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Secret Service stops plot that could have shut down New York City cellphone service

By Steve Inskeep
Published September 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM EDT

The Secret Service says it disrupted a network of devices that could've shut down cellphone communications in New York City. Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph De Avila talks about the investigation.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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