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Episode Date: October 15, 2026

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This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News, I'm Jail Snyder. President Trump wrapped up a West Coast swing of campaigning with a rally in Calispell, Montana, outside Glacier National Park. The president told reporters that he planned to do more than 30 rallies total before midterm election day. NPR's deepest shiveron reports. Montana is a red state, but Trump said he wanted to travel there to thank his support.

orders. He emphasized Second Amendment rights to the crowd and callous spell and touted his economic agenda like tariffs, no tax on social security, and his promise to give people $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress, though that proposal would be costly and would likely require approval from Congress. Trump's travel is ramping up as the latest inflation report shows bad numbers for Republicans and the Trump administration, and polling shows Americans blame Trump for high prices. Deepa Chivaram, NPR News. Now to California where a federal judge has halted the Trump administration's controversial reorganization of the Agriculture Department. NPR's Kirk Sigler reports on the ruling that also stops the relocation of the U.S. Forest Service for now.

The Trump administration has planned to close or consolidate dozens of federal research stations, primarily in the Northwest, and move the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C. to Utah. That's ignited particular controversy due to the fact that Utah has more desert lands than forests and is on the forefront of an effort by conservative Western states to take over control of federal public lands. The judge in the case brought by federal employee unions wrote that this broader reorganization can't be done without the consent and funding of Congress. The judge gave the administration two days to respond to most of the order, but broadly halted the USDA reorganization. Trump officials have said it's needed to modernize and make the agency more. efficient, while unions and conservationists are likening it to a dismantling.

Kirk Sigler, NPR News. Netflix is laying off 6% of its staff amid growing competition. NPR's Mandelit Del Barco reports on the streaming giant's biggest round of layoffs in four years. Netflix staffers around the world got the news that a thousand of them are losing their jobs. In an email memo to employees, co-CEOES Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos wrote that most of the cuts would be in Netflix's product, tech, legal, and HR teams. With increased competition and slower growth, the streamer's been trying to get subscribers to spend more time on its platform

by adding live sports and events, video podcasts, and shows by YouTube creators. Netflix joins other tech and media companies with recent layoffs, including Amazon and Disney, and the new Skydance merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers is expected to result in job cuts soon. Mandalay del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles. And you're listening to NPR News. Cornell University President Michael Kotlakov was pressed to Wednesday, rather, by Cornell faculty over his administration's handling of a woman's report that she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. Kotlikov met with faculty Wednesday.

day at a faculty senate meeting called to debate a no-confidence vote in his administration. Earlier this week, Kotlakov announced new restrictions on fraternity parties and expanded involvement by state police. More than 9,000 people have gotten sick from the ongoing Ebola outbreak. MPR's Jonathan Lambert reports. Democratic Republic of Congo officials confirmed that there have been 9,144 cases and over 4,400 deaths, making this the second largest Ebola outbreak ever. Early hotspots of spread have started. slowed down a bit, but the virus has moved into new territory. The province of North Kivu is particularly affected, and ongoing conflict there is slowing response efforts. Over 70% of deaths are still occurring outside of treatment centers. That suggests efforts to monitor potential cases

and get them to seek treatment or falling short. The virus is also spreading outside of DRC. Last week, Kenya reported its first case in a man who traveled home from DRC. Now, one of his family members has gotten sick. Kenyan health officials said this second case was already in quarantine and is now being treated. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News. It's being called the oldest shipwreck ever found. Archaeologists discovered it off the coast of Turkey and say it dates back 4,700 years. Ancient ceramic jars similar to those found in Troy and Crete are among the artifacts that have been recovered. I'm Jail Snyder. NPR News.