This NPR News segment covers a series of current events, including President Trump’s shift to economic pressure on Iran, Ukraine’s ongoing drone strikes and Russia’s retaliatory threats, a historic IndyCar race on the National Mall, a growing wildfire in Reno, rising alcohol-related death
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