NPR News: 06-27-2026 10AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers escalating Middle East tensions after Iran hit Bahrain with drones, prompting U.S. retaliation and threatening a ceasefire. In the U.S., the Cottonwood Fire in Utah grows amid red flag warnings, while tech stocks slump due to AI investment doubts and rising inflation. The episode also notes Texas adding Bible stories to school curricula, the CDC raising its Ebola response level for the DRC outbreak, and a heat wave shifting east across Europe.
Topics discussed
Iranian drone attacks on Bahrain and Strait of Hormuz
Wildfires in Utah and Western US weather warnings
Tech stock sell-off and inflation concerns
Texas adds Bible stories to required reading list
CDC raises response level for Ebola outbreak in Africa
Heat wave easing in West but spreading to Eastern Europe
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