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EPISODE · Jun 27, 2026 · 1H 29M

Death Toll in  Venezuela, Now Closer to 1,000

from The Lead with Jake Tapper · host CNN Podcasts

The devastation is getting worse two days after powerful earthquakes in Venezuela and more than 300 aftershocks. Help is on the way, but can it arrive fast enough in a window closing in to find people alive? Plus, breaking news, the US responds, hitting inside Iran after Iran's strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Is this a temporary escalation or something longer term? And in the Epstein investigation, a dramatic move by Congress trying to get a billionaire investor to talk and reveal what he knows about the dead pedophile and non-disclosure agreements and women who reportedly signed them and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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