This NPR News episode delivers urgent updates on natural disasters in Colombia, Venezuela, the U.S. Midwest, and near Hawaii, while also covering a high-stakes legal and financial controversy over President Trump’s White House renovation and a near-miss aviation incident averted by a vigi
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