NPR News: 07-16-2026 6PM EDT
Summary
President Trump prepares for a primetime address on election integrity, while his teleprompter operator faces insider trading probes. A Kentucky jury awards $104 million to a mother whose son died via a ghost gun, as mortgage rates hit a one-year high. Meanwhile, the WHO reports a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC, and France’s National Assembly approves an assisted dying bill pending constitutional review.
Topics discussed
Trump's primetime speech on election integrity
Teleprompter operator investigated for insider trading
Record verdict against ghost gun manufacturer
Mortgage rates climb to highest level in a year
Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in DRC
France approves assisted dying bill
Bird strike linked to NYC helicopter crash
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