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Sep 2024
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P.M. Edition for Sept. 16. The Wall Street Journal’s Ryan Barber on why the U.S. Secret Service is rethinking its approach to the presidential candidates’ protection. And the U.S. power grid survived another brutal summer, but just barely. Energy reporter Katherine Blunt on what it needs to keep going. Plus, Boeing freezes hiring, as it buckles in for what could be a costly strike. Tracie Hunte hosts.


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