10am ET, October 05 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump campaigns in Nebraska while Vice President Vance supports GOP candidates in Alaska. Brazil’s presidential election heads to a runoff as Flavio Bolsonaro narrowly leads incumbent Lula. Russian authorities downplay a plague outbreak in Siberia following a lab worker’s death. Markets react to OPEC’s steady oil production, while a condemned Tennessee prisoner remains hospitalized after a failed execution. Finally, scientists win the Nobel Prize for optogenetics breakthroughs.
Topics discussed
Intro: Trump in Nebraska, Vance in Alaska, Brazil election
Brazil presidential election results and runoff
Plague outbreak concerns in Siberia
Stocks, OPEC oil production, and bond yields
Krista Pike's failed execution in Tennessee
2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Bouquet fire in California
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