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1. Prosecutor says Rihanna, family were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired

   Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder is alleged to have fired at the property, a prosecutor said.

2. Senate Democrats ramp up pressure campaign for public hearings on war with Iran

   Congressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran.

3. Wheelchair curler Steve Emt's path from drunk driver to three-time Paralympian

   Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever.

4. Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004

   Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.

5. Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2

   More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.

6. A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study

   The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

7. Trump gives mixed signals on Iran war. And, how Epstein built ties to scientists

   President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with scientists.

8. 'Pro-worker AI,' streaming fatalities, and other fascinating new economic studies

   From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.

9. GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?

   A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

10. The U.S. vowed its 'most intense day of strikes inside Iran'

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was giving President Trump "maximum options" and that the war will not be "endless," a day after the president gave mixed signals about progress.