NPR News: 07-21-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeks billions in additional funding as President Trump receives soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack, highlighting shifting military strategies. The FDA retracts cyclospora test results for Taylor Farms lettuce, while Tropical Storm Bertha threatens the Gulf Coast. Lebanon’s president meets with Trump to discuss Israeli withdrawal, and a federal judge halts the Paramount-Skydance-Warner Bros. merger amid antitrust concerns.
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Defense spending request and drone warfare risks
FDA retracts cyclospora test results for lettuce
Tropical Storm Bertha threatens Gulf Coast
Lebanon president meets with President Trump
Judge halts Paramount and Warner Bros merger
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