This NPR News episode covers several major stories: the death of legendary actor Tim Curry, CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s undisclosed trip to Russia amid ongoing war in Ukraine, a landmark child safety lawsuit settlement involving Meta, record-high global ocean temperatures linked to clim
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