NPR News: 09-12-2026 4AM EDT
Summary
Saudi Arabia reports drone attacks on its oil pipeline, while Houthi rebels seize a strategic Red Sea island, tightening global oil chokeholds. These disruptions drive US gas prices above $4 and diesel to record highs, fueling inflation and market losses. Additionally, a Hong Kong court sentences three activists to prison for organizing Tiananmen vigils, and Russian drone strikes continue in Ukraine. The segment also covers a new Vermont engineering college and the US Open tennis semifinals.
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Saudi oil pipeline drone attack and Houthi island capture
Rising gas prices and impact on truckers
Stock market decline and inflation report
Hong Kong activists sentenced to prison
Russian troop casualties in Ukraine war
Vermont's new low-cost engineering college
US Open tennis semifinal results
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