NPR News: 08-18-2026 9PM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers Florida’s primary results, with Byron Donalds and David Jolly winning nominations for governor, and Angie Nixon securing the Senate nod. International updates include Syria blaming Israel for an airstrike and Home Depot citing war-related costs despite tariff refunds. The broadcast also reports on new US-Canada tariffs, Liberia accepting deportees, a lawsuit over an ICE agent’s extradition, and NASA’s latest lunar crater images.
Topics discussed
Florida primary results: Donalds, Jolly, and Senate race
Syria blames Israel for airstrike on military airport
Home Depot tariff refunds and new energy costs
Liberia agrees to accept US deportees
Minnesota sues Texas over ICE agent extradition
NASA captures images of SpaceX rocket crater on moon
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