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NPR News: 04-12-2026 1AM EDT

April 12, 2026·4 min·3-min readnarrativenews
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The episode is a news broadcast covering multiple international and domestic developments, with a focus on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, military activity in the Strait of Hormuz, violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a subway attack in New York City, upcoming elections in Hun

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