For 47 years, Iranians have lived under a dictatorship many no longer want.
Now the country may have reached a breaking point.
Iranians have recognized that they need to take matters into their own hands,
pushing back against authority.
We ask three central questions about how Iran got here and what comes next.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Tens of millions of people are under some type of warning for winter storms, ice, or extreme cold.
A major winter storm will spread from Albuquerque, New Mexico up into New England by this weekend.
Some areas will get a foot of snow or more.
Southern states will get crippling ice.
NPR's Debbie Elliott says authorities in several states are preparing.
Governors are making emergency declarations.
That's already happened in more than a half dozen states, you know, Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia so far.
That will free up resources so they can prepare to respond.
For instance, you know, moving power crews into position,
pre-treating roads and highways, getting supplies like food and water in the right places.
NPR's Debbie Oliott reporting.
Activists in Minnesota are calling for a general strike today in the state.