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Nov 2024
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The Voters Who Can Make or Break the Ele...

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P.M. Edition for Nov. 4. WSJ reporter Aaron Zitner discusses how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hope to reach the elusive, occasional voters. And Venezuelan-Americans who arrived in the country years ago haven’t exactly been welcoming to newer Venezuelan arrivals. The Journal’s Arian Campo-Flores tells us why. Plus, Russia is suspected of plotting to place incendiary devices on aircraft bound for North America. Tracie Hunte hosts.


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