This NPR News episode covers a narrow Senate confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General, growing state regulations on paid political influencers, record-low water levels at Lake Mead, a severe European heat wave, an upcoming solar eclipse, and a brief teaser about AI helping people
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