Keeping Iran From Engaging, FAFSA Fiasco, Death Penalty

阻止伊朗参与、FAFSA惨败、死刑

Up First

2024-09-25

13 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

As the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah intensifies, concern grows about the potential involvement of Iran. Last year, there were a number of issues with the form to get federal student aid. A new investigation is detailing what went wrong with FAFSA, and Missouri executed a man even though the office that worked to convict him says they made a mistake. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by James Hider, Nicole Cohen, Cheryl Corley, HJ Mai and Ally Schweitzer. It was produced by Iman Maani, Nia Dumas and Mansee Khurana. We get engineering support from Robert Rodriguez, and our technical director is Zac Coleman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing hundreds as the lebanese group Hezbollah hits back, including launching a missile that reached Tel Aviv but was intercepted.

  • Will this open warfare envelop the region and draw in Hezbollahski backer Iran?

  • Amartinez with Leila Fadl.

  • And this is up first from NPR News.

  • College is expensive and a lot of Americans need help, like federal student loans to pay.

  • But there were a lot of problems in the last cycle with the form to get that financial aid.

  • A new investigation is detailing what went wrong with FAFSA.

  • How did it affect students?

  • And in Missouri, the state executed a man, even though the office that worked to convict him says they made a mistake.

  • Why did a potentially innocent person have to be killed?

  • And what does that say about the death penalty in the US?

  • Stay with us.

  • We'll give you the news you need to start your day.

  • Support for NPR and the following message come from Amazon Business.

  • Everyone could use more time.

  • Amazon Business offers smart business buying solutions so you can spend more time growing your business and less time doing the admin.

  • Learn more@amazonbusiness.com dot support for this podcast.

  • And the following message come from wise, the app that makes managing your money in different currencies easy.

  • With wise, you can send and spend money internationally at the mid market exchange rate, no guesswork and no hidden fees.

  • Learn more about how wise could work for you@wise.com.