NPR News: 06-19-2026 3PM EDT
Summary
This episode covers the fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire amid ongoing violence and criticism of the U.S.-Iran deal. It also reports on a Trump administration ban on Census Bureau data privacy protections, a flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base, and controversy over U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific. Finally, it details the rescue of two missing baby giraffes from a Virginia zoo facing animal cruelty charges.
Topics discussed
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and Iran talks
Trump admin bans Census data privacy protections
Flu outbreak at Laughlin Air Force Base
US military strikes drug boats in Pacific
Missing giraffes found; zoo faces cruelty charges
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