NPR News: 08-24-2026 8PM EDT
Summary
The Trump administration imposes new sanctions on Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. In South Carolina, Republicans vote in a Senate primary where Trump’s endorsement of Darlene Graham faces scrutiny. California’s highest court reviews a sheriff’s seizure of ballots, while an arbitrator orders The Washington Post to reinstate a fired opinion writer. Additionally, NFL player Daquan Wright returns to college football, and China postpones its lunar mission.
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New US sanctions on Iran and Tehran's defiant response
South Carolina GOP Senate primary and Trump's endorsement
California court weighs sheriff's seizure of ballots
Washington Post ordered to reinstate fired opinion writer
NFL player Daquan Wright returns to college football at LSU
China postpones lunar mission to search for water
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