NPR News: 08-21-2026 11AM EDT
Summary
NPR covers the Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s White House ballroom construction and a legal dispute over AI-generated meme ownership. The broadcast reports on the U.S. deporting Mexican nationals to Guatemala and Costco’s pilot program to sell Medicare plans. Additionally, updates include rising U.S. casualties in the Iran war and a multi-state illness outbreak linked to contaminated alfalfa sprouts.
Topics discussed
Supreme Court weighs in on Trump's White House ballroom construction
US deporting Mexican nationals to Guatemala
Costco pilot program to sell Medicare plans
US war casualties in Iran reach 757 wounded
Legal battle over ownership of AI meme 'Italian brain rot'
Illness outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts
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