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Today’s Raw Naked Truth cuts straight to the stories shaping the day. The Strait of Hormuz standoff intensifies as the United States and Iran trade competing claims over control of the vital shipping route, while a Navy strike disables another vessel. Ukraine hits Russia’s Novorossiysk port, disrupting grain terminals and sending wheat prices higher. A former Southern Poverty Law Center employee faces charges tied to secret payments to informants inside White supremacist groups. Karoline Leavitt is set to leave the White House press secretary role, while the federal budget deficit climbs to its highest monthly level in more than five years. Inflation eased slightly in July, but falling real wages and weaker employment data keep economic pressure in focus. Get the facts, the developments, and the stories you need to know. Listen now.