NPR News: 08-29-2026 3AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers a proposed land swap in Yosemite National Park and President Trump awarding the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts while announcing a Space Force academy. The broadcast also addresses Canada’s rejection of Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario, an investigation into a fatal chemical tank collapse in Washington state, and the search for Americans missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet. Additionally, it reports on the sentencing of former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno for bribery and the approval of a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Yosemite land exchange controversy and criticism
Trump honors Artemis II astronauts and announces Space Force academy
Canadian PM rejects Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America
Chemical tank collapse at Washington paper mill deemed avoidable
90 Americans missing after devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet
Former Ecuadorian president sentenced for accepting bribes
Tampa Bay Rays stadium construction approved with new financing
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