NPR News: 08-06-2026 9PM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers Iran’s parliament reviewing an agreement with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which bans US and Israeli ships. The Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment. Officials declare it safe to eat lettuce again as cyclosporiasis cases decline, while the federal government decertifies a Kentucky organ retrieval group for safety failures.
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Iran-Oman agreement to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Senate committee holds Dr. Fauci in contempt
Cyclosporiasis outbreak and lettuce safety update
Kentucky organ retrieval group decertified
Man charged with starting Spokane wildfires
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