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Iran warns U.S. troops will be "set on fire" if the U.S sends ground troops; Milwaukee group mobilizes to boost Latino voting power; Report: Young men in IN struggle to transition to adulthood; Economic value of NV family caregiving exceeds $10 billion.

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The Public News Service daily newscast, March the 30th, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

The Speaker of Iran's Parliament Sunday warned the U.S. against a ground invasion threatening to set American troops on fire and step up attacks on U.S. allies.

That is according to state Iranian official media.

The Speaker said Iranian forces are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever.

CBS notes the speaker also described the U.S. 15-point plan, which Pakistan passed to Iran last week as their wishes, and said the Trump administration is now attempting to do through the plan what it has failed to achieve by force.

Meantime, as Women's History Month wraps up, women-led grass groups organizations in Milwaukee are working to ensure that Latinos in Wisconsin have a voice at the polls.

A member of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County, Eloisa Gomez, says amid current threats to both voting rights and the Latino community, the organization is focused on expanding Latino voting access through nonpartisan bilingual outreach.

She says many have serious concerns about what could happen to Latinos at the ballot box, and they're seeing more people mobilized to protect voting rights.

Knowing that we're still at risk just being brown, but we are going out there because we realize the challenges that our brothers and sisters who are undocumented are facing.

So it's beyond the vote.

But Gomez stresses that voting plays a critical role in changing policies that are working against the Latino community.

She emphasizes the need for culturally and linguistically appropriate civic education as Latinos represent the largest and fastest growing minority group in Wisconsin.

I'm Judith Ruiz Branch reporting.

And a new report from an Indiana-based think tank claims that many young men in Indiana are not on a productive track to adulthood, with many experiencing a failure to launch in their formative years.

The study claims that difficulties with charting an educational and career path is hurting the development of young men throughout life.

The Sagamore Institute connects a number of factors, including economic turbulence, toxic masculinity, and an epidemic of loneliness brought on by digital media.

President Teresa Lubber says when society fails young men, it has lethal consequences.

And we saw that 80 percent of the suicides in this country are boys and men.

So all of us say they're talking to us and say why we're going to do that.

The study discovered that the stress, anxiety and trauma that boys experience in childhood can have lifetime effects if they never get help.

Fewer mentors and the absence of a father or male teacher are also seen as contributing factors in developmental pause.

I'm Terry Dee reporting.

The report says a downturn in the number of sports leagues, boys clubs and Boy Scout groups has contributed to males being unprepared for personal opportunities in adult life.

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Around 560,000 folks in Nevada spend nearly 500 million hours a year caring for older loved ones in their families.

That's according to a new report from AARP's Public Policy Institute.

The report, called Valuing the Invaluable, finds that this work would be valued at more than $10 billion a year if we paid caregivers $21.57 per hour.

Dr. Myesha Minter-Jordan, CEO of AARP, says most of the work is unpaid, yet caregivers are the backbone of our long-term care system.

They're managing medications, coordinating appointments, assisting with essential needs like bathing and dressing, navigating insurance claims, and many are doing all of this while working.

The report finds that across the country, 59 million caregivers put in almost 50 billion hours of care worth more than $1 trillion.

I'm Suzanne Potter.

In a small town of Ozola, Texas, brands itself as the biggest little town in the world.

It's now benefiting from a windfall of funding from energy companies who want to earn tax abatements from their wind farms.

County Judge Frank Tambunga says the contracts that Crockett County has with NextEra Energy and other energy companies stipulate that the utilities must make donations to local nonprofits.

Because we've been able to help our helping hands, Head Start program, our food bank.

We've helped the Salvation Army and the Ministerial Alliance.

So we're trying to make the best of having a basis.

He says the companies are also required to repair any roads that they damage.

Tambunga says many residents don't like the tax breaks, but he feels the donations improve the community.

Ozona is the only town in Crockett County hosting a population of 2,800 people.

This story was produced with original reporting from Becca McNeil for Grist.

I'm Frida Ross reporting.

Finally, the Endangered Species Act helped bring some Florida animals and plants back from the brink, from the Florida panther to the West Indian manatee.

But the Trump administration could change that as soon as this week.

It's convening a special committee, nicknamed the God Squad, to pursue an exemption that would allow gulf drilling without full consideration of its impact on wildlife.

One species at risk is the rice's whale.

With only about 50 remaining, Mary Lou Flores with the Endangered Species Coalition says the law has been a bedrock of conservation.

The Endangered Species Act has really been the cornerstone conservation law that has really helped us protect numerous species, including the American bald eagle, over the course of its existence.

And so it really does play a very special role in conservation in South Florida.

I'm Tramiel Gomes.

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