This NPR News episode delivers a rapid-fire update on pressing national and global issues, from the underestimated financial toll of the Iran war to escalating climate-driven wildfires in Europe and a deadly attack at an LGBTQ+ event in Berlin. The episode underscores the interconnectedne
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