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What immediate U.S. military actions were announced regarding Iranian ports and shipping?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The U.S. Navy is once again blocking ships from moving to and from Iranian ports. President Trump ordered the blockade be put back in place in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command says American forces carried out more strikes yesterday. hitting dozens of Iranian sites near the Strait and Iranian coastal areas over seven hours. They included missile and drone sites in an effort to further degrade Iran's ability to attack ships. Iran's health ministry says U.S. attacks have killed more than 30 people in recent days. It says these latest American strikes also wounded more than 250 others. New data from the U.N.
's Children's Fund shows 77 percent of infants in the U.S. and around the world were fully vaccinated against measles in 2025. Measles is a highly infectious disease that's killed more than 750 children in Bangladesh in a major outbreak. NPR's Dury Bhaskaran says disruptions in Bangladesh's vaccine stockpile has been a major contributing factor.
In most cases, countries go through UNICEF to buy vaccines, about 2.2 billion doses a year. But when Bangladesh's interim government took power in late 2024, the country decided to procure vaccines on its own. Dr. Efrem Lemengo is global chief of immunization for UNICEF.
Which Iranian sites did U.S. Central Command say were targeted and what were the reported casualties?
It usually leads to delays, and that's what exactly happened in Bangladesh. And that delay in concluding the procurement, which finally ended up not succeeding, led to significant and extended stock cuts.
Some clinics ran out of the measles vaccine entirely. Lamongo says this left Bangladesh vulnerable to the major outbreak going on today. And while the new government has moved quickly to vaccinate kids now, a lot of the damage has already been done. Derry Buscarin and Pear News, Washington.
President Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faces a Senate confirmation hearing today. NPR's Ping Huang has more.
Dr. Erica Schwartz will face questions about her qualifications and vision for the role. She's a retired Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service who served as Deputy Surgeon General in the first Trump administration and has voiced support for vaccines. Public health veterans expect she'll be confirmed. What comes next is more of a toss-up. Dr. Marcus Plescia is District Health Director in Atlanta, Georgia.
What we really need right now is a CDC director who can step in and be a spokesperson on some of the emerging issues we're facing. It's been quite a while now that there's not really been a permanent person to do that.
If confirmed, Schwartz will take over an agency that's been struggling with workforce cuts, low morale, and added layers of political review under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's leadership. Ping Huang, NPR News. This is NPR News from Washington.
Authorities in Northern California say they're still searching for three people who were missing after a charter boat capsized in the San Francisco Bay. One person is confirmed dead. Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman with member station KQED says about 20 people were aboard the boat at the time.
The San Francisco Fire Department says the three-deck, 50-foot pontoon boat was based out of the city of Stockton and carrying mostly family members. Here's Chief Dean Crispin. Our understanding was there was some kind of memorial service that they were engaging in. That's why they were using this particular vessel. And again, they were hit by a wave or took on water and the boat capsized. Officials confirmed that three other passengers were taken to local hospitals and a dog died in the accident.
Why did measles vaccinations drop in Bangladesh and how did procurement changes contribute?
The U.S. Coast Guard said it continues to search for the missing three boaters. For NPR News, I'm Azul Dalstrom-Eckman in San Francisco.
Spain has advanced to the final of the men's World Cup soccer tournament with a 2-0 win over France. Spain will play the winner of today's other semifinal between Argentina and England. That game kicks off this afternoon in Atlanta.
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Chapters
3 chapters
1
What immediate U.S. military actions were announced regarding Iranian ports and shipping?
0:01–1:29
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Which Iranian sites did U.S. Central Command say were targeted and what were the reported casualties?
1:29–3:46
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Why did measles vaccinations drop in Bangladesh and how did procurement changes contribute?
3:46–5:03