10am ET, October 22 | The latest headlines from NPR
Oct 22, 2026 · 4m
Summary
NPR News Now covers escalating security in France ahead of nationwide protests, a Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, and rising employer health insurance costs. The broadcast also reports on a Trump administration plan to loan heating oil to New England, a chemical leak in Toledo, Ohio, and Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery.
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France prepares security for nationwide protests
Michigan Senate race debate and upcoming rallies
Rising costs of employer-sponsored health insurance
Wall Street markets close lower
Trump admin loans heating oil to New England
Toledo schools reopen after chemical leak
Pope Leo's recovery from lung cancer surgery
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