NPR News: 08-14-2026 4PM EDT
Summary
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, with sentencing set for December. Federal regulators are probing "mention markets" for potential manipulation after reports of a Trump teleprompter operator profiting from bets. The episode also covers the humanitarian crisis in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, record-breaking floods in Japan, and a decline in U.S. retail sales.
Topics discussed
Schwab investment services advertisement
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking charges
Regulators probe manipulation in mention markets
Five years since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan
Flooding and deaths from downpours near Tokyo
Retail sales drop sharply in July
Stolen Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse paintings recovered
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