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NPR News: 08-07-2026 9AM EDT

August 7, 2026·4 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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The episode covers a weakening U.S. labor market, diplomatic tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a high-stakes legal battle between Apple and OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, promising Alzheimer’s research involving tau proteins and mitochondria, ongoing wildfire evacuations in Was

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Scott HorsleyFranco OrdonezJustin LoganBingwei Liu

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OpenAIApple

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Neuron

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Artificial IntelligenceBusiness NewsClimate ChangeEconomicsInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsTech News

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