Strait of Hormuz Deal Status, New CDC Director, Blogger’s Troubling Livestream and more

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We start with mixed messages on plans for the future of a critical waterway in the Middle East. A progressive nominee traded attacks with his GOP rival after a major Senate primary in Michigan. We have an update on a program that temporarily protected Haitians from deportation. The Senate has confirmed the CDC’s first official leader in a year. Plus, why a livestream had police show up at a celebrity’s home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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