NPR News: 09-19-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
This episode covers a new US-Denmark agreement expanding American military presence in Greenland, alongside escalating Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. It also reports on cybersecurity researchers using AI to breach OpenAI, the $43 billion cost of the US war with Iran, and the appointment of Luke Lindbergh as the new UN World Food Program director. The broadcast concludes with a look at the opening of Germany’s Oktoberfest in Munich.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Schwab Investing
US, Denmark, and Greenland security agreement
Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
AI security breach and cybercrime warnings
Cost of US-led war with Iran
New UN World Food Program director
Oktoberfest in Munich
Sponsor: Total Wine and More
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