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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.
What details are emerging from the Brown University mass shooting investigation?
A manhunt for a suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University continues. Authorities say they're assembling a growing body of surveillance footage that could help them identify the person of interest. Ben Burke from Ocean State Media has more.
Investigators are cobbling together footage from private surveillance systems, ring doorbells, and Teslas in the neighborhood next to Brown's campus. When combined, investigators say this footage is creating a clearer picture of their suspect, a heavyset person in dark clothing who carried a satchel and wore a winter hat and a surgical mask.
What charges have been brought against Rob Reiner's son?
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez says he thinks even this limited footage could help someone recognize the person of interest. You want to focus on the body movements, the way the person moved their arms. the body posture. Perez says the suspect arrived in the neighborhood over five hours before the shooting.