Global Tensions and Local Innovations: A Comprehensive Overview

Plus, making fall foliage pop for the colorblind.  

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On Today’s Episode:

How the North Carolina Legislature Left Homes Vulnerable to Helene, by Christopher Flavelle

Judge Unseals New Evidence in Federal Election Case Against Trump, by Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage

After Missile Attack, Israel May Be Ready to Risk All-Out War With Iran, by Patrick Kingsley, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman

How Russians Serve the State: In Battle, and in Childbirth, by Anton Troianovski

Viewfinders Make Fall Foliage Pop for the Colorblind in Virginia, by Emmett Lindner