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NPR | By Michel Martin,

Leila Fadel

Published September 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM EDT

Back-and-forth strikes between the U.S. and Iran continue, U.K. imposes sanctions on Israeli settlements, accusing settlers of "ethnic cleansing," Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III resigns.

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