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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 12, 2026
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 wins Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor defeating Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong.
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