NPR News: 09-22-2026 4AM EDT
Summary
President Trump heads to the UN General Assembly while China’s Xi Jinping prepares for a Washington visit amid expiring trade truces and rare earth disputes. Meanwhile, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sue the White House over press access bans, and a bipartisan grassroots movement emerges against new data center construction. Additionally, Italy’s PM proposes banning burqas in schools, Hurricane Polo strengthens into a Category 4 storm, and Illinois Governor Pritzker discusses his weight loss journey.
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Trump at UN and Xi Jinping's upcoming visit
US-China trade tensions and rare earths dispute
Lawsuit over White House press access ban
Public opposition to new data centers
Italy proposes ban on burqas in schools
Hurricane Polo and Pritzker's weight loss
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