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What recent developments have occurred in the Epstein investigation?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. There has been another arrest in the fallout of the Epstein investigation. Former British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, has been arrested in London. Authorities detained him today on suspicion of misconduct in public office as part of an investigation into connections to the late convicted sex offender and financier. Same language police used to describe the arrest of King Charles' brother, the former Prince Andrew, four days ago, also in an Epstein-related investigation. Mandelson has not been accused of sexual misconduct. He did not immediately respond to NPR's phone calls. Tens of millions of people across the northeastern U.S.
How is the winter storm affecting the northeastern U.S.?
are under a blizzard warning today as an intense winter storm batters the region. Jeremy Siegel of member station GBH in Boston reports thousands of drivers, bus operators and medical professionals are still braving the elements.
The message from city officials has been clear. Stay home if you can. But for essential workers at Boston Medical Center, like surgery resident Colton Yon, that's not an option. I found him trudging through the snow after finishing an overnight shift. How would you describe walking home in this weather? Cold and wet. I guess part of the deal. We love what we do. The storm is snarling travel across the region. Streets are coated in snow, and airports spanning from Boston down to D.C. have canceled nearly all flights. For NPR News, I'm Jeremy Siegel in Boston.
The president of Mexico says security forces have cleared all highways and roads that drug gangs had blocked following yesterday's killing of a drug cartel leader. NPR's Carrie Conn has the latest.
President Claudia Sheinbaum says practically all activities are back up and running following yesterday's military action that killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, Nemesio Siguieres Cervantes, known as El Mencho. Mexico has been under intense pressure from the U.S. to crack down on drug kingpins. Major airlines canceled flights stranding travelers. The U.S. warned Americans in Mexico to shelter in places. Gang members burned shops, cars, and battled police. Sheinbaum says the operation against El Mencho was conceived and executed only by Mexico. There was no participation in the operation by U.S. forces, she stressed, but added intelligence sharing always occurs. Carrie Khan, NPR News.
On the eve of the State of the Union, U.S. stocks are trading sharply lower this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average now down 750 points or 1.5 percent. At 48,875, the S&P has fallen 74 points, more than 1 percent. The Nasdaq down 1.2 percent. This is NPR News. Well, President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tomorrow night for the annual State of the Union address. NPR's Domenico Montanaro describes one of the key findings of the latest NPR PBS News Marist poll on how respondents believe the U.S. is faring.
There are really big splits by education and gender. I mean, of those with college degrees, 69 percent say that the State of the Union is not strong. Those without degrees, though, are split 50-50. Women, 63% say that the State of the Union is not strong. That's 12 points higher than men. Both of those divides have been really pronounced throughout this decade with Trump on the political scene and how people view him.
That's NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, the first woman to be elected to her state's top office, will deliver the Democratic response. Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur. NPR's Rebecca Herscher with details.
The dinosaur is a type of Spinosaurus. That's a group of dinosaurs that were very large predators with long, pointy skulls, ideal for fishing. The new species of Spinosaurus was discovered in the Sahara, in an area that was marshy when the animal lived about 95 million years ago. The discovery was made by an international group of scientists, led by a team from the University of Chicago. The details were published in the journal Science last week.
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