This NPR News segment delivers a rapid-fire update on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, domestic protests over an ICE shooting, Spain’s World Cup victory, a historic birth in the U.S. vice presidency, and record-breaking box office success for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, underscoring
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