NPR News: 08-09-2026 2AM EDT
Summary
Iran sets conditions for Strait of Hormuz passage while the U.S. facilitates limited ship transits. The Senate passed a temporary spending bill to fund the government through December, blocking border and military funding. Two helicopter pilots died fighting a Utah wildfire, and a car bomb injured guards in Colombia. Additionally, militants killed 13 in the DRC, new Alzheimer’s research shows promise, and former President Biden’s cancer has spread.
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Iran's conditions for Strait of Hormuz passage
Senate passes temporary government spending bill
Helicopter crash kills two pilots in Utah wildfire
Car bomb explodes in Colombia near new president's inauguration
IS militants attack village in Democratic Republic of Congo
New Alzheimer's research and Joe Biden's cancer update
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