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Oct 8, 2026 · 4m

Summary

NPR News Now covers Hurricane Ies prompting evacuations along the Gulf Coast, a federal judge's pending decision on restoring White House press access for banned outlets, and a new torture indictment against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The broadcast also reports on Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s new NIH vaccine safety clinic, the UK's decision to keep its Jerusalem mission open despite diplomatic tensions with Israel, and the successful splashdown of NASA's Crew-12 after nearly eight months in space.

Topics discussed

NPR News Now introduction Hurricane Ies evacuations and landfall forecast Court ruling on White House press access ban New indictment of former Venezuelan President Maduro Details on Maduro torture charges and trial date New NIH clinic to study vaccine safety and risks UK and Israel dispute over Jerusalem consulate NASA Crew-12 splashdown after ISS mission Promotion for NPR Politics podcast
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