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

NPR

By Steve Inskeep

Published September 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM HST

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

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

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