NPR News: 08-14-2026 4PM EDT
Summary
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, with sentencing set for December. Regulators are probing "mention markets" for potential manipulation after revelations of insider trading. A five-year retrospective on the Taliban’s takeover highlights Afghanistan’s deepening humanitarian crisis and strict restrictions on women. Meanwhile, record rains caused deadly flooding in Japan, and U.S. retail sales fell sharply in July.
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