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EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 13 MIN

Why this year’s flu season feels so much worse

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Health-care subsidies that millions of Americans depend on for insurance have officially expired. The Washington Post’s Peter Whoriskey joins to discuss how some families are dealing with the sudden rise in costs. A person on the crypto-betting site Polymarket won $400,000 wagering that Nicolás Maduro would soon be out as Venezuela’s leader. Alexander Osipovich of The Wall Street Journal explains why the timing of the bets might be suspicious. Doctors are seeing a surge of patients with serious flu-like symptoms. NBC News’s Erika Edwards breaks down why flu season is so bad this year. Plus, the White House left the door open to military force in Greenland, Trump announced a deal on Venezuelan oil, and more details emerged about the people killed during the operation to capture Maduro. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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