NPR News: 08-15-2026 12AM EDT
Summary
President Trump claims the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli activists aid a Palestinian man besieged by settlers in the West Bank. A Nevada judge dismissed charges against six 2020 fake electors, and a Kentucky woman faces vandalism charges for defacing the WWII Memorial. Additionally, the report covers the humanitarian crisis in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and Tropical Storm Lala threatening Hawaii.
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Trump declares Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory
Israeli activists aid besieged Palestinian man
Nevada judge dismisses fake elector case
Kentucky woman charged with WWII Memorial vandalism
Five years since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan
Tropical Storm Lala threatens Hawaii
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