This NPR News broadcast covers multiple breaking news stories, including a deadly earthquake in Venezuela, an impending extreme heat wave in the U.S., ongoing wildfires in the West, Wall Street’s anticipation of jobs data, and a controversial social media ban for youth in Australia, follo
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