12pm ET, October 18 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers violent cost-of-living protests in France, including the destruction of a historic town hall in Limoges. It also reports on Ukrainian President Zelensky investigating sudden speed restrictions on Starshield satellite services, alongside a deadly truck attack at a youth sports complex in Wichita, Kansas. Additionally, the broadcast details a major fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta and the spread of an Ebola outbreak to a new province in the Democratic Republic of Congo and four new cases in Kenya.
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Violent protests and looting in France
Ukraine investigates Starshield speed restrictions
Truck plows into crowd in Wichita, Kansas
Major fire at Canadian military base in Alberta
Ebola outbreak spreads to new provinces
NPR mourns death of ATC host Noah Adams
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