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0:00This message comes from Schwab. At Schwab, you can get everything from self-directed investing to full service wealth management, all in one place. No matter your investing goal, life stage, amount to invest, or know how, you can invest your way with Schwab. This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Linda Kenyon. Tennessee's prison chief has submitted his resignation following the botched execution of Christopheike, which her attorneys say, left her unconscious and on a ventilator. NPR's Frank Langford reports. In a statement, Frank Strat, or the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Prisons, said his resignation was in the state's best interest as it launches an independent review of what went wrong. Quote, I believe this review is entirely appropriate and necessary, as I look forward to doing everything I can to help determine exactly what occurred the statement read. Tennessee officials failed to execute Pike Wednesday after administering two doses of pennebarbitol.

1:05Witnesses said after Pike received the first dose, she said her arm was burning. Pike, then 18, was convicted of killing a classmate in 1995. This was the second failed execution in Tennessee this year. Executioners tried for over an hour to place an IV into a man convicted of kidnapping and killing three people in 1994. Frank Langford, NPR News. Americans could see some relief from high fuel prices after the G7 nations agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel from emergency reserves. But as NPR's Windsor-Johnston reports, that relief may be short-lived. Americans could see diesel prices start to ease this month as emergency fuel reserves reach the market. Tom Closa, chief energy advisor for Gulf Oil, says any relief will be temporary. Warning that the cost of diesel will keep the pressure on household budgets. That's going to infiltrate every nook and cranny of the economy, whether it be groceries.

2:05Remember the farmers have to pay these prices for diesel and its harvest season. Or whether it be items that you might buy for Christmas instead of being shipped for $10, it's going to be $12. Closa says the bigger test will come this winter, especially for households in the Northeast that rely on heating oil. Windsor-Johnston and PR News. President Trump's proposed triumphal arch is getting closer to final approval despite public opposition and an ongoing lawsuit. NPR's Rachel Treesman reports. A federal panel packed with Trump allies abruptly canceled the historic preservation review process for his proposed arch last month, side-stepping one of the last remaining hurdles. Concerned citizens this week joined veterans and Democratic lawmakers in Memorial Circle to speak out against it. John Gunderson is one of the Vietnam War veterans and retired foreign service members that has sued the government to block the arch, which would tower over Arlington National Cemetery. I hope people look at this. They look at it in a logical nonpartisan way. It's a waste of taxpayers money. Stop the arch.

3:12Even if the arch does proceed, Democrats at the protest said they would fight to knock it down. Rachel Treesman and PR News. You're listening to NPR. Protest continue across Spain as residents there demand the government take urgent action to address a national housing crisis. NPR's Miguel Macias has the story. Much has happened since the protests started a week ago. After 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Avascal was evicted from her rental apartment in Madrid. The government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez drafted two emergency housing decrease in a rush negotiating with these college members. While all parties in Spain agree there's a national problem with the price of rental housing, they did not agree on a solution. On Friday, Sanchez's measures were voted down. In Congress, there's been plenty of finger pointing and speculation that Sanchez might call Snap elections for late November, a CCs an opportunity to come from behind in the polls thanks to an energized left.

4:15On the streets, protesters continue to demand solutions now. Miguel Macias and PR News, Sevilla, Spain. Atogio Court has awarded legal protection to a human instead of AI. The case involves a popular Japanese anime voice actor whose voice was used without permission on TikTok. The decision marks the first time Japan has acknowledged voice rights. Canjuro Sudah had sued over an AI clone of his voice that was used in the TikTok videos. The ruling in his favor comes as concerns rise among voice actors about AI cloning. The TikTok accounting question has already been closed. I'm Linda Kenyon and PR News in Washington. This message comes from Jerry. Car insurance gives drivers plenty to be skeptical about. Jerry gives them a way to check. Jerry shops rates from over 100 insurers, so drivers can review their options and switch all in the app.

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