This NPR News episode delivers a rapid-fire update on urgent global and domestic issues, from escalating U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz to rising gasoline prices, election integrity concerns, environmental policies in Amsterdam, and scientific findings on microplastics' role i
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