Day: October 14, 2024

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a poll shows most AAPI adults think legal immigrants give the US a major economic boost.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on more attacks across Lebanon and Gaza; tensions soaring between the two Korean nations; and the Nobel Prize in economics zooms in on why countries succeed or fail.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the murder trial of Cash App’s founder is set to start.

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Former President Donald Trump is ratcheting up his political rhetoric to appeal to extreme-right voters. A close Senate race in Wisconsin could determine whether or not Democrats retain control of the Senate. And, the latest from the Middle East after a Hezbollah drone attack strikes an Israeli military base. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter . Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Krishnadev Calamur, Hannah Bloch, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Christopher Thomas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Andie Huether. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Plus: SpaceX shows progress in making core components of its Starship missions reusable. And, China keeps the world guessing on the size of its planned fiscal stimulus. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for Oct. 14. A sharp drop in venture-capital funding is leading the Chinese government to get more involved in grooming the country’s tech industry. The WSJ’s Liza Lin says that in the long run, that strategy could handicap China’s efforts to catch up with Western advances. Plus, a drone launched by Hezbollah hits a military base, highlighting a weak spot in Israel’s air-defense systems. And, most economists surveyed by WSJ think inflation would be higher under the polices Donald Trump than those of Kamala Harris. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Seoul says North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads.