NPR News: 08-22-2026 9PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers Iran’s new leader warning neighbors against joining U.S. sanctions, alongside escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions marked by new tariffs. The broadcast reports on lingering power outages in Indiana following a deadly storm and a related lawsuit against the utility provider. Additionally, the episode details the resumption of the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts, where an insanity defense is being considered, and concludes with a record-breaking blue marlin catch off the Atlantic coast.
Topics discussed
Iran warns neighbors against joining US sanctions
US-Canada trade talks collapse; retaliatory tariffs
Indiana storm aftermath and utility lawsuit
Massachusetts mother's trial resumes next week
Record-breaking Atlantic blue marlin caught
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