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KPCR-News-2026-07-20 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  Following the death of an American service member,
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  the United States has launched another round
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  of airstrikes targeting Iran on Monday. This
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  marks nine straight days of escalating strikes
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  against major Iranian objectives. In response,
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  Iran fired missiles targeting Bahrain, the home
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  of the U .S. Navy's 5th Fleet. The Strait of
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  Hormuz remains the flashpoint of the conflict.
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  The World Cup has been decided with a 1 -0 victory
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  for Spain over Argentina, concluding in the 106th
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  minute of the global competition. In local news,
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  according to Lookout Santa Cruz, federal health
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  officials have identified lettuce from Salinas
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  -based Taylor Farms as a source of the widespread
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  outbreak of the parasite Cyclospora. Though the
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  illness is not usually life -threatening, Consumers
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  are advised to avoid iceberg lettuce until further
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  notice. Palo Alto Mayor Vicki Vinker will seek
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  another four -year term. The San Jose Spotlight
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  reports that, if elected, climate change and
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  housing are the central issues she wished to
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  focus upon during her mayoral term. Oregon Public
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  Broadcasting reports that a round of several
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  thousand lightning strikes last week contributed
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  to this summer's wildfires across the state.
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  Currently, more than 200 ,000 acres are in flames,
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  with 0 % containment. This was your KPCR News
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