NPR News: 08-27-2026 4PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers CIA Director Ratcliffe’s warning to Russia regarding NATO and Iran, alongside the death of Bosnian war criminal Radislav Krstić. The episode details President Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada, including renaming Lake Ontario, and the jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy case. Additional stories include the passing of voice actor Peter Cullen and updates on a human-caused wildfire in Nevada.
Topics discussed
CIA Chief warns Russia against attacking NATO allies
Death of Radovan Karadzic and legacy of Srebrenica
Trump renames Lake Ontario and escalates trade war
Lindsey Clancy trial and death of Peter Cullen
Nevada wildfire containment and human causes
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