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Ships sink near Hormuz; Omar probe; Pope Leo recovers

Agents searched the congresswoman's Washington home Monday, four days before Minnesota early voting opens, and a watchdog has already filed a Hatch Act complaint.

On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:01 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Strait of Hormuz — Photo: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “Container ship sinks near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks”, with reporting from The New York Times, New York Post and Washington Examiner.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:01 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Iranian, Pope Leo, Hormuz, Ilhan Omar.
BBN covered this story before: Hormuz Traffic Hits Low as Oil Jumps Five Percent (October 8).

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The GuardianContainer ship sinks near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks
The New York TimesA New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo
New York PostRep. Ilhan Omar investigated in DC, Minnesota over inflating net worth, immigration fraud: sources
Washington ExaminerWatchdog files Hatch Act complaint over federal investigation into Ilhan Omar

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere is the latest.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA container ship has sunk near the strait of Hormuz, and a second cargo vessel is reportedly sinking, in the sharpest uptick in Iranian attacks on shipping since the US-Israel war with Iran began.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Guardian reports the pattern suggests Iran is trying to close the waterway entirely before the US elections, which also threatens global shipping and fuel prices.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPope Leo is recovering at Rome's Gemelli Hospital after cancer surgery.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPeru's president warned the recovery could take longer than expected, though the Pope slept well.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe New York Times notes lung cancer deaths are about half what they were in the nineteen nineties, partly because newer treatments are working.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFederal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington home Monday as part of an immigration-related probe, according to the New York Post, which cites sources.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA watchdog has since filed a Hatch Act complaint, noting the search came four days before early voting starts in Minnesota.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNo charges have been announced.