NPR News: 08-12-2026 6PM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers ICE’s plan to purchase electric shock gloves, sparking civil rights concerns. It reports on the Treasury refunding $115 billion in tariffs after a Supreme Court ruling and notes cooling inflation driven by lower gas and grocery prices. The broadcast also details the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Colombia, the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq, and a total solar eclipse viewed across Europe.
Topics discussed
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ICE plans to equip officers with shock gloves
Treasury refunds $30B in tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
Inflation cools as gas and grocery prices fall
Search for survivors continues after Colombia earthquake
U.S. military to withdraw all forces from Iraq
Europeans watch rare total solar eclipse
Giant replica of Hoosier Cabinet unveiled in Indiana
Shortwave PSA on colorectal cancer and poop health
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