The episode covers a series of breaking news developments involving U.S.-Iran tensions, a contentious Alabama congressional election, a surge in foodborne illness outbreaks, drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia, the long-delayed trial in the Tupac Shakur murder case, a deadly mining a
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