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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
What do police say about the online celebration of the murder?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
When does a murder also qualify as an act of terrorism?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
NPR's Sarah Ventry is covering the aftermath of this story in New York. Good morning. Good morning. Okay, why call it terrorism?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
But it keeps going on. Is this right? There's been crowdfunding for Luigi Mangione's defense?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Okay, so that is the way that some people see this. Prosecutors see this as terrorism. What else do the charges say?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Okay, so the suspect is not yet in New York. He's being held in Pennsylvania. How does he end up getting brought across state lines?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Okay. NPR's Sarah Ventry will continue following the story, whatever happens. Thanks so much, Sarah.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
The cost of borrowing money to buy a car or grow a business could get a little bit cheaper this afternoon.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
NPR's Scott Horsley is covering this as always. Scott, good morning.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Okay, so I know that Fed governors tend to signal, try to not surprise people and signal what they may be doing. So what do you expect the Fed to do?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Also, we explore something rare about a school shooting in Wisconsin. The shooter was a girl. What does this teach us about the profile of people who commit such acts? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Okay. And I guess we should just remember here, interest rates are linked with inflation. That's the main tool the Fed has for battling inflation. They went up because inflation went up. Now interest rates are going down. Does that mean the battle against inflation is over?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
I appreciate the metaphor. Thank you for extending it. But if inflation is that stubborn, why would the Fed cut interest rates again?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
When you say the word forecast, of course, we're talking about a change in presidential administrations, a big change in some big economic policies or policies that relate to the economy. How is the Fed preparing for that?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
I suppose by then we'll have some idea of what economic effect Trump's policies will have had, which ones he succeeded in imposing, how he did that, and what the effect is on inflation.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
NPR's Scott Horsley, thanks.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
The identity of a school shooter in Wisconsin is forcing us to think about what kinds of people would do something like this.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
NPR's Katie Riddle covers mental health and joins us. Hi there. Hi, Steve. How unusual is it to have a female shooter?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Okay, more likely, meaning you might have boys who respond like this, you might have girls respond like this, but it's just that females are less likely to lash out this way?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
I appreciate that. She's saying don't stereotype somebody. Look at what's going on with the individual. But with that said, does this change anything in terms of red flags to look for?
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Katia, thanks so much.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
That's NPR's Katia Riddle. And if you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call or text 988. That's 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Kevin Drew, Rafael Nam, Diane Weber, H.J. Mai, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Katie Klein. We get engineering support from Nisha Heines, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us tomorrow.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News. Here is how the day unfolded at a Wisconsin school.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
Business leaders have been making their way there, tech CEOs, pharma CEOs, and yesterday the CEO of a Japanese investment bank promising to spend $100 billion in the United States. The president-elect talked about this at his first news conference since the election.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
In truth, some people wanted to be his friend last time, but there is a difference. People who don't like this say wealthy people are bending the knee, but how do the executives see it?
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
At school, what do police know about the student who opened fire, killing two people and then herself?
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
Pastor Marcus Allen worked to comfort the crowd with prayer.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
Police say a teenager opened fire at that school yesterday, killing two people and then herself. Six others are wounded.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
We can reveal this morning what doctors have done for the first time to save people who need organ transplants.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
Pig kidney, human being. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein was in the operating room during the procedure, the only journalist in there. Hi there, Rob. Hey, Steve. Wow, what an experience. What was it like?
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
This is blowing my mind because you're telling me, Rob, not just that people are using a pig kidney because human organs are in short supply, which they are. They're using a pig kidney because they think in this case it is the best choice, better than a human organ for this person. So how did this operation come together?
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
I especially like the applause there, Rob. So what happens now?
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
Well, thanks for your eyewitness account, Rob. Really appreciate it.
