Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is stating on social media that the U.S. military conducted another deadly strike on a small boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports this is the 22nd known attack on alleged narco-traffickers.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a brief surveillance video of a boat bursting into flames. It took place the same day that Admiral Mitch Bradley briefed congressional leaders behind closed doors about the first strike on September 2nd.
Some Democratic members of Congress say video of that incident showed that two surviving crew members were killed while trying to right their capsized boat. Republicans say it was a legal military action.
NPR's Quill Lawrence, a Russian mass missile and drone attack overnight hammered Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hitting substations and power generation facilities. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that Ukrainians are coping as best they can.
Air raid sirens blared over Kyiv in the early morning hours Saturday, but the strikes were targeted at energy facilities more than civilian infrastructure this time. The Kremlin is trying to cripple Ukraine's energy structures ahead of another winter of war. Generators hum away on the sidewalks of Kyiv, and people plan their lives around the rolling blackouts.
27-year-old Victoria Muskaluk is buying fresh eggs at her weekly street market.
Unfortunately, you are getting used to it, and you need to handle somehow to have your mental state on a normal level.
She says Ukrainians are hanging on and trying to live as they can.
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Chapter 2: What recent military actions has the U.S. taken in the Pacific?
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv. It was a busy week in the business world, too.
Hollywood Giants. are merging while investors look for more clues about how the economy is doing. As NPR's Maria Aspin reports, the Dow continues its climb.
Netflix is spending $72 billion to get even bigger. The streaming giant has agreed to buy Warner Brothers Movie Studios and HBO streaming service in a mega deal that could reshape the entertainment industry. The deal still needs regulatory approval, but the news sent Warner Brothers stocks soaring on Friday as the wider markets also rose.
Wall Street also spent the week parsing inflation and jobs data before the Federal Reserve meets next week. The economic outlook is getting cloudier. Consumer prices ticked up in September, according to a delayed government report, while private employers cut tens of thousands of jobs last month. Investors are widely expecting the Fed to lower interest rates again next week.
Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. Now a CDC panel is recommending the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive. This is NPR. A costume worn by Will Ferrell in the Christmas movie Elf sold for more than $300,000 at a British-based auction house.
Vicki Barker reports.
Oh, beautiful. The green and yellow elf costume was worn by Will Ferrell's character in a scene where he presses every button in a New York City elevator.
Looks like a Christmas tree.
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