NPR News: 08-25-2026 5PM EDT
Summary
This episode reports on the death of Dolly Parton at 80, highlighting her Imagination Library’s legacy of distributing over 330 million books. It covers the U.S. stock market’s muted reaction to new Canadian tariffs and the Trump administration’s plan to revoke up to 200,000 visas from asylum seekers. Additionally, the broadcast details rising measles deaths in Pennsylvania and a new federal alert system for missing individuals with autism.
Topics discussed
Dolly Parton's death and Imagination Library legacy
Market shrugs off Canadian retaliatory tariffs
Trump admin may revoke 200k asylum seeker visas
First US measles deaths this year in Pennsylvania
HHS developing alert system for missing autistic people
Wisconsin cat recognized for having 29 toes
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