This NPR News segment covers escalating U.S.-Iran tensions over new economic sanctions, Trump’s expansion of tariffs on Canadian goods, ongoing recovery efforts in Gary, Indiana after a devastating storm, a fast-moving wildfire threatening Reno, Nevada, and new research on the health bene
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