2pm ET, October 18 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
This NPR News Now update covers violent cost-of-living protests in France that resulted in significant cultural damage and deaths. It also reports on Ukraine’s major drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, defying a Trump-brokered truce, and highlights student marches in North Carolina protesting the lack of on-campus early voting sites. Additionally, the segment details a deadly fire at an Alberta military base and the upcoming provincial referendum on separating from Canada, while noting China’s new plans to restrict exports of key technologies like AI and chips.
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Violent protests and looting in France
Ukraine drone strikes on Russian oil facilities
College students protest voting access in NC
Alberta fire and separation referendum
China plans to restrict tech exports
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