School Shooting in Bend, Elon Musk's Power, MN Senate Race
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School Shooting in Bend, Elon Musk's Power, MN Senate Race

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 17, 202617 min
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Authorities say the 16-year-old suspect in a school shooting that killed three children and one teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon was once a student there. Elon Musk has influence across the economy and politics. The major party candidates for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat faced off in a debate Friday on MPR News. Affordability and fallout from the Trump administration’s policies were key points. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz...

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The grief at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon is mixed with gratitude for the teacher and the dad who stopped a massacre. Police in Bend shared details about that school shooting. I'm Aisha Roscoe.

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And I'm Scott Simon, and this is up first from NPR News. Candlelight vigils honor the dead from an elementary school shooting and the bravery of the people who stopped it. To film about Elon Musk cries to puzzle out how he got so powerful we talked to one of

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the producers. And a surprisingly competitive Senate race in the normally blue state of Minnesota is making Democrats nervous. So please stay with us, we've got the news you need to start your weekend.

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