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U.S. to get diesel from Russia to combat prices ahead of midterms : NPR

U.S. to get diesel from Russia to combat prices ahead of midterms : NPR

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The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption toggle caption i David Zalubowski/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia. Instead, Trump announced that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.” Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote. Trump’s shocking announcement comes after he signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law last …

U.S. works to reverse one third-country deportation to Africa : NPR

U.S. works to reverse one third-country deportation to Africa : NPR

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A detainee boards a deportation flight on GlobalX Air in Minnesota in December 2025. Photo by Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Photo by Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images The Trump administration on Friday said it has started to facilitate the return to the U.S. of an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea, in a rare case of the government working to reverse a third-country deportation. A federal judge in Arizona earlier this week ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. from the country in central Africa where he has no ties, and respond how it plans to do so. The administration said it is working “collaboratively” with Soliman’s lawyers to find and contact him, and is “beginning the process to facilitate” his return, according to Friday’s filings in the case from Timothy Courchaine, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. Soliman, who is a gay, had been able to get an order from a U.S. …

Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker’s death? : NPR

Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker’s death? : NPR

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A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, founded in the 1930s to monitor strains of dangerous pathogens. Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/via Getty Images A 28-year-old woman died in Russia last week and, since then, speculations about the case have ricocheted around the globe. The woman was a lab technician at a Russian research institute that studies the plague. As unverified rumors have circulated that she may have contracted the disease from a lab leak, President Trump, the World Health Organization and other leaders are asking for more information. A security person wearing a face mask looks out from the door of an infectious diseases hospital in the town of Shelekhov, where an employee of the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute had died. Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/via Getty Images Russia has insisted this is not a health emergency and stated that its health authorities have not found dangerous pathogens in any …

How the oil industry is preparing for Hurricane Isaias : NPR

How the oil industry is preparing for Hurricane Isaias : NPR

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People watch as waves build near the Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier in Pensacola Beach, Florida, on October 9, 2026, as Hurricane Isaias continues moving north toward the Florida Panhandle. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, is expected to make landfall on Friday evening near the Alabama Gulf Coast and Florida panhandle. Days ago, the oil industry around the U.S. Gulf Coast started preparing. A segment of the nation’s oil infrastructure — like oil rigs and platforms — operates in the region, although the majority of it is further west, towards western Louisiana and Texas. Although oil experts are not anticipating major disruptions, oil companies have been taking precautions. Shell and BP have evacuated personnel from offshore facilities close to the storm’s path, mainly deepwater platforms. Chevron has evacuated offshore drilling rigs close to the storm’s path, and plans to redeploy them once the storm has passed. In an emailed statement, Exxon told NPR they are “closely monitoring …

Isaias; Ukraine-Russia; Trump on Iran; ICE shooting : NPR

Isaias; Ukraine-Russia; Trump on Iran; ICE shooting : NPR

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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Hurricane Isaias is set to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast as early as tonight, marking the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. The National Hurricane Center warns of potentially dangerous winds over 100 miles per hour and life-threatening storm surges of five to seven feet. People along the coastlines of Mississippi, Alabama and northwest Florida are preparing for impact. Brian Brunick (C) and other residents fill sandbags that were provided by the city of Orange Beach as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on Oct. 8, 2026, in Orange Beach, Alabama. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Joe Raedle/Getty Images 🎧 Highways are busy with both people fleeing the region and emergency crews deploying to the coast, NPR’s Debbie Elliot tells Up First. States are pre-staging personnel and emergency supplies — such as generators, food …

Europe’s defense boom, Florida’s college enrollment, and keeping coal plants online : Planet Money : NPR

Europe’s defense boom, Florida’s college enrollment, and keeping coal plants online : Planet Money : NPR

