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$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer

August 20, 2026·10 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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The episode covers three major stories: the U.S. national debt surpassing $40 trillion amid rising interest and political inaction; Israel opening criminal investigations into military killings of Palestinians, including the high-profile case of five-year-old Hind Rajab; and a breakthroug

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Alan RappeportIsabel KershnerCarolyn Y. Johnson

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MerckModernaBipartisan Policy CenterYesh Din

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Climate ChangeGlobal NewsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical News

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