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NPR | By Leila Fadel,

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Published March 3, 2026 at 4:41 AM EST

U.S. urges Americans across Middle East to leave as war with Iran intensifies, Congress expected to vote on Trump's war powers, voters head to polls for Senate primaries in North Carolina and Texas.

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