The killing of American troops prompted Joe Biden to take action, but the response was calculated. Republican lawmakers called for strikes on Iranian territory, with influential voices like Senator Lindsey Graham advocating for it. Jake Sullivan, the president's national security advisor, didn't rule out direct strikes on Iranian territory, but it remains unlikely.
Dozens of air strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen were designed to show American resolve without themselves provoking a deeper conflict. We ask what happens next. Philanthropists are increasingly doing things differently: handing over the cash and getting out of the way (11:01). And cuteness has wriggled into every facet of culture—and along the way became a serious subject of study (18:47).
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