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AP NewsCast 12pm EDT

Sep 15, 2026 · 2m

Summary

FBI Director Kash Patel defends loosened hiring bans on prostitution and bestiality at a Senate hearing, while the Kremlin rejects Trump's claim that halting Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries will lower global diesel prices. The segment also covers Trump's criticism of Supreme Court justices over mail-in voting and a UK judge's report blaming hospital management for failing to protect infants from nurse Lucy Letby. Financial news highlights falling stocks and rising Treasury yields amid high oil prices, and Australia prepares to release James Vlasakis, the youngest killer from the "Bodies…

Topics discussed

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