Islamist rebels celebrate the capture of the Syrian city of Hama. Also: US Police search for the gunman who shot dead a health insurance boss on the streets of New York, and a faster way to predict the weather.
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Northern California’s tsunami warning is canceled after magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits the Pacific Northwest. Customer outrage prompts one insurer to walk back a plan to limit anesthesia coverage. We’ll tell you the latest details about the investigation into who killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. A congressional hearing on assassination attempts against President-elect Trump gets heated. And Boeing’s plea deal gets rejected
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The loss of Hama is a major blow to President Assad’s forces as rebels continue to advance across the country. Video footage showed insurgents parading through the streets and firing guns in celebration. We hear the latest from our correspondent in the region and ask Middle East expert Julien Barnes-Darcy how worried President Assad should be in the capital, Damascus. Also in the programme: President Macron addresses the people of France amid political turmoil. And we hear from Mick Mulvaney, former acting chief of staff in President Trump’s White House. (Photo: A rebel fighter stands atop a military vehicle in northwestern Idlib province, Syria, 1 December, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano)
P.M. Edition for Dec. 5. WSJ White House reporter Ken Thomas talks about the ways Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have suggested trimming the federal government with the Department of Government Efficiency. And as the NYPD continues its search for the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, WSJ reporter Chip Cutter says corporate America is rethinking how it approaches security. Plus, a Texas federal judge has rejected Boeing’s guilty plea relating to two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX airplanes because of DEI requirements for an outside monitor. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a difficult 2024 cycle, activists working to elect Democratic candidates are rethinking their playbooks for the next elections. Many organizers, including Black women, are strategizing ways to improve their coalition building. This episode: voting correspondents Miles Parks & Ashley Lopez, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. The podcast is produced by Jeongyoon Han and Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
