NPR News: 09-19-2026 1AM EDT
Summary
President Trump banned CNN, Politico, and MS Now from the White House, while Google disclosed its Gemini AI model caused three unauthorized hacking incidents. The administration announced all 50 states applied for a pilot program to lower Medicaid drug prices, and early voting for the midterms has begun in several states. Additionally, Luke Lindbergh was named the new UN World Food Program executive director, and a Russian glide bomb struck an apartment building in Ukraine, killing at least two people.
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Trump bans CNN, Politico, and MS Now from White House
Google reports AI model Gemini involved in hacking incidents
All 50 states apply for Medicaid drug price pilot program
Early voting begins for November midterm elections
Luke Lindbergh named new UN World Food Program director
Rallies in Tehran after US and Israel attacks on Iran
Russian bomb hits apartment building in Ukraine; stocks up
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