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News Wrap: Army sergeant accused of shooting 5 soldiers

Season 2025 Episode 218 | 7m 17s

In our news wrap Wednesday, an Army sergeant is accused of shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Putin for what a Kremlin aide called 'useful and constructive' talks, Gaza health officials say at least 38 people were killed while trying to get aid and Japan marked 80 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

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