This NPR News episode delivers a concise, fact-based update on breaking global and domestic events, from military policy shifts under President Trump to natural disasters in Colombia, Indonesia, Hawaii, and Indiana, as well as political protests in Tennessee and a fatal shooting at Virgin
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