4pm ET, October 04 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff addresses the campus rape case, promising reforms and an outside review. The Supreme Court opens its term with a landmark climate change case from Boulder, Colorado, questioning if federal law preempts local damages claims. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard continues searching for six missing people from a Canadian air ambulance that disappeared off Massachusetts. The episode also covers the upcoming Nobel Prize announcements, the traditional Blessing of the Animals, and box office results where Tom Cruise's new film suffered a poor debut.
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Cornell University responds to rape lawsuit
Supreme Court to hear Boulder climate case
Search for missing air ambulance off Massachusetts
Churches hold annual blessing of the animals
Weekend box office: 'Verity' tops, Tom Cruise flops
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