6am ET, October 07 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
NPR News Now covers the U.S. withdrawal of long-range bombers from a U.K. base amid a potential drone threat, and State Secretary Marco Rubio's call for Russia to share details on a suspected pneumonic plague death. The broadcast also reports that Tennessee inmate Krista Pike is awake after a failed execution, highlights the Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenzo Soai, and features a Michigan gubernatorial debate. Additionally, the segment notes the formation of Tropical Storm Isaias in the Gulf of Mexico and the death of actress Eva Marie Saint at age 102.
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US bombers withdrawn from UK base over Iran threat
US urges Russia for info on Siberian plague death
Tennessee woman survives failed execution
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai
Michigan gubernatorial debate highlights
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf of Mexico
Actress Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
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