5am ET, October 05 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers the disruption of Middle East oil shipping after five tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb. It also reports that Brazil’s presidential election has moved to a runoff between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro. The broadcast highlights the start of the U.S. Supreme Court term, featuring a major climate change case involving ExxonMobil and Suncor. Additionally, the news includes a shooting in South Georgia, a review of a botched execution in Tennessee, and updates on falling U.S. fuel prices and college football rankings.
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Oil tankers struck in Middle East waterways
Brazil presidential runoff: Lula vs. Flavio Bolsonaro
Supreme Court term begins with climate change case
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announcement
Gunfire at homecoming party in South Georgia
Tennessee investigation into failed execution
U.S. fuel prices decline
AP Top 25 College Football Rankings
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