This NPR News episode delivers a global snapshot of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, deadly floods in Nepal and China, inflation trends at the Minnesota State Fair, Iceland’s rejection of EU membership, ongoing Russian drone attacks in Ukraine, and a cultural reflection on Black cowboys in
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