This NPR News episode covers a high-stakes U.S.-Venezuela oil deal, ongoing international disaster response in the Himalayas, the closing arguments in the Tupac Shakur murder trial, the launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope, Iceland’s rejection of EU membership, and a cultural reflection
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