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NPR | By Michel Martin,

A Martínez

Published December 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM EST

Trump says the U.S. military conducted a strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, protests over economy flood Iran, flu cases in the U.S are on the rise, CDC data shows.

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