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You’re reading a newsletter from The Indicator from Planet Money. Once a week, we curate our favorite stories and insights on business, finance, economics and why they matter. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Paul Anka performing back in 2014 John Shearer/Invision for American Friends of Magen David Adom/AP Images hide caption toggle caption i John Shearer/Invision for American Friends of Magen David Adom/AP Images Have you ever wondered what Warren Buffett does in his free time? Turns out he’s a YouTube guy, as prone to the rabbit hole as any of us. You might expect the recently retired Berkshire Hathaway CEO to consume nerdy financial content, but no. According to The Wall Street Journal, we learned he’s prone to watching Paul Anka videos, clips of Bill Murray films, and my personal favorite … O’zbekiston Got Talent, the Uzbek knock-off of America’s Got Talent. But who hasn’t gone through that phase? Coming up European defense start-ups are raking in cash; Americans are benefiting These six power plants should be offline. This is what they cost …

New York’s toss-up House seat tests Republican’s midterm chances : NPR

New York’s toss-up House seat tests Republican’s midterm chances : NPR

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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, speaks during a press conference in Chappaqua, New York. Lawler is running in a tight race in a toss-up district that could help determine control of Congress. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption i Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America ROCKLAND COUNTY, New York – Photos of children and grandchildren line the wall behind the counter at Sparky’s Diner, a local joint that sits on the corner of a busy intersection in Garnerville, New York, about an hour outside New York City. “I’ve been in this place 50 years, it’ll be 51 in February,” said Jeannie Nicolakis, the diner’s owner. “I started out – I didn’t even have my kids at the time – and then I had my kids, and I raised them in here, in a playpen.” But her pride doesn’t stop at her family. It extends to her congressman, Mike Lawler, a two-term Republican running for reelection in New York’s 17th district. It is one of the closest races in the country in a …

Why one teen can’t let go of the time with his great-grandpa : NPR

Why one teen can’t let go of the time with his great-grandpa : NPR

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Amit Biligiri (left), with his great-grandfather, B. Raje Urs, on a trip to India. Anand Biligiri hide caption toggle caption i Anand Biligiri SAN JOSE, Calif. — Amit Biligiri, a junior at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose, Calif., sits on a big, right-angle couch in his living room alongside his mom, Kalyani Urs. They’re recounting the story of a fight they’ve often had — that every teenager has with their parents. Amit says he’s often up late, and his mom, who tends to work late, “would be mad at me and say, ‘Hey Amit, why are you going to sleep so late?’” Urs laughs. Getting Amit to go to sleep, she says, has been “a constant battle.” “I was like, ‘I’m not really sleepy,’” Amit remembers telling her. “And I looked into this, and I found out that the sleep cycle for teenagers is actually delayed by a few hours. And that means that teenagers — it’s healthier for them to sleep later and then also wake up later.” Still, Urs remembers telling …

A plague research employee in Russia died from ____ : NPR

A plague research employee in Russia died from ____ : NPR

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From left: A BTS member, Cher, David Ellison. Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for iHeartRadio; Mike Coppola/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for iHeartRadio; Mike Coppola/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images This week: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia! What more could you want from a quiz, besides a perfect score? Oh, just 12 million Swedish kronor, you say? Then win a Nobel Prize. Source link

Supreme Court’s new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case : NPR

Supreme Court’s new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case : NPR

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Louie Delaware walks through an open area near his rebuilt home in Louisville, Colo. The landscape includes areas where homes destroyed in the Marshall Fire have not been rebuilt. The costs of adapting to climate-related impacts are part of Boulder County’s claims against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy. Jimena Peck for NPR hide caption toggle caption i Jimena Peck for NPR A new Supreme Court term begins Monday with arguments in a blockbuster case about the reach of state power. Boulder, Colo., is suing two big energy companies, arguing they deceived people about the harms of fossil fuels and contributed to disasters that cost Boulder a lot of time and money. The dispute could have ramifications far beyond the climate, to other areas where states are trying to hold companies accountable for their alleged harms to local communities. In 2018, Boulder County slapped the giant energy companies Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil with a lawsuit. Boulder argued the companies and a trade group knew decades ago that fossil fuels would hurt the environment, raising the risk …