[Bug]: Explore - What's happening never loads. Displays: `Unable to load what's happening`

### Describe the bug

What's happening never loads. Displays: `Unable to load what's happening` despite having network connection

### Expected behavior

_No response_

### Screenshots/Recordings

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a0119c63-1f23-4f3c-bc76-2e1e314cbe3a

### Steps to reproduce

1. Click Explore
2. See What's happening displays: Unable to load what's happening

### Error messages or log output

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### Where was this bug found?

Internal release testing

### Version

7.79.0

### Build number

5141

### Build type

None

### Device

Pixel 6

### Operating system

Android

### Additional context

_No response_

### Severity

_No response_

Reproduce the failure from Explore > What's happening on a Pixel 6 running Android, version 7.79.0 build 5141, with a network connection. Trace the loading path that produces "Unable to load what's happening"; done means the section loads successfully instead of displaying that error.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.