NPR News: 08-30-2026 4AM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet, while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses inflation and interest rates. The broadcast reports on a mutiny in Niger, Iceland’s rejection of EU membership, and a fatal police shooting in South Carolina. Additionally, the episode discusses Nashville’s proposal to ban right turns on red for pedestrian safety and the controversial deportation of an Afghan interpreter to the Central African Republic.
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Devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet
Fed Chair on inflation and interest rates
Mutiny and unrest in Niger
Iceland rejects EU membership talks
Police officer killed in South Carolina
Cities restricting right turns on red
Deportation of Afghan to Central African Republic
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