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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Wednesday, August 12th

President Trump says US in "total control" of the Strait of Hormuz, 4 crew members and 2 rescue workers killed in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen last year killed 153 civilians, at least 2 Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, Democrat David Crowley won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor yesterday defeating Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong.

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2026Talks - August 12, 2026

Darline Graham holds a slim lead in a crowded South Carolina primary. Data centers are playing a growing role in politics at all levels and a new poll finds Americans are concerned about democracy and election security.

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