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Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant

Tue, 17 Dec 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump has been holding court at Mar-a-Lago since his election victory. CEOs, foreign leaders and lawmakers have all made the trip to South Florida. He talked about his visitors and other issues in a post election news conference yesterday. Two people were killed when a student opened fire at a Wisconsin school. The alleged shooter is also dead. A gene-edited pig kidney has for the first time been transplanted into a human. 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 Roberta Rampton, Cheryl Corley, Scott Hensley, HJ Mai and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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3.456 - 15.462 Michelle Martin

CEOs and foreign leaders have been visiting Mar-a-Lago. Some kept their distance from President Trump in his first term, but are now trying to get close enough to persuade him. What did he say about his visitors and other things in a post-election news conference?

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15.542 - 25.226 Steve Inskeep

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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25.586 - 31.189 Narrator

A second-grade student called 911 to report a shooting...

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32.228 - 37.352 Steve Inskeep

At school, what do police know about the student who opened fire, killing two people and then herself?

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37.852 - 42.416 Michelle Martin

And a gene-edited pig kidney has, for the first time, been transplanted into a human.

42.436 - 45.818 Pig Kidney Transplant Patient

I feel like a whole new person. Like I've got a second chance in life.

46.178 - 51.442 Michelle Martin

What does this mean for people desperately waiting for an organ? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.

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