NPR News: 09-21-2026 7PM EDT
Summary
Paramount Skydance settled antitrust lawsuits to advance its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, while a telecom outage caused widespread flight delays in the Northeast. The SBA’s ban on lending to green card holders sparked backlash from business groups, and Hurricane Polo intensified in the Pacific. Additionally, a federal court delayed a new Missouri congressional map, rebel groups in Ethiopia seek to overthrow the government, and Illinois Governor Pritzker publicly disclosed his weight loss journey.
Topics discussed
Paramount Skydance settles antitrust lawsuit with states
Telecom outage causes flight delays in Northeast
Business groups urge Congress to restore SBA loans for green card holders
Tropical cyclone Polo becomes a hurricane in Pacific
Federal appeals court delays implementation of Missouri map
Rebel alliance forms to overthrow Ethiopian government
Gov. Pritzker reveals diabetes diagnosis and weight loss
Stock rally and Up First podcast promotion
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