NPR News: 09-01-2026 9PM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers a fresh wave of U.S. military strikes against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Chevron’s expanded operations in Venezuela. It also reports on Senator Ed Markey’s primary win, Tropical Storm Edouard’s landfall in Texas, and the House passing a bill to avert a government shutdown. The broadcast concludes with stories on a new spider species discovered in Idaho and researchers tracking white sharks in warming northern Atlantic waters.
Topics discussed
U.S. launches fresh strikes against Iran's IRGC
Chevron expands operations in Venezuela
Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Senate primary
Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall in Texas
House passes bill to avert government shutdown
New spider species discovered in Idaho
Exotic sharks spotted in northern Atlantic
Promo for NPR's Shortwave podcast
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