Tag: npr_breaking_news
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Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard After Trump Request, Putin Says
The 74-year-old Michigan retired teacher had been held more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine; the Kremlin also says it is "in principle" ready to resume trilateral talks next month.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on DOJ Voter List Dispute, U.N. Emissions Findings and Witkoff's Moscow Talks
NPR reports Los Angeles County election officials call a Justice Department list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizen voters unreliable, a U.N. report faults U.S. emissions, and Steve Witkoff meets Kremlin officials.
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Trump DOJ Charges 28 in California Voter Fraud Case as Officials Concede Citizens May Be on Suspect List
The charges follow claims of up to 190,000 illegal voters in the state and a list of 20,000 suspects that Los Angeles County says includes people born in the U.S.
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Media Monitor: NPR Expands NPR+ With Three Sponsor-Free Shows and Live AI Event
NPR is telling supporters it has added three sponsor-free shows to NPR+ and will host a live Zoom Q&A on AI and jobs with economists Daron Acemoglu and Erik Brynjolfsson.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Record Midterm Spending, Deadly Drone Strike on St. Petersburg and Unrest in France
NPR reports the 2026 midterms are set to be the most expensive on record at more than $15 billion, a deadly Ukrainian drone strike on St. Petersburg, and unrest across France.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Oregon School Shooting, DOJ Lawsuit Against California, and Presidential Records Case
NPR reports a deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Ore., a Justice Department lawsuit over California voter rolls, and a court fight over presidential records.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Inflation, Social Security Increase, Ukraine Strikes and ICE Shooting Petition
NPR reports September consumer prices rose 3.7% year over year, Social Security benefits will rise 3.6%, Zelenskyy plans to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, and a new petition challenges the Trump administration's account of an ICE shooting in New…
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Media Monitor: NPR Launches Midlife Podcast and Newsletter With Allison Aubrey
NPR is reporting that health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey has launched a new podcast and newsletter, "Your Turn with Allison Aubrey," focused on midlife transitions and living well.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Zelenskyy Interview, Pope's Cancer Diagnosis, Guilfoyle Ouster and Press Access Ruling
NPR reports Zelenskyy says the Trump administration warned it could cut intelligence-sharing over Ukrainian drone strikes, while the Vatican discloses a papal cancer diagnosis and a judge blocks press exclusions.
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Judge Orders White House to Restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico Access Pending Trial
Judge Timothy J. Kelly found the outlets' Fifth Amendment due process rights were violated and their First Amendment rights likely violated, and the administration says it will appeal.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports $22M in Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads, FBI Search of Rep. Omar's Home
NPR reports nearly $22 million in taxpayer funds spent on ads promoting President Trump, a federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, and the worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Trump Urges Ukraine Elections, DOJ Antitrust Probe of Networks
NPR reports Trump is pressing Ukraine to hold wartime elections and replace Zelenskyy, while the Justice Department opens an antitrust investigation into five major U.S. television networks.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports ICE Detained Immigrants at New Jersey Warehouse Amid Community Fear
NPR reports ICE used a Roxbury, New Jersey warehouse to hold immigrant detainees, as residents in nearby Dover described fear and a contractor alleged pressure to avoid humane facilities.
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Media Monitor: NPR Seeks Donations as Network Enters Second Year Without Federal Funding
NPR is reporting it is in its second year without federal funding and is asking listeners to contribute financially to sustain the public media network.
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Media Monitor: NPR Promotes 2026 Election Coverage Hub Ahead of Midterms
NPR is directing audiences to its 2026 Election tab, a hub for national and local midterm coverage, with live special coverage planned for Election Night on November 3.
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NPR: Tennessee Execution Problems Echo Official's Arizona Record
NPR reports Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong under Frank Strada, who oversaw three botched executions in Arizona before leading Tennessee's prisons.
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Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Category 2 as Gulf Coast Braces for Landfall
NPR reports the storm could hit the northern Gulf Coast as early as tonight with winds over 100 mph and storm surges of five to seven feet, while USA TODAY says landfall is expected between the Mississippi coast and the…
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Hurricane Threat to Gulf Coast, Tight House Races and Court Fight Over White House Access
NPR reports Tropical Storm Isaias strengthened into a hurricane headed for the Gulf Coast, while tracking competitive House races, a Tennessee execution evidence order and a press access lawsuit.
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Paramount Skydance closes $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
The combined company, called Skydance, owns CNN, CBS News, HBO Max and Paramount+, and must deliver $6 billion in cost cuts over three years as Fitch downgrades it over debt and integration risk.
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Media Monitor: NPR Promotes Local News Coverage Through Its App
NPR is telling readers that its app offers local station livestreams, regional stories and targeted newsletters, saying local coverage helps audiences see how big stories affect their own communities.
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Media Monitor: NPR Examines Lawsuits Over Fox News Crew Killed in Ukraine
NPR reports that families of a Fox News crew killed near Kyiv in 2022 are suing the network, alleging it put journalists in harm's way despite warnings.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Cornell Assault Review, Tennessee Execution Pause and Jobs Data
NPR reports New York's governor named a special prosecutor in a Cornell sexual assault case, Tennessee paused executions after a failed lethal injection, and a key jobs report is due.
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Media Monitor: NPR Flags Changes to Its Online Services
NPR is alerting readers to changes to its online services, the outlet said in a newsletter update to its audience.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Pilot Stabbing on Tel Aviv-Bound Flight, Hegseth Military Overhaul, FBI Data Breach
NPR reports a flydubai pilot stabbed a co-pilot mid-flight, Hegseth's push to cut senior officers, an FBI cyberattack claim, and Trump's Oklahoma trip.
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Media Monitor: NPR Fundraising Leaders Say Network Now Relies on Public Support After Federal Funding Ends
NPR fundraising officials say the network is entering its second year without federal funding and is asking listeners to donate to sustain local and independent journalism.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Final U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations
NPR reports the last U.S. forces have left Iraq after more than two decades, while the Supreme Court lets the Trump administration resume deporting migrants to countries not listed in their removal orders.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Trump Administration Rolling Back Federal Fuel-Economy Standards
NPR reports the Trump administration is easing federal fuel-economy rules, New York prosecutors reopened a 2024 Cornell rape case, and five British men were bailed after detention near a U.S.-used base.
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Media Monitor: NPR Says Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting Has Ended, Urges Listener Support
NPR is telling supporters that federal investment in public broadcasting is gone, saying it now relies on audience donations to fund local and independent news coverage.
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Media Monitor: NPR Examines Data Center Backlash Reshaping U.S. Politics Ahead of Midterms
NPR reports that battles over massive data centers are creating new political fault lines across the U.S., with residents organizing against projects in Virginia, Alabama and Wisconsin.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Trump-Xi Summit, Netanyahu's U.N. Address and Rising Mortgage Rates
NPR reports Trump hosted Xi Jinping for a two-day summit, Netanyahu faced U.N. walkouts, and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in over a year.
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