Day: October 22, 2024

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General Motors is losing money in China, but says its U.S. business is holding steady. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest visit to the Middle East; further Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital; Koreas tensions rising; a former Peru president gets a long sentence in a corruption case; and New Zealanders urged to cuddle less in airports.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports New York magazine’s star political reporter is out.

Tempers are flaring on the streets in Cuba, as citizens deal with a power outage that was a problem even before Sunday night’s hurricane. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

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An NPR investigation has found former President Donald Trump has made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his perceived opponents – including private citizens. A federal court in Louisiana is weighing whether a state law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools is constitutional. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting a summit of world leaders despite the west trying to isolate him over the war in Ukraine. 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 Barrie Hardimon, Susanna Capeluto, Ryland Barton, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woefle. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Andie Huether. And our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in a case linked to a major corruption scandal.