How the world is racing to contact trace a rare virus

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<p>Health officials are rushing to complete contract tracing of passengers onboard the cruise ship struck with an outbreak of hantavirus. <a href="https://apple.news/APH3BCdIMSZeYp8forfY4Sw">Stat</a>&rsquo;s Helen Branswell joins to discuss what experts are looking out for.</p> <p>After Trump launched Project Freedom, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait barred the U.S. from using their bases and airspace. The <a href="https://apple.news/ACV7-PxgdS_iUOfKfmR4_EA">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Shelby Holliday explains why the two Gulf countries have since reversed course.</p> <p>Many thought the Sphere in Las Vegas would be a failure after huge budget overruns and construction delays. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsmiVPt6KTgilHPj7mnaUJQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Katherine Sayre details how the popular venue bucked expectations.</p> <p>Plus, a federal court ruled that Trump&rsquo;s latest tariffs are <a href="https://apple.news/AQXMfNeeWScCw02FSIwQ6eg">unjustified</a>, Tennessee <a href="https://apple.news/A3U6x1evxTSSotMaeLUt-Jg">passed</a> the first new congressional map since the Supreme Court&rsquo;s Voting Rights Act decision, and Sir David Attenborough <a href="https://apple.news/AjJvsXNt8TAybNmNqKVB91Q">is celebrating</a> a milestone birthday.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>