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NPR News: 05-06-2026 11PM EDT

May 7, 2026·4 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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This NPR News episode covers a series of breaking developments including tornado damage in Mississippi, escalating U.S.-Iran tensions under President Trump, record-high gas prices impacting public opinion, a breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug, the unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged s

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Tate ReevesDonald TrumpFranco OrdonezDometico MontanaroYuki NoguchiJonathan Lambert

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Revolution Medicines

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Nature

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Breaking NewsClimate ChangeGlobal NewsPolitical News

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