10am ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR
Oct 8, 2026 · 4m
Summary
NPR News Now covers market reactions to Pepsi's price hike warnings and Fed Governor Chris Waller's comments on interest rates. The report details the return of the USS Abraham Lincoln after a troubled deployment and announces Canadian poet Anne Carson as the Nobel Literature laureate. Additionally, the segment tracks Hurricane Isaias approaching the Gulf Coast, ongoing student protests in France, and the death of Apollo 11 software pioneer Margaret Hamilton.
Topics discussed
NPR News Now introduction
Stocks dip as Pepsi warns of price hikes
Fed Governor Waller on interest rate hikes
USS Abraham Lincoln returns after 321-day deployment
Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Hurricane Isaias heads for Alabama Gulf Coast
Student protests continue in France
Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software lead, dies at 90
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