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Congressional reporter Dylan Wells explains. Plus, President Joe Biden heads to Kentucky after flooding, Israel and Palestinian militants agree to a cease-fire, senior data reporter Jayme Fraser explains how nursing home staffs shrunk amid COVID and the first college football poll is here.




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Gas prices are coming down in some parts of the U.S., but how volatile is that drop? What could make them go back up? Lead analyst for Gas Buddy Patrick De Haan gets down to the nitty gritty on gas prices.

Jones spread lies about the Sandy Hook massacre. Plus, more flooding in Kentucky, Taiwan says Chinese military drills simulate an attack on the island, President Joe Biden ends his second COVID-19 isolation and five players are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.




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The bill addresses debt, climate and more. Plus, health reporter Adrianna Rodriguez talks about a COVID death plateau, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wraps up her Asia trip amid Taiwan tensions, patient safety reporter Karen Weintraub has a monkeypox update and Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison.




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The U.S. maintains that it has not shifted in its policy toward the island. Plus, travel reporter Zach Wichter says flight prices will soon drop, closing arguments are set in Brittney Griner's trial, money and tech reporter Terry Collins talks about employers looking for skills over experience and the NFL preseason is here.




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It's the first statewide vote on the issue. Plus, national correspondent Donovan Slack explains a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic substances, a cargo ship leaves Ukraine for the first time in more than five months, reporter Celina Tebor updates us on the McKinney Fire and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers funding for Taiwan amid China tensions.




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