On Today’s Episode:

• ‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence, by David C. Adams

• Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere, by Sarah Mervosh and Francesca Paris

• Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison, by David Yaffe-Bellany and J. Edward Moreno

• ‘Every Day Is Hard’: One Year Since Russia Jailed a U.S. Reporter, by Katie Robertson

• Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Here, and It’s Much More Than Country, by Ben Sisario

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