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Aug. 8, 2025Updated 6:20 a.m. ET
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On Today’s Episode:
Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City, by Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Isabel Kershner
Trump Orders Surge of Law Enforcement in Washington, D.C., by Chris Cameron
As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed, by Jeanna Smialek and Stephanie Nolen
How One Company Maintained a Monopoly on U.S. Fire Retardant, by Chris Hamby
What Can MLB Learn From the Savannah Bananas? A Lot, It Turns Out, by Brittany Ghiroli
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