2pm ET, October 17 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
The White House barred CNN from the video pool, prompting a Justice Department antitrust investigation into the other networks. President Zelensky criticized SpaceX for restricting Starlink services in Ukraine, hindering defense against Russian drones. In California, powerful Santa Ana winds complicate efforts to contain wildfires in San Juan Capistrano. Meanwhile, France faces intensifying protests over rising costs, and new research links a specific gene variant to Alzheimer's risk through stress responses in brain cells.
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White House bars CNN from video pool
Ukraine restricts Starlink service
Wildfires burning in California
Protests intensify in France
Gene variant linked to Alzheimer's risk
Mixed week on Wall Street
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