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Aug 2024
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Kennedy Is Expected to Drop Out, and Rev...

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Plus, the Mennonites making the Amazon home.  

 

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On Today’s Episode:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Expected to End His Presidential Campaign, by Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Maggie Haberman and Benjamin Oreskes

Tim Walz, Accepting V.P. Nomination, Tells Democrats to ‘Leave It on the Field,’ by Katie Glueck, Nicholas Nehamas and Reid J. Epstein

U.S. Added 818,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported Earlier, by Ben Casselman

Labor Dispute Halts Rail Freight in Canada, Raising Supply Chain Concerns, by Ian Austen

At M.I.T., Black and Latino Enrollment Drops Sharply After Affirmative Action Ban, by Anemona Hartocollis and Stephanie Saul

The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home, by Mitra Taj

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