This NPR News broadcast covers a rapid escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions marked by retaliatory airstrikes, a multi-state foodborne illness outbreak linked to Mexican-grown lettuce served at Taco Bell, renewed political controversy over election integrity claims by President Trump, deadly f
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