This NPR News segment covers a range of current events, from a controversial U.S.-Venezuela oil deal and the launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to labor market shifts, Iceland’s EU referendum, a deadly ferry disaster near Cyprus, and a historic moment in youth baseball. The episode la
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