2am ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump rallies in Texas for Senate candidate Ken Paxton, ignoring a leaked recording of Paxton’s complaints. A Category 1 hurricane heads toward the Gulf Coast, while the State Department requests details from Russia on a lab worker’s death amid bioweapon fears. Cornell students stage a sit-in protesting sexual assault policies, and Texas executes a prisoner using the same drug that failed in Tennessee. The episode also covers a WWF report on a 73% drop in wildlife populations and declining stock markets.
Topics discussed
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Trump rallies in Texas for Ken Paxton
Paxton leak and tight Senate race
Hurricane strengthens to Category 1
Russia plague death and bioweapons fears
Cornell student sit-in protest
Demands for sexual assault policy changes
Texas executes Jamal Howard
Krista Pike case aftermath
WWF Living Planet Report findings
Conservation successes and market update
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