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Oct 8, 2026 · 4m

Summary

Stocks dipped as Pepsi warned of price hikes, while Fed Governor Chris Waller signaled further interest rate increases. The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after a troubled deployment marked by shortages and suicide attempts. Canadian poet Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Hurricane Isaias is tracking toward the Gulf Coast. Additionally, student protests continue in France, and Margaret Hamilton, the software pioneer behind the Apollo 11 moon landing, has died at age 90.

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NPR News Now introduction Stocks fall as Pepsi warns of price hikes Fed Governor Waller on interest rates and inflation USS Abraham Lincoln returns after long deployment Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature Hurricane Isaias heads for Gulf Coast Student protests continue in France Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software lead, dies Sponsor: Cachava nutrition shake
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