This NPR News broadcast covers rapidly escalating military tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, ongoing domestic challenges including slow hurricane recovery in Asheville and high-profile legal cases, and a Democratic primary outcome reflecting generational divide
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