NPR News: 05-17-2026 7AM EDT

May 17, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews

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This NPR News broadcast covers several key developments: Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy's failed re-election bid after breaking with Trump, a new Ebola outbreak in Central Africa without available vaccines, ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire deal, Bulgaria's Eurovis

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Bill CassidyJulia LetlowDonald TrumpJohn FlemingJohn KaseyaDara

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World Health OrganizationAfrica Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionNational Ski Area Association

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