump says he rejected an Iranian offer for a seven-day pause in fighting and an immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran had sought relief from the U.S. naval blockade on its oil exports and access to billions of dollars frozen abroad in exchange for reopening the waterway.
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NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First that oil is moving through the strait, but not at prewar levels.
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Recent Kpler data shows flows averaging about 13 million barrels a day last week, compared with roughly 15 million to 17 million before the war.
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"There is an absence of peace in the Gulf," Batrawy says, with Washington's Gulf allies "paying the heavy price" of that continued uncertainty.
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The pause meant major moments, including Trump's U.N. appearance and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit, went without the usual pooled television coverage.
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NPR's Mara Liasson reports that fights with the media may play well with Trump's media-skeptical base, but they can also cost him the wall-to-wall coverage he typically seeks.
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She says the dispute fits a broader question about why Trump is taking positions that run against majority public opinion just weeks before the midterms.
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- Meanwhile, in a strange twist, CNN is getting new owners with close ties to Trump.
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NPR's David Folkenflik reports on the unease inside the network as Paramount moves to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's parent company.
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Mass shootings across South Africa have killed 38 people in recent days.
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The attacks in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban struck a restaurant, tavern and house party, and police have not announced motives in the latest cases.
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Born in 1947, the year before Israel's creation, Sliman Mansour said he didn't always think of himself as Palestinian.
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"In the early 1970s, I started to discover I'm a Palestinian," he told NPR.
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"So my art took a 90-degree turn."
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Living under Israeli occupation, he said, made politics impossible to escape.
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But he also believed beauty was part of how art reached people: "If you don't speak to the hearts of the people, if you don't speak to the feelings of the people, then you don't reach people."
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Beauty, he said, was "an important way to reach these hearts."
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Mansour died on Aug. 24 at 79 and was buried in Bir Zeit, in the occupied West Bank, near the olive groves of his ancestors.
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Therapist and mom of three Cassidy Freitas says finding small moments to reset can help regulate your emotions.
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In her new book, Mom Needs a Moment, she offers a few techniques:
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😤 In moments of high stress, pause and take a few intentional breaths before considering what is really driving your emotions.
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😤 When parental guilt sets in, think about what you would say to a friend in the same situation - and offer yourself the same grace.
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Every parent loses their cool sometimes.
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Acknowledge what happened, own the mistake and take time to reconnect with your child.
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3 things to know before you go
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Scientists in Canada discovered two new sea spider species in the Salish Sea — the first found there in more than a century.
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- Stanford professor Bryant Lin spent years studying lung cancer before becoming a Stage IV patient himself — just as new treatments are changing the disease's outlook.
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- D.C.'s Rat Rangers lead nighttime safaris through trash-strewn alleys to teach residents a simple lesson: If you want fewer rats, start with the humans.
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