NPR News: 08-29-2026 6PM EDT
Summary
Search and rescue efforts continue in Nepal after deadly flash floods, while Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh addresses persistent inflation without signaling interest rate changes. Meanwhile, jury deliberations resume in the trial of a Massachusetts woman charged with killing her children, sparking debate on postpartum psychosis. Other stories include Ontario’s response to Trump’s lake renaming decree, a weather-delayed NASA telescope launch, and a Chinese robot breaking a sprinting record.
Topics discussed
Nepal flash floods: Search and rescue efforts continue
Fed Chair on inflation and interest rate uncertainty
Trial of woman charged with killing her children
Ontario premier responds to Trump's lake renaming
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launch preparations
Chinese robot breaks 100-meter sprint record
Planet Money Summer School: Antarctica episode
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