12pm ET, October 14 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
NPR News Now covers a surge in U.S. inflation driven by energy prices, alongside a 3.6% Social Security increase. The episode also reports on President Trump’s Alaska rally, where he announced a gas deal with Taiwan, and Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis. Additionally, a federal judge ruled against the administration’s ban on certain news outlets, while the D.C. National Guard deployment and Tupac Shakur’s killer’s sentencing are also discussed.
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Inflation report and Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Trump rally in Alaska and Taiwan pipeline deal
Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer
Judge blocks White House ban on critical news outlets
National Guard in D.C. and Tupac Shakur murder sentencing
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