AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports on the reward — and the manhunt — for the person who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
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Five decades of authoritarian Assad family rule in Syria have ended with the president fleeing the capital before it fell to rebels without resistance. His former international backer, Russia, says he’s left the country. In this special edition of Newshour focusing on events in Syria, we ask what’s next for a country that’s been torn apart by civil war forcing millions of people to flee? Will there be an orderly transition of power to the rebels ? Why did the regime collapse so suddenly ? We’ll hear from supporters and critics of the Assad government. And from the Red Cross in a chaotic Damascus – what the future is for the hundreds of thousands tortured and detained under Assad’s murderous rule.
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Special edition: What’s next for Syria
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President-elect Donald Trump has embraced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform and nominated him to be his health and human services secretary. WSJ reporter Liz Essley Whyte and health business editor Jonathan Rockoff discuss RFK Jr.’s views and how they gained traction, the changes a Trump administration might try to implement to health and food policy, and the hurdles it will have to overcome. Luke Vargas hosts.Further Reading: How Science Lost America’s Trust and Surrendered Health Policy to Skeptics Not All Trump 2.0 Regulatory Initiatives Will Survive—Here’s Why Trump Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Go Wild’ on Healthcare. Investors Need Not Panic. How Froot Loops Landed at the Center of U.S. Food Politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President Biden made a historic trip to Angola last week, fulfilling a first-term pledge to visit Africa and becoming the first sitting President to visit the country. While there, the President met with regional leaders and announced more than $1 billion in U.S. assistance — aiming to strengthen relations in the region and combat China’s growing influence. Head of the Eurasia Group’s Africa practice, Amaka Anku, weighs in on the importance of America and Africa’s relationship, and if it will continue to develop under the Trump Administration. President-elect Donald Trump made headlines with his proposed tariffs for Canada, China, and Mexico. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President-elect earlier in the week amidst fears that new tariffs could hurt Canada’s economy. But what exactly are tariffs, and how have they been used in the past? FOX News Contributor and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush Karl Rove answers those questions and more.
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