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The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes continues to climb and time is running out to find survivors. But residents of Caracas say they’re doing the digging themselves, with emergency responders overwhelmed. NBC News Contributor Ana Vanessa Herrero shares stories from the area hit hardest, La Guaira. Plus, senior European officials tell NBC News that pro-Russian groups have been flooding AI systems with propaganda in an attempt to skew the information that chatbots share with users in Europe and the U.S. Recent research found that the campaign has affected some of the most popular AI programs, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. NBC News Technology Reporter Jared Perlo breaks down how the chatbots are being targeted.

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Venezuela’s strongest earthquakes in more than a century devastated the northern part of the country and killed hundreds of people. NBC News contributor Ana Vanessa Herrero shares her experience on the ground in Caracas as the death toll is expected to keep rising. Plus, a new report shows that 5 million people lost their healthcare coverage in the last 12 months because of Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. NBC News health and medical reporter Berkeley Lovelace Jr. breaks down the impact for those individuals – and why all of us could ultimately be affected.

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Candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in Tuesday’s state primaries. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Julie Tsirkin discusses whether the wins represent a broader progressive shift in the Democratic Party. Plus, the Trump administration’s battle with algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is millions of dollars over budget. NBC News Senior National Politics Reporter Jon Allen breaks down why President Trump is playing the blame game as he kicks off America’s 250th birthday party.

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Primaries in New York City on Tuesday are pitting establishment-backed Democrats against progressives endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, testing his influence within the party. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, President Donald Trump has endorsed both candidates in the Republican primary runoff for governor. NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki tells us what he’ll be watching for as the polls close. Then, NBC News Senior Politics Reporter Sahil Kapur takes us to the Senate, where lawmakers have passed a rare bipartisan bill to tackle the soaring cost of housing. He’ll break down how they got it done — and why now.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday morning, setting the stage for the U.K. to see its seventh leader in 10 years. NBC News International Correspondent Daniele Hamamdjian has more on what led to Starmer’s ouster — and who might replace him. Then, NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons joins to explain whether President Donald Trump’s threats on Iranian leaders could derail progress in peace talks. Finally, NBC News Business and Data Correspondent Brian Cheung talks about the legacy of former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, the economic giant who died at 100 years old.

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