NPR News: 09-01-2026 8PM EDT
Summary
A whistleblower report warns that a USPS system for mail-in ballots is untested and could disrupt elections, while ICE confirms all field agents will have body cameras by September. In other news, jury deliberations resume in the trial of Lindsey Clancy, who is charged with killing her three children. Meanwhile, 75 Americans remain missing after floods in Nepal, and EU and NATO leaders back Germany’s response to alleged Russian drone attacks. Finally, Apple Maps renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America for U.S. users.
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Whistleblower report on USPS mail-in voting restrictions
ICE equips all officers with body cameras
Jury deliberations resume in Lindsay Clancy trial
Americans missing after Nepal-Tibet border floods
EU and NATO support Germany on Russian drone attack
Tropical Storm Edar makes landfall in Louisiana
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to Lake America
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