On Washington Wednesday, what to expect when Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom prepare to debate red state versus blue state policies on Thursday; on World Tour, news from Norway, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and China; and Christians from Texas volunteer to feed hungry people in Israel. Plus, a runaway forklift in Michigan, commentary from Janie B. Cheaney, and the Wednesday morning news

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