NPR News: 08-28-2026 1AM EDT
Summary
President Trump escalates the trade war with Canada by renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, prompting counter-tariffs. Meanwhile, three Stars and Stripes journalists sue the Pentagon over their firings, alleging retaliation for reporting on military conditions. In other news, jurors deliberate in the Lindsey Clancy murder trial, a partial lunar eclipse is visible globally, and Nevada firefighters contain a human-caused wildfire.
Topics discussed
Trump renames Lake Ontario amid escalating trade war with Canada
Stars and Stripes journalists sue Pentagon over retaliatory firings
Lindsey Clancy murder trial deliberations begin in Plymouth
Partial lunar eclipse creates rusty red glow for stargazers
Nevada wildfire containment and human-caused fire statistics
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