NPR News: 09-28-2026 7PM EDT
Summary
Five British nationals suspected of terrorism were released on bail after being detained near a U.S. military base, with officials investigating potential links to Iran or Russia. Meanwhile, the Education Department dropped a Biden-era Title IX rewrite, reinstating stricter standards for campus sexual assault cases, while CDC staff report significant workforce losses due to federal job cuts. Pope Leo XIV urged serious attention to AI safety concerns, and the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to uphold restrictions on gender-affirming care in prisons. The episode also covers the d…
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British terror suspects released on bail
Iran denies involvement in UK terror case
Title IX rewrite dropped, Trump rules enforced
CDC staff cuts hamper public health work
Union report on CDC workforce losses
Pope Leo XIV addresses AI safety concerns
Supreme Court appeal on prison gender-affirming care
Mighty Sparrow, Caribbean music icon, dies
19th-century shipwreck debris found in Nantucket
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