This NPR News segment covers a range of current events, from President Trump’s assurances about Russian military intentions and a covert CIA visit to Moscow, to FDA approval of updated COVID-19 vaccines, rising mortgage rates tied to inflation concerns, climate change intensifying El Niño
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