2am ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump rallies in Texas for Senate candidate Ken Paxton, while a new Category 1 hurricane threatens the Gulf Coast. The State Department requests information from Russia regarding a lab worker’s death amid bioweapon fears. At Cornell, students stage a sit-in protesting the university’s handling of a sexual assault case. Texas executes a prisoner using a controversial drug, and the World Wildlife Fund reports a 73% drop in global wildlife populations since 1970.
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Trump rallies for Paxton in Texas
Paxton race and Hurricane update
Russia plague death and bioweapons fears
Cornell sit-in over sexual assault policy
Details on Cornell student protest
Texas execution and Pike case aftermath
WWF Living Planet Report on biodiversity
Market update and oil prices
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