This NPR News episode covers a range of breaking developments, including renewed U.S.-Iran tensions under President Trump, a Senate race upheaval in Maine, Meta’s controversial AI feature backlash, Western wildfires and flooding, and Spain’s World Cup semifinal advance. The episode closes
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