This NPR News episode covers escalating U.S.-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, economic fallout from prolonged conflict, a Supreme Court decision affecting access to abortion medication, a landmark lawsuit against Meta for harming youth mental health, and a new tri-state water-shar
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