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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Wednesday, July 8th

President Donald Trump appears to call off peace negotiations with Iran, says the US "needs" Greenland, cuts off all trade with Spain at the NATO summit in Turkey, backlash grows over National Guard deployments to Washington, DC.

From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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