NPR News: 08-20-2026 1PM EDT
Summary
The Trump administration addresses market volatility by buying back debt while oil prices rise amid tensions with Iran. North Korea launches missiles as U.S.-South Korean drills are shortened, and the USS George Washington deploys to the Middle East. Domestically, child care waitlists surge, a prayer rally honors Nolan Wells, and Liberia receives migrants under new deportation policies.
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Trump administration buys back US debt to calm markets
Oil prices rise amid US economic pressure on Iran
North Korea fires missiles; US-South Korea drills shortened
Child care wait lists triple as funding falls short
Prayer rally for Nolan Wells; calls for federal probe
Migrants deported to Liberia under third-country policy
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