Early Headlines: Euro Bailout Fund OK'd; More Listeria Deaths Feared

NPR | By Mark Memmott

Published September 29, 2011 at 8:25 AM EDT

Good morning.

Earlier, we passed along word about:

-- Reports: Saudi King Cancels Lashing Sentence Against Woman Who Drove

-- Baseball Stunners: Red Sox, Braves Suffer 'Big, Historic' Collapses

Other stories making headlines this morning include:

-- "German Lawmakers Pass Expanded Euro Bailout Fund." (Morning Edition)

-- "Canteloupe-Linked Listeria's Toll Expected To Keep Rising." At least 13 people have died. (The Denver Post)

-- "Detention Extended For Four More Months" for Jared Loughner. Tucson shooting rampage suspect is getting mental-health treatment. (The Arizona Republic)

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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