This NPR News episode covers escalating regional tensions in the Middle East, high-stakes U.S.-China diplomacy, a cultural controversy involving Ed Sheeran and Macklemore, and domestic political debates over fuel prices in Michigan. The episode connects international conflict with domesti
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