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KPRC-NEWS-2026-08-03 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  Over the weekend, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted
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  industrial sites and have killed at least five
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  people across Russia. One warehouse that was
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  hit was operated by Wildberries, an online marketplace
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  described as the Russian version of Amazon. The
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  past two weeks have seen Ukraine targeted over
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  a dozen of the retailer's distribution centers,
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  with the intended effect of hurting the economy
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  and directly affecting citizens' daily lives.
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  In Iran war news, the U .S. has agreed to halt
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  news strikes against Iran, citing a compromise
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  reportedly met by key Middle Eastern allies.
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  The details of the deal are currently unclear,
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  but if reached, will allow the Strait of Hormuz
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  to reopen without the threat of further violence.
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  Iran has responded by stating that regardless
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  of such a deal being made, that shipping through
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  the Strait will never be the same as it was prior
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  to the invasion. Lookout Santa Cruz reports that
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  a dramatic rescue by a teenage lifeguard likely
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  saved a young swimmer's life last weekend. That
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  Saturday's rescue was one of about 34 that Santa
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  Cruz County lifeguards were involved with from
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  Friday through Sunday. Local experts warn all
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  visitors to the state parks to be highly aware
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  of the hazardous beach conditions and to educate
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  themselves on proper precautions regarding ocean
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  currents and riptides. Oregon Public Broadcasting
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  reports that in Portland on Saturday, Hundreds
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  gathered at the Pioneer Courthouse Square to
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  celebrate the annual Chinese American Community
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  Festival. Organizers took the opportunity to
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  tie in the United States' 250 -year anniversary
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  with the role that the Chinese American community
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  has played in that development, particularly
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  in the Portland area. That was your KPCR News
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  Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For more info and
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  music, go to kpcr .org.