NPR News: 08-28-2026 4PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers nine Americans missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet, alongside stalled US-Iran talks and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s hints at potential rate hikes. President Trump announces a new US Space Academy at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The episode also reports on the surge in Dolly Parton’s music streams following her death and the campaign to rename Nashville’s airport after her. Finally, Planet Money previews its summer school series on Antarctica.
Topics discussed
US citizens unaccounted for after floods in Nepal and Tibet
US-Iran tensions and Fed Chair Warnock on interest rates
Trump announces creation of US Space Academy
Dolly Parton's death sparks streaming surge and airport rename
Planet Money Summer School: Antarctica episode preview
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