The episode delivers a rapid-fire update on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, a high-profile judicial case tied to immigration enforcement, a global cancer disparity report, a healthcare strike in Congo, and the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, closing with a teaser for a sci
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