NPR News: 08-30-2026 4AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet, with officials warning of more rain. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses high inflation without signaling interest rate changes, impacting consumer borrowing costs. In Niger, authorities claim order after a mutiny, though tensions remain. Iceland voters reject EU membership talks, while Nashville considers banning right-on-red turns to improve pedestrian safety. The episode also reports on a fatal police shooting in South Carolina and a controversial deportation to the Central African Republic.
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Devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet
Fed Chair on inflation and interest rates
Mutiny in Niger and Iceland EU vote
Police officer killed in South Carolina
Nashville considers banning right on red
Afghan deported to Central African Republic
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