2pm ET, October 17 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
The White House barred CNN from the video pool, prompting a Justice Department antitrust investigation of the remaining networks. President Zelensky criticized Starlink speed caps that hinder Ukraine’s defense against Russian drones, while California firefighters battle wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds. Protests in France intensified over rising costs, and new research links the APOE4 gene variant to Alzheimer’s risk through lipid accumulation in brain cells.
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White House bars CNN from video pool
Ukraine's Starlink service restrictions
Wildfires burning in California
Protests intensify in France
Gene variant linked to Alzheimer's risk
Mixed week on Wall Street
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