This NPR News segment covers multiple breaking stories, including a deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia that has killed at least 111 people, with more expected, and ongoing rescue efforts under new President Abelardo de la Esparrella. The episode also reports on a controversial ex
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