Day: December 11, 2024
People in Syria are slowly settling in to a new reality. The fall of the Assad regime offers new opportunities, but also creates big challenges. NPR’s Ruth Sherlock is reporting from Damascus. The motive of the alleged gunman in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is still unclear. Police have been sifting through Luigi Mangione’s online history since his arrest to learn more about his ideology, and the proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons hangs in the balance. 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 James Hider, Andrew Sussman, Emily Kopp, HJ Mai and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Ben Abrams. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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NPR News: 12-11-2024 5AM EST
After the shooting and killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the search for his killer may have come to an end. Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who was found with the gun believed to be used in Thompson’s murder. Former FBI agent Nicole Parker joins to recount the manhunt for this murder suspect, the concerning trend of empathy online for the alleged killer, and what justice likely awaits Mangione if convicted. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has until January 19th, 2025, to divest from TikTok to sell to a US owner or face a country-wide ban. This comes from national security experts, and lawmakers fear China’s access to Americans’ data. President-elect Donald Trump, set to soon take office for the second time, has expressed possible intentions to reverse this ban. Founder and CEO of Applied AI, John Cofrancesco, joins to discuss the looming ban and why Americans should be concerned about China’s access to their data. Plus, commentary from FOX News Legal Analyst Gregg Jarrett. Photo Credit: AP
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