9pm ET, October 16 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
A bystander heroically stopped an Oregon school shooting, a rare armed intervention compared to typical civilian responses. A new report highlights a dramatic surge in President Trump’s pharmaceutical stock holdings, while Anthropic’s new rules against abusing its AI chatbot spark debate on machine consciousness. Additionally, the Fed is expected to raise interest rates due to high inflation, and the U.S. is attempting to restart three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing energy demands.
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Bystander hero in Oregon school shooting
Report on Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings
Anthropic's new rules for AI chatbot treatment
Fed interest rates and stock market update
US effort to restart shuttered nuclear plants
France protests: Students and Yellow Vests
NBA restricts specific types of betting
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