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NPR News: 09-13-2026 12AM EDT

Sep 13, 2026 · 4m

Summary

President Trump sparked a political crisis in Dublin by suggesting the unification of Ireland and Northern Ireland, prompting strong rejection from local leaders. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s CEO urges the AI industry to slow development and implement third-party safety evaluations amid growing concerns. The episode also covers the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which officials say has peaked, and Russian drone strikes in Ukraine that killed at least eight people. Additionally, South Africa extradited six Nigerians linked to the Black Axe cybercrime network, while the US wome…

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