NPR News: 08-22-2026 4PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against new U.S. duties, escalating violence in the Russia-Ukraine war, and the Navy’s potential renaming of an aircraft carrier from Doris Miller to Donald Trump. The broadcast also reports on the insanity defense in the Lindsay Clancy trial and highlights rising gas prices ahead of an IndyCar race at the National Mall.
Topics discussed
Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mall bombing and drone strikes
Navy considers renaming aircraft carrier for Trump
Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with insanity defense
IndyCar race at National Mall and rising gas prices
U.S. government debt surpasses $40 trillion
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