NPR News: 04-26-2026 8PM EDT

April 27, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews

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This NPR News episode covers breaking developments on a thwarted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, political fallout over a dropped Fed investigation, escalating conflict in Lebanon, Chernobyl’s enduring nuclear risks amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, and historic marathon rec

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Cole AllenTom TillisKevin WarshJerome PowellBenjamin NetanyahuAbed AmarAnatoly SushkovVolodymyr ZelenskySebastian SawayTigst Assefa

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