Big Grocery Merger, Massachusetts Mosquito Disease, Calm In Lebanon

大型杂货店合并,马萨诸塞州蚊子病,黎巴嫩平静

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2024-08-27

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Arguments over food prices are central to efforts to halt a 25 billion dollar grocery store merger. A rare and deadly mosquito borne illness has public parks in Massachusetts shut down at dusk. The Israel-Lebanon border is calm for now and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Fighting across the Israel Lebanon border has quieted after days of bombardment.

  • The immediate threat of a broader regional war seems to have lessened for now, but in Gaza, the humanitarian crisis continues.

  • I'm E.

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  • That's Michelle Martin.

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