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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    US is favored to win Women’s World Cup, but not easily

    Big stars like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe will compete, but the team is missing other key players who are injured. Of the 23 players, 14 have never been to the World Cup.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 21, 2023 • 1 min read

    Big stars like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe will compete, but the team is missing other key players who are injured. Of the 23 players, 14 have never been to the World Cup.

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    1. 0:00The state of abortion access 1 year after SCOTUS gutted Roe
    2. 10:26What could income-based electricity bills mean for CA’s power grid?
    3. 18:02US is world’s richest country. Why does it have so much poverty?
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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Income-based electricity bills, abortion access a year after Dobbs decision
    1. 0:00The state of abortion access 1 year after SCOTUS gutted Roe
    2. 10:26What could income-based electricity bills mean for CA’s power grid?
    3. 18:02US is world’s richest country. Why does it have so much poverty?
    4. 41:19US is favored to win Women’s World Cup, but not easilyYou’re reading this
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