6am ET, October 07 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
NPR News Now covers the U.S. withdrawal of long-range bombers from a UK base due to a credible drone threat linked to Iran, alongside diplomatic pressure on Russia regarding a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia. The broadcast also reports on Krista Pike, who survived a failed execution in Tennessee, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenzo Soai. Additionally, the segment highlights a Michigan gubernatorial debate between John James and Jocelyn Benson, the formation of Tropical Storm Isaias, and the death of actress Eva Marie Saint at age 102.
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US bombers withdrawn from UK base over Iran threat
US urges Russia for info on Siberia plague death
Tennessee woman survives failed execution attempt
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai
Michigan gubernatorial candidates debate in Grand Rapids
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf of Mexico
Actress Eva Marie Saint dies at age 102
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