The episode delivers a rapid-fire update on key U.S. political, economic, and public safety developments, highlighting a Republican Senate runoff win in South Carolina, escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions, a record number of ICE arrests, rising cybercrime targeting back-to-school season
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