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NPR | By Michel Martin,

Leila Fadel

Published September 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM EDT

Israel launches airstrike targeting Hamas in Qatar, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes Trump's surge of immigration agents in Chicago, administration released plan to improve children's health.

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