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Jun 2024
12m 49s

Hamas capabilities, inmates-turned-firef...

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A diminished Hamas shifts to guerilla tactics signalling a long insurgency. The state of Washington pioneers a new initiative, training prison inmates to become wildland firefighters. And we sit down with Rolling Stones frontman and rock legend Mick Jagger. 


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