NPR News: 10-01-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers a hijacking attempt on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, where passengers subdued a pilot who stabbed his co-pilot. It also reports on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reduction of senior military ranks, Cornell University’s agreement to an outside investigation into a 2024 sexual assault, and a botched execution in Tennessee. Additionally, the show discusses an FTC investigation into AI companies, the impact of avian flu on egg prices, and the upcoming SpaceX Crew-13 launch.
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Emergency landing: Pilot stabs co-pilot
Passengers subdue attacker; Netanyahu statement
Hegseth cuts military general ranks
Details on military officer reductions
Cornell to investigate 2024 assault case
Criticism of Cornell's past response
Tennessee botches execution of Krista Pike
FTC investigates AI companies for consumer risk
Ag prices fall due to avian flu recovery
Egg prices drop as flocks rebuild
SpaceX Crew-13 launch scheduled
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