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What is the latest dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Iran says it has approved an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that would allow Iranian authorities to oversee inbound shipping traffic. But the White House says no country will be allowed to control the waterway.
NPR's Frank Ordonia's reports President Trump had been saying all week that good things were happening and that a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz would happen very soon. But the split over who controls the strait has thrown the agreement into question. Justin Logan of the Think Tank Cato Institute pointed to the differing interpretations of one single paragraph, paragraph five of that MOU that caused all the problems.
It's a bit like the unstoppable force that meets the immovable object. I mean, neither country's public position at least has changed significantly. Uh and that was what caused the memorandum of understanding to implode in the first place.
Iran continues to maintain they want control over the strait while the US is seeking a return to the status quo. Franco Ordonas, NPR News.
A key Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he will back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, smoothing the way for his ultimate confirmation by the full U.S.
How will Senator Bill Cassidy’s support affect Todd Blanche’s attorney‑general nomination?
Senate. Blanche had faced concerns from all Senate Democrats and some Republicans in the chamber over a one point eight billion dollar anti weaponization fund as well as other actions of the Department of Justice under the Trump administration. A judge ruled this week that Meta must pay New Mexico's fine of five hundred sixty seven million dollars. That's on top of three hundred seventy five million in penalties from a previous phase of the state's lawsuit over the harm to children's mental health. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torres has been representing the state against the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and he spoke to NPRs here and now.
We've always understood that we by ourselves couldn't do this, but by taking a lead and showing that this is a uh a line that can be taken by other states and other jurisdictions, we've fundamentally provided a blueprint for everyone else in this country and around the world to hold this company accountable.
The Democrat is running for reelection in November. The Trump administration is proposing major changes to the Clean Water Act, aiming to cut red tape and construction costs. But as Rachel Cohen with Mountain West News Bureau reports, some states are creating their own safeguards.
Colorado is launching a program to regulate its wetlands and seasonal streams.
Why did a judge order Meta to pay New Mexico a $567 million fine?
Three years ago, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowed federal oversight. Nicole Rowan oversees a new permitting system that Colorado designed to fill the gap. This work is really critical in protecting.
Colorado's water quality. It's really important for businesses and agricultural to have clarity so they can continue their development in a safe way.
New Mexico is following suit, and Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed new state wetland protections into law last month. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Cohen in Boulder, Colorado.
What new findings could change Alzheimer’s treatment research?
You're listening to NPR News. As parts of the southwestern US endure historic drought conditions, the water level at the nation's largest reservoir by storage capacity is at its lowest level on record. Government data show Lake Mead's pull elevation now sits at one thousand forty point five feet. Lake Powell is also at historic lows. Persistent drought conditions in the southwest have led to critically low water levels at several major Colorado River basin reservoirs. Basin supplies water to up to forty million people and five million acres of farmland in the US and Mexico. About seven million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative brain condition for which there is no cure.
And Pierre S Ping Wong reports on a new development that could point toward a new direction for treatments.
How are historic droughts impacting Lake Mead and the Colorado River basin?
One of the primary markers of Alzheimer's disease is a protein called Tao in its long tangled form.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the latest dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz?
0:01–1:13
2
How will Senator Bill Cassidy’s support affect Todd Blanche’s attorney‑general nomination?
1:13–2:26
3
Why did a judge order Meta to pay New Mexico a $567 million fine?
2:26–2:56
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What new findings could change Alzheimer’s treatment research?
2:56–3:49
5
How are historic droughts impacting Lake Mead and the Colorado River basin?
3:49–4:33
6
What does Abdul El‑Sayed’s Michigan Senate primary win mean for the 2026 midterms?
4:33–5:03