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Apr 2025
13m 57s

Francis, Pope of Firsts, Dies at 88

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for April 21. The Vatican announces the death of Pope Francis, triggering what Rome-based correspondent Margherita Stancati says will be a succession process that centers on whether to continue the pontiff's progressive legacy. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in hot water again after sharing detailed military plans in another Signal chat. And the Supreme Court halts the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan migrants under a rarely used wartime law. Luke Vargas hosts.


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Correction: An estimated $1 trillion of goods transits through the Gulf of Aden each year. An earlier version of this podcast said that was a daily figure. (Corrected on April 21)

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