9pm ET, October 26 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump stumped for a Republican Senate candidate in Mississippi while the Justice Department charged former FBI Director James Comey with mishandling national security information. The report also covers Iran’s mixed signals on diplomacy and war readiness, as well as major corporate news including Anthropic’s record-breaking IPO filing and Microsoft’s offer of voluntary buyouts to 27% of its workforce. Finally, the episode highlights a unique legal case in Australia where a prisoner lost his bid to overturn a prison ban on Vegemite, and notes that a historic ocean liner will soon b…
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Trump stumps for Republicans in Mississippi
James Comey charged with mishandling info
Iran open to diplomacy but ready for war
Anthropic files for record-breaking IPO
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
Prisoner loses legal bid over Vegemite ban
SS United States to become artificial reef
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