The episode covers escalating U.S.-Iran tensions marked by reciprocal military strikes, Senator Ed Markey’s primary victory, the ongoing jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial, slow hurricane recovery in Asheville despite G20 attention, Florida’s move against automated license pla
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