Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

How a protracted UAW strike could impact what people pay for new and used cars

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The UAW strike has shut down plants making some popular vehicles. But the long-term consequences on car prices depend on how broad and prolonged the strike becomes.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady. The UAW strike may affect new and used car prices.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland to appear before House Judiciary Committee

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Republicans are expected to interrogate U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over the investigations into Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump.

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President Biden addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

President Biden gives his annual address to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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Mitski's 'most American' album is 'united by love'

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mitski about her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

President Biden speaks at the United Nations. Five Americans travel to the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Iran. Canada blames the Indian government for the assassination of a Sikh leader in June.

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Drew Barrymore and others will pause shows until after writers strike ends

Monday, September 18, 2023

The Drew Barrymore Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show and The Talk are delaying upcoming seasons while writers remain on strike. The shows were set to premiere Monday.

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Day 4 of the UAW strike affecting the Big 3 automakers

Monday, September 18, 2023

An update from the picket line in Wayne, Mich., as some 13,000 United Auto Workers strike at three factories after failing to reach a contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.

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Climate change is on the agenda at the meeting of the U.N. General Assembly

Monday, September 18, 2023

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hosting a climate summit on Wednesday, but President Joe Biden does not plan to attend.

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Morning news brief

Monday, September 18, 2023

Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.

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The family of a jailed Bahrain activist says he has resumed a hunger strike

Thursday, September 14, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maryam al-Khawaja, who like her father, is a Bahraini human rights activist. He was put in prison 12 years ago for his role in pro-democracy protests. Where do things stand?

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Pa. authorities have caught a convicted murderer who escaped from jail 2 weeks ago

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Authorities in Pennsylvania have caught an escaped convict who had been on the run for two weeks after fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend.

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Putin and Kim hold meeting at a remote spaceport in Russia's Far East

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Russian city of Vladivostok — the same site as their last meeting in 2019, but under different circumstances.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Russian President Putin is meeting with his North Korean counterpart. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding.

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5 ex-Memphis officers are indicted on federal charges for death of Tyre Nichols

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The five former Memphis police officers involved in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols have been indicted by a federal grand jury. The men also facing criminal court charges in Shelby County, Tenn.

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Morning news brief

Friday, September 08, 2023

Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies on nuclear power to withstand an invasion. Unemployment lingers in Maui a month after deadly fires.

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2 defendants in the Georgia election interference case will go on trial next month

Thursday, September 07, 2023

At least two of the defendants in the Georgia election interference case will go on trial in October. The trial will be live streamed and is expected to be a very complex case.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, September 07, 2023

Sudanese refugees in Chad scramble to survive. Judge rules floating border barrier in Texas must be removed. At least two defendants in the Ga. election interference case will go on trial next month.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Secretary of State Blinken is in Kyiv. President Biden will head to Asia for the G20 summit in India and a stop in Vietnam. Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 riot.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

The Senate returns to Washington after a month-long recess. The impeachment trial of Texas' suspended attorney general begins Tuesday. A case in Canada will test the country's antiterrorism laws.

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