NPR News: 08-11-2026 5AM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia, primary elections in Minnesota and South Carolina, and a projected $2.1 trillion federal deficit. President Trump visits Ohio for the Patriot Games and signs an executive order altering childhood vaccination guidelines. Additionally, a report blames safety failures for a deadly steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania.
Topics discussed
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Deadly earthquake in western Colombia
Senate primaries in Minnesota and South Carolina
Federal deficit projected to top $2 trillion
Trump visits Patriot Games in Ohio
Executive order altering childhood vaccination guidelines
Safety failures blamed for Pennsylvania steel plant explosion
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