This NPR News segment covers pivotal Democratic primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin that could shape the party’s electoral strategy in swing states, while also reporting on wildfires in Spokane, the ongoing debate over the origins of COVID-19, a mass shooting in Idaho, a major airline str
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