This NPR News segment covers a series of current events, including the narrow Senate confirmation of Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General, ongoing wildfires in Utah and the West, new CDC travel restrictions due to Ebola outbreaks in Africa, mentorship programs helping marginalized youth
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