Addressing Lead Poisoning and Gun Regulation Challenges

Plus, have we reached peak human life span?  

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On Today’s Episode:

Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change, by Adam Nagourney, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker

Milton Is Already a Storm for the Record Books. Here’s What May Come Next, by Judson Jones

Lead Drinking-Water Pipes Must be Replaced Nationwide, E.P.A. Says, by Hiroko Tabuchi

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Biden Administration’s Limits on ‘Ghost Guns,’ by Abbie VanSickle

Have We Reached Peak Human Life Span?, by Dana G. Smith