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NPR | By Leila Fadel,

Sacha Pfeiffer

Published August 21, 2026 at 4:46 AM EDT

Trump threatens economic pressure campaign against Iran, SCOTUS to weigh in on whether Trump's ballroom project, investors dump stocks and bonds despite government's efforts to calm market.

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