NPR News: 09-22-2026 4AM EDT
Summary
President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly as China’s Xi Jinping prepares for a high-stakes Washington visit amid expiring trade truces and rare earth disputes. Meanwhile, major news outlets sue the White House over press access bans, and a bipartisan grassroots movement emerges against new data center construction. The broadcast also covers Italy’s proposed ban on burqas in schools, Hurricane Polo’s intensification, and Illinois Governor Pritzker’s public discussion of his weight loss journey.
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Trump at UN and Xi Jinping visit to Washington
US-China trade tensions and rare earths
Lawsuit over White House press access ban
Public opposition to new data centers
Italy proposes ban on burqas in schools
Hurricane Polo strengthens to Category 4
Gov. Pritzker discusses weight loss journey
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