This NPR News episode covers escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, new tariffs impacting household costs, wildfires across southern Europe, a controversial FDA advisory panel decision on peptide therapies, and a lighthearted update on a beloved orphaned monkey in Japan. The episode underscores h
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