NPR News: 08-31-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers a controversial US-Venezuela oil deal that raises democracy concerns, and an Israeli bank’s decision to sever ties with Palestinian banks, prompting warnings from US senators. It also reports on the start of jury deliberations in the Lindsey Clancy trial, new research on the brain benefits of slow running, and flash flood deaths at the Grand Canyon. Additionally, oil prices rose due to US-Iran tensions, and Shabazz the Disciple discusses the Black roots of country music.
Topics discussed
US-Venezuela oil deal raises democracy concerns
Israeli bank cuts ties with Palestinian banks
Lindsey Clancy trial jury deliberations begin
Study: Slow running boosts brain and mood
Flash floods kill one, leave 15 missing in Grand Canyon
Oil prices rise; Shabazzu on black cowboy history
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