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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Monica Ricks. Death to America. That's what they were chanting in Iran's parliament overnight after its speaker said the U.S. military and Israel would be, quote, legitimate targets if America strikes the Islamic Republic.
Protests against the government are now entering their third week in the country, and President Trump's threatened to intervene if violence against them continues. At least 116 people have been killed. Here at home, big protests are happening in several big cities across the country this weekend, following ICE-involved shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. Justice for Renee Good!
That one in Minneapolis, where thousands gathered to honor Renee Good. Her death has sparked the sharpest national debate over whether the officer was justified in using deadly force. To see Trump warning the Iranian government not to shoot peaceful protesters Yet his own agents are doing that here in America. This is beyond appalling.
Critics say video footage and witness accounts did not show an imminent threat. And members of Congress are now considering possible consequences for ICE. Lawmakers are demanding a full investigation of the shooting death and possible policy changes over law enforcement raids.
Some Democrats have even suggested funding cuts to ICE operations and want Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem impeached, though that's unlikely to happen. The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is dashing talks of Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, giving her award to President Trump, despite Machado saying she'd give it to him for capturing Nicolás Maduro.
The Nobel Institute says the prize can't be revoked, transferred or shared with others. And that decision stands. Big banks will set the stage for Wall Street this week, posting their results from the final months of last year. JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Bank of America are among those expected to post slower revenue growth as stock trading eased.
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Chapter 2: What recent events in Iran have escalated tensions with the US?
Thursday is the weekly report on initial jobless claims, and we'll hear from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Industrial production is out on Friday. Karen Moscow, Bloomberg Radio.
Walmart will replace AstraZeneca on the Nasdaq 100 index later this month. The changes are set to take effect before the market opens on January 20th, since markets are closed on the 19th for MLK Day. Walmart's market value has climbed nearly a trillion dollars, thanks in big part to its sales growth, expanded digital operations, and increased use of AI.
Thousands of nurses in New York City could hit the picket line tomorrow in what could be the largest nurses strike in the city's history. Donya Munoz is one of about 16,000 nurses who could walk off the job if there's no contract deal between their union and five privately run New York City hospitals.
We need fair contracts now because I know that people are going to suffer and that is not what we want.
Nurses want better pay and benefits, increased staffing and safer working conditions. Couple wildcard wins in the NFL. The LA Rams beat the Carolina Panthers yesterday 34 to 31 and the Chicago Bears scored a W edging out the Green Bay Packers 31 to 27.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of protests in Iran for US foreign policy?
And in case you missed it, deadheads are mourning the loss of Bob Weir. The Grateful Dead's guitarist, singer and founding member died yesterday at 78. And that's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Monica Ricks and this is Bloomberg.
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Chapter 4: How are protests in the US linked to ICE actions?
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