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Podcast: Apple News Today
Episode: Why a GOP senator is blocking the U.S. military
Description: The Marines’ top general has stepped down as leader with no Senate-confirmed successor in place. A Republican senator is blocking military promotions to protest abortion policy. Politico has the story.
If signed into law as expected, Iowa’s proposed abortion ban is likely to face a long legal battle. KCCI reports.
He served the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. He was killed driving for Lyft in D.C. The Washington Post tells his story.
Smithsonian explains how climate change is making home runs easier to hit.