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Luigi Mangioni has pleaded guilty in New York to federal stocking charges in connection
“with the December 2024 shooting death of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson.”
Mangioni said he made a gun on a 3D printer traveled to New York posing as an investor to get information about the health care event that Thompson was attending. After the court hearing, U.S. Attorney Jamie MacDonald, who's office handled the prosecution, spoke to reporters. "The defendant committed this murder in an attempt to drop public attention to his dislike
of certain businesses, but we live in a civilized society governed by the rule of law. We debate, we disagree, we protest, we do not commit murder." Prosecutors planned to seek a life prison term at Mangioni's sentencing set for December the 18th. He also faces state murder charges.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saved the number of cases of cyclists porous across the U.S. as reached nearly 14,000 in additional 10,000 cases linked to iceberg let-as grown in Mexico are now suspected NPR's "Yuki Naguchi" reports. This year's cyclospariasis outbreak bus past prior records, Susan Maine says that's in part because of the Trump administration's staff cuts across health agencies last year.
Maine headed the food and drug administration's food safety division until three years ago.
“"I think that that has really pushed us into a new level of vulnerability in terms of”
our food safety system." She says that key FDA staff coordinating international outbreak response were cut, though the FDA says it continues to work with foreign partners. Federal funding and staff working on cyclospor research at the CDC were also cut. Yuki Naguchi and PR news Retail spending a key economic measure of the U.S. economy
declined in July for the first time in months, NPR's "Allain at Saluca" reports. In July compared to June, people spent a bit less on autos and autoparts, on electronics and at gas stations as gas prices had dipped a bit. But the big reason why Retail sales fell in July compared to June seems to do with prime day.
It's a big sales event that was previously in July, but this year was moved to June, and
so online sales fell to 0.2 percent month to month.
Now, comparing the spending to last year, sales grew almost across the board, with people buying more clothes, and gardening supplies, spending at restaurants and bars was up 5 percent, and higher gas prices had people spending more at gas stations by 16 percent from a year ago. "Alain Asilu" and "Bear News." Triple A says the national average price for gasoline was up 3 cents last week to $4.7 a
gallon. It's NPR. It's the final day for the public to weigh in on potential changes to the federal wilderness rules, from Boise State Public Radio Heath Drusen reports. "The Interior Department began allowing the public to comment on policies governing
wilderness study areas in July. That could lead to changes in management practices and millions of acres of public land. Tracy Stone Manning is the president of the Wilderness Society and former director of the Bureau of Land Management."
“"I think the administration is building on its record of systematically attacking every protected”
acre in the country." "Activity and designated wilderness and wilderness study areas is severely restricted in order to preserve their natural states. The Department of Interior did not respond to requests for comment. For MPR News, I'm Heath Drusen."
A series of shootings in Michigan Friday left six people, including the suspected gunman dead after an extensive search, and the victims were founded two different locations. The shootings took place in Michigan County about 170 miles northwest of Detroit, Lieutenant Ashley Miller is a sheriff's department spokesperson. "Not only is it difficult for our investigators and our troopers, but it's very hard for
this community. You know, this type of loss is tragic." Police are not saying what the motive for the shootings might have been. The Dow, the Nasdaq and the S&P all finished lower Friday, but his stocks closed the week, the Nasdaq and the S&P finished higher for the week.
For the first time ever, the S&P also crossed the 7,800 mark before closing lower.
This is NPR News, "Support for NPR." Democrats are fighting for the future of their party. This week on the NPR Politics podcast, we break down where the lines are being drawn between centrists and progressives. Both sides have scored victories this primary season, and both are certain that they will
be more electable in November. We'll catch you up on the key players and their pitches to voters.
