2pm ET, October 06 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers a KFF poll showing Democrats hold a significant trust advantage over Republicans on health care costs ahead of midterms. It also reports on President Trump signing an executive order to lower diesel prices for farmers and Cornell University hiring Sally Yates to review its sexual assault handling. The broadcast includes updates on Kenya’s first Ebola case, the U.S. withdrawal of bombers from a British base due to Iranian threats, a Texas investigation into children’s underwear chemicals, and the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for the IceCube neutrino detector.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Capital One Saver Card
Poll: Democrats lead on voter trust for health care costs
Trump signs executive order to lower diesel fuel costs
Cornell hires Sally Yates to review sexual assault handling
Kenya announces first case of Ebola
US moves bombers from UK base due to Iranian threats
Texas investigates chemicals in children's underwear
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for IceCube detector
Sponsor: HomeServe home repair plans
Listen ad-free on Castria