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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
NPR Health correspondent Rob Stein. And that's up first for Tuesday, December 17th. I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Steve Inskeep. There's an easy way to stay connected to news and podcasts from the NPR network. It's the NPR app. You hear community coverage from your local station. Remember, public media are in just about every community in this country.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
TikTok and the Department of Justice are heading to the Supreme Court. The court accepted TikTok's request to hear arguments about a law that could ban the viral video app next month. The court's chosen timing matters here as much as the decision to hear the case.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
The justices often move deliberately and take many months, but they chose in this case to move quickly, scheduling an argument for TikTok within three weeks on January 10th.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
Also, judges delivered verdicts in a French rape case that shocked many people around the world. The victim has become a feminist hero, but will the trial make a difference for others? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
For one thing, people can move. Refugees are coming home. Syrians who were stuck on one side or another in the many battle lines can cross them for the first time in years. And journalists can get a fuller look at a country in transition.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
51 men were on trial for raping a woman while she was drugged and unconscious over a period of years. Her husband was accused of orchestrating this abuse. The trial has shocked France and drawn the world's attention.
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Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
And I'm Steve Inskeep. There's an easy way to stay connected to news and podcasts from the NPR network. It is the NPR app. You hear community coverage from your local station because this is a network of local stations in communities across this country. You also hear stories from around the world and podcast suggestions from based on what you like. Download the NPR app in your app store.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
The fall of Syria's longtime president means different things to different people there.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Okay, Leila, let's follow up on this. Who would be concerned about life not improving or even getting worse after this regime is gone?
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Well, since you raise it, let me ask if people did anything that they now need to be worried about. Did people in that Alawite sect lead a life of privilege under the old regime?
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Okay, so he's against the old regime. He's still worried about being targeted by the new regime. Are people where you were being targeted?
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Also, ABC News settled a defamation lawsuit with President-elect Trump. The network will donate millions to his presidential library, even though experts felt ABC had a strong legal defense. So why pay? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Leila, thanks for all the subtleties. Really appreciate it.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Senior Biden administration officials have been in the region pushing the negotiations, which they say have been intense lately. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is just back from his latest trip to the Middle East.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza continue with the Palestinian death toll climbing to nearly 45,000.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Why did ABC News settle a lawsuit with President-elect Trump? The TV network is making a $15 million donation to Trump's future presidential library and also posting a statement of regret. That is the settlement over remarks by anchor George Stephanopoulos during an interview.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
The settlement comes just as an incoming administration talks of using the power of government and the legal system to penalize news coverage they don't like. NPR media correspondent David Falkenflich is covering all this. David, good morning.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
What was the lawsuit about?
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
We've heard people dance in the streets. Now we hear from Syrians who ask if the collapse of the old order might bring retribution against them.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
I'm just thinking about that. So according to the judge, this is something of a subtlety and it's involving a public figure where normally you can have very, very wide latitude to say all sorts of things. What had legal experts said about the merits of Trump's case against ABC News?
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
Yeah, absolutely. It matters who you are. If you're totally a private citizen, maybe if somebody says something terrible about you, you can sue. It gets harder when you get more famous. So why, in this case, did ABC News settle?
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
NPR's David Folkenflik, thanks so much. You bet. And that's Up First for this Monday, December 16th. I'm Steve Inskeep.
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Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
NPR's Team Damascus for Up First includes Arzu Rezvani and Taylor Haney. Today's episode was edited by Carrie Kahn, Emily Kopp, H.J. Mai, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Katie Klein. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Zach Coleman. Join us tomorrow.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Federal agencies run out of money at midnight tonight. It is not clear how Congress will do one of the most basic parts of its job, which is to fund the daily operations of the federal government.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Congress has the deadline of tonight to fund the federal government. Elon Musk and President-elect Trump instructed Republicans to kill a bipartisan plan. Then the House rejected Trump's preferred alternative. What now?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Just taking a breath. NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh has been covering all of this and is up early once again. Hi there, Deirdre. Good morning, Steve. Why did plan B fail?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
I'm just thinking about pure numbers in the House of Representatives. They needed a two-thirds vote. So they needed Democrats to support this, right? They did. And so then they did this thing where they didn't even negotiate with Democrats. So you knew it was going to fail. Then it didn't even get a majority because a lot of Republicans turned against it. And so what's plan C? There isn't one.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Also, a rebel group toppled Syria's government with surprising ease. Now it's their job to build a new government that includes everyone in a divided country. How could they do it? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
So what does this mean if Republicans feel they need to obey President-elect Trump and or Elon Musk in saying no to things, but then they won't even say yes to things necessarily? What does this mean for next year?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
And Pierce Deidre Walsh covered the last Trump administration and will be covering Congress in this one. Thanks so much.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
We have a closer look this morning at the battle for one Ukrainian city.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
NPR's Brian Mann made it into Pokrovsk yesterday and joins us. Hey there, Brian.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
I appreciate this description. Somebody was pointing out to me the other day that this war is like World War I trench warfare, except with drones overhead all the time and other things that make it more horrifying. Now, you suggested a moment ago that a lot of civilians seem to have left this city that's mostly empty, but are all civilians out of harm's way?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Well, how have Ukrainian forces been able to hold out against superior Russian numbers?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
NPR's Brian Mann, who's been on the front lines near Povrovsk, Ukraine. Thanks.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
The rebels who deposed Syria's government now face the challenge of replacing it.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
NPR's Adil Al-Shalchi is in Damascus. Hi there. Good morning. What is the rebels' vision for Syria?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Okay, they're saying they're not going to do that stringent rule, but how do their public comments stack up with what they're doing so far?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
So they inherit now this country that is very isolated in the world, all kinds of international sanctions and everything else. Do you get the impression that the new rulers are wanting to engage with the world and that the world is ready to engage with them?
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We've got a couple seconds left, so I just want to ask you, you're walking around Damascus. Are things still relatively calm day by day?
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
It's good if you can get back to worrying about traffic. NPR's Adil Al-Shalji, thanks so much. You're welcome, Steve. And that's Up First for this Friday, December 20th.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
I want you to know the names of some of our colleagues who bring you up first in this holiday season. Today's episode was edited by Kelsey Snell, Carrie Kahn, Ryland Barton, H.J. Mai, and Olivia Hampton. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia DeMoss, and Katie Klein. We get engineering support from the ever-supportive Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carly Strange.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
And our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Join us tomorrow.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
The fall of Syria's longtime president prompted celebrations by many of its people. It's safe to say the same event led to dismay in the capital of Iran.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
NPR international affairs correspondent Jackie Northam covers Iran. Hey there, Jackie. Good morning, Steve. How did the Iranians use the old Syrian government?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
What were or are the regime's long-term goals exactly?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Oh, which underlines how disastrous the last few months have been for Iran because Hezbollah has been decimated by Israel's military. This is just a moment when you would think Iran would want to be resupplying Hezbollah. I guess that's not going to happen.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Okay, so might Iran change its strategy of seeking domination through the region?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Also, who's flying drones over New Jersey? Could it be a Springsteen fan? Someone who's afraid of the drivers? And is it a coincidence that the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds was set there? We won't just drone on about the state where I used to live, but stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
NPR's Jackie Northam, thanks for the insights.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Some American colleges are preparing for President-elect Trump's second term.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Kirk Carrapeza is covering this. He follows higher education from member station GBH in Boston. Kirk, good morning.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Okay, so I guess we can imagine why they would make this suggestion, but let's try to get the facts out. What is driving this?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Okay, so he said that, but there's an if at the beginning of that. Is it entirely clear what specifically the new president will do regarding international students?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
What do you hear when you reach out to administrators as well as students?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Iranian money and troops propped up the old Syrian leaders, so how much does his government's collapse set back an adversary of Israel and the United States?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Yeah, although, fair point, policy hasn't changed yet. We don't really know what's going to happen. Kirk, thanks so much. Thank you, Steve. Kirk Carrapeza covers higher education for GBH in Boston. What in the world is going on in the skies over New Jersey?
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
New Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen once described North Jersey's sky with the line, the sun's just a red ball rising over them refinery towers. But now we need to add a few drones to the lyrics and to that picture because people have been reporting flying objects. Federal authorities say the drones are not a security threat, which still leaves the question of what they are.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
And that's Up First for this Friday, December 13th. I'm Steve Inskeep.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Didi Skanky, Stephen Drummond, Ali Schweitzer, H.J. Mai, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Batch, Nia Dumas, and Ben Abrams. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Join us Monday.