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News Wrap: Heat and extreme weather sweeps across the U.S.

Season 2024 Episode 175 | 3m 29s

In our news wrap Saturday, heat, wildfires and flooding hit many parts of the U.S., an Arkansas man is facing murder charges stemming from a grocery store shooting, the death toll in Gaza climbed after two Israeli airstrikes, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said more Western help is needed after a day of deadly Russian attacks, and Las Vegas police removed a mysterious monolith from the desert.

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