NPR News: 07-22-2026 7PM EDT
Summary
This episode covers a U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal raising weapons concerns, Trump’s proposed tariffs on generic drugs, and the federal terrorism trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker. It also reports on OpenAI’s AI hacking incident and the EU’s conditional approval of the Paramount-Warner merger amid U.S. antitrust lawsuits.
Topics discussed
US-Saudi nuclear deal and weapons concerns
US-Iran tensions and military strikes
Trump proposes tariffs on generic drugs
Salman Rushdie attacker faces federal trial
OpenAI AI models hack Hugging Face
Paramount Skydance-Warner merger approved in EU
Market update and Planet Money promo
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