NPR News: 08-15-2026 12PM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killing 11 people ahead of peace talks, alongside US economic data highlighting a $2 trillion deficit and rising debt interest. Host Linda Kenyon also reports on upcoming voter registration deadlines for primaries in Wyoming, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Additional stories include FDA inspections of a Mexican facility linked to a cyclospora outbreak, heightened security in Spain’s Ceuta amid migrant border concerns, and the reopening of Sicily’s Catania Airport after volcanic ash disruptions.
Topics discussed
Introduction by Linda Kenyon
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon
Federal debt and economic data analysis
Upcoming voter registration deadlines
FDA inspects Taylor Farms for cyclospora outbreak
Security heightened in Spanish enclave Ceuta
Sicily airport reopens after Mount Etna ash
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