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News Wrap: First storm of Atlantic hurricane season forms

Season 2024 Episode 172 | 6m 25s

In our news wrap Wednesday, the first named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, relatives of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max crashes asked the Justice Department to criminally charge the plane-maker and a Russian court sentenced an American soldier to nearly four years in prison for stealing and making threats of murder.

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