NPR News: 07-05-2026 7PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers funeral services for Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, noting his son Mushtaba has succeeded him. In the US, a National Guard shooting in Memphis killed an armed man, while a new study highlights how soaring health care costs strain school district budgets. The broadcast also reports on the Trump administration’s plan for Lincoln Memorial repairs, a massive US heat wave, extended UK pub hours for World Cup fans, and upcoming MLB umpire retirements.
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Funeral services for Iran's late supreme leader
National Guard kills armed man in Memphis
Rising health care costs strain school budgets
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs
Heat wave and UK pubs open for World Cup
MLB umpire retirements and potential first woman
NPR funding appeal
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