This NPR News episode covers multiple breaking news stories, including a devastating earthquake in Venezuela, ongoing wildfires in the western U.S., developments in a lawsuit over the Kennedy Center’s renaming controversy, updates on the U.S. men's soccer team, and political scrutiny over
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