Thousands of livestock stranded on ship amid Red Sea standoff

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A ship transporting about 15,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle to the Middle East was turned back to Australia amid Red Sea tensions. But now, the livestock can’t disembark because of Australian import rules. Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain how this could mean weeks more at sea in blistering temperatures.

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