NPR News: 08-21-2026 5AM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers the FBI’s thwarting of an ISIS-linked bomb plot at the New York State Capitol and Trump’s new economic sanctions against Iran and Hezbollah. The broadcast also reports on Trump campaigning in South Carolina, a fatal plane crash in Alaska, and the wrongful detention designation for a U.S. scholar in China. Additionally, it notes Wall Street’s decline following Walmart’s outlook and NFL fines for team brawls.
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FBI stops plot to bomb NY State Capitol
Trump's economic war on Iran and Hezbollah sanctions
Trump campaigns in SC; Alaska plane crash
US citizen detained in China designated wrongfully
Wall Street drops after Walmart outlook
NFL fines Cowboys and Saints for practice brawl
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