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Who is Juan Merchan, the judge in Trump’s hush-money trial?

Judge Juan Merchan, who’s presiding over Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, has already ruled against him. <a href="https://apple.news/AL4ro6G05RymYTq7fCDBeDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> journalist Bart Jansen explains how Merchan works.
<a href="https://apple.news/AtTWo97npR_O_c663d0yl2A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Liz Essley Whyte tells us why drug shortages in America have reached a record high.
Something weird is happening with Caesar salads. <a href="https://apple.news/AIqnc2NBHRs-sSBWMO9qZaA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Atlantic</a> takes a look.
Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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