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Before we let you go, tell us a bit more about the victim or the survivor, I think we should say, Giselle Pellicot.

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Charges in the murder of a health care CEO include the word terrorism.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. The Federal Reserve considers one last cut in interest rates for the year.

Many people will be watching the Fed in the months ahead. President-elect Trump has talked of policies that economists associate with inflation.

Prosecutors in New York City used that word as they wrote out the charges against Luigi Mangione. He was indicted yesterday for murder after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Yes, the Federal Reserve is holding its last meeting of the year. and policymakers are expected to lower their benchmark interest rate. The move comes at a time of declining but still sticky inflation and uncertainty about the incoming Trump administration.

And that's because of her gender. Police say the person responsible was a 15-year-old girl. She shot and killed two people and then herself.

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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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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.

President-elect Donald Trump has been holding court from his home in Palm Beach, Florida.

NPR senior national political correspondent Mara Liason was watching, and she's with us now. Good morning, Mara. Good morning. So the president, Alex, says everybody's trying to be his friend. Sounds about right. Yeah, it does.

He talked about various dinners he's having with the CEOs. What stood out to you there?

Well, and he also invited reporters into his home for a press conference. I think this is the first one since the election. Just say more about that. How did it go?

That is NPR's Mara Lyons. Mara, thank you. You're welcome. An all-too-familiar ritual took place at a church outside of Madison, Wisconsin last night, a vigil for the victims and the survivors of a school shooting yesterday at Abundant Life Christian School.

Sarah Lear of Wisconsin Public Radio has been following the story, and she's with us now. Good morning, Sarah. Hello. So what do we know now about what happened inside the school?

So as we just heard, we know that the shooting occurred at the school late yesterday morning. I know that the police spoke to the public several times throughout the day. And finally, last night, the police chief, Sean Barnes, as you just told us, he told us some details about the shooter. Could you just remind us of what he said?