This NPR News episode covers a series of breaking international and domestic stories, including a devastating earthquake in Venezuela, a mistrial in the Palisades fire case, and a major fraud arrest in Minnesota, while also highlighting shifts in U.S. foreign aid and religious liberty pol
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