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On Today’s Episode:

• Workers Strike as Israelis Seethe Over Hostage Killings, by Patrick Kingsley

• Takeaways From East Germany’s State Elections, by Christopher F. Schuetze

• How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas

• A Funnel Cake Macchiato, Anyone? The Coffee Wars Are Heating Up, by Julie Creswell

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