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NPR News: 09-29-2026 2PM EDT

September 29, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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NPR's news broadcast covers a high-stakes White House meeting on AI policy, a delayed blockbuster IPO from health tech firm Aura, a stalled murder trial involving claims of postpartum psychosis, ongoing political fallout from Jack Smith's investigations into former President Trump, new Ma

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Lakshmi SinghDonald TrumpKevin ReddingtonJack SmithElora de RentyKate SpradleyEmmanuel Wilkins

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MetaNVIDIAAnthropicOpenAIAmazonSpaceXAuraMacArthur Foundation

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Artificial IntelligenceBusiness NewsClimate ChangeCriminal JusticeLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsTech News

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