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The deaths of U.S. troops in Jordan.


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The death of U.S. soldiers. On Sunday, U.S. Central Command confirmed that three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in an overnight drone attack on a small outpost in Jordan. It was the first time U.S. troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the war in Gaza.


You can read today's podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story here and here, an update to the crash of a Russian military transport plane story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.


You can also check out our latest YouTube video about misinformation and fake news that has spread like wildfire in the three months since Hamas’s attack on Israel and the subsequent fighting in Gaza here.


Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:59), Quick hits (2:59), Today’s story (5:56), Left’s take (7:50), Right’s take (11:16), Isaac’s take (14:49), Listener question (19:28), Under the Radar (22:26), Numbers (23:22), Have a nice day (24:26)


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Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 


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