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In today鈥檚 episode, we look at some of the stories 鈥渦nder the radar鈥�, away from the main news headlines in the United States.
Why is the Trump administration blowing up boats which it says are carrying drugs from Venezuela to the United States? Donald Trump has described the latest strike which killed four people, as 鈥渁n act of kindness鈥� saving the lives of thousands of Americans. Sarah, Justin and Marianna unpack what we do and don鈥檛 know about the strikes, the evidence presented by the Pentagon and the justification.

We also to look at why next year鈥檚 Super Bowl headliner, Bad Bunny, has attracted the ire of the Secretary for 蜜芽传媒land Security, Kristi Noem, and Trump鈥檚 MAGA supporters.

HOSTS:
鈥� Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America Editor
鈥� Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent

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This episode was made by Rufus Gray, Alix Pickles, and Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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