12pm ET, October 14 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers rising U.S. inflation driven by energy costs and the upcoming 3.6% Social Security increase. It also reports on President Trump’s Alaska rally, where he announced a gas deal with Taiwan, and Pope Leo XIV’s hospitalization for lung cancer surgery. Additionally, the broadcast details a federal judge’s ruling against the White House’s ban on specific news outlets and the ongoing legal dispute over National Guard deployments in Washington, D.C., alongside the sentencing of Tupac Shakur’s killer.
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Inflation report and Social Security cost of living adjustments
Trump rally in Alaska and Taiwan gas pipeline deal
Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer
Judge rules against Trump ban on CNN, MS Now, Politico
National Guard in D.C. and Tupac Shakur murder sentencing
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