NPR News: 09-19-2026 6AM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers President Trump’s announcement of a security agreement with Denmark granting the US veto power and control over Greenland. It also reports on record-high diesel prices squeezing trucking companies and raising consumer costs, alongside protests at the Kennedy Center after a judge blocked renaming the venue. The broadcast includes updates on a new fire at a California battery storage plant and the start of border wall construction in West Texas.
Topics discussed
Trump, Denmark, and Greenland security agreement
Record diesel prices impact trucking and consumers
Kennedy Center renaming dispute and protests
Fire at battery storage plant near Monterey
Border wall construction in West Texas
This American Life teaser
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