This NPR News episode delivers a snapshot of breaking global events, including a thwarted terrorist plot against a U.S.-used British Air Force base, Bill Gates’ urgent call for AI regulation, and a deadly nor’easter impacting the Northeast U.S., while also highlighting lighter stories lik
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