NPR News: 08-30-2026 7PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers US strikes on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing humanitarian aid for Nepal’s deadly floods. The broadcast details escalating US-Canada trade tensions, including a dispute over Lake Ontario’s name, and reports on severe flash flooding in the Grand Canyon. Additional stories include closing arguments in the Tupac Shakur murder trial, a rabies scare from a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina, and the status of Hurricane Karina.
Topics discussed
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz
US sends aid for Nepal flooding disaster
Ontario billboard protest over Trump's 'Lake America' rename
Flash floods in Grand Canyon force evacuations
Closing arguments in Tupac Shakur shooting trial
Rabies exposure risk from mobile petting zoo goats
Hurricane Karina forms in Pacific, not threatening land
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