NPR News: 08-07-2026 1PM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers a stalled Strait of Hormuz agreement due to conflicting U.S. and Iranian control demands, and Senator Bill Cassidy’s support for Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination. The broadcast also reports on a $567 million fine against Meta for harming children’s mental health, state-level wetland protections amid federal Clean Water Act changes, record-low reservoir levels in the Southwest, and new research linking tau proteins to Alzheimer’s progression.
Topics discussed
Thumbtack advertisement for home services
Dispute over Strait of Hormuz control between Iran and US
Senate support for Todd Blanche's AG nomination
Meta fined $567M by New Mexico over mental health harms
States create wetland safeguards amid Clean Water Act changes
Lake Mead and Powell hit historic low water levels
New Alzheimer's research on tau proteins and mitochondria
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