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Feb 2025
49m 49s

'We Were Hanging Like Bats'

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First, we bring you the latest on a plane that crashed and flipped upside down during landing. Then, senior US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia about ending the war in Ukraine ... without Ukraine. Plus, President Trump has directed Elon Musk and the DOGE team to identify fraud at the Social Security Administration. 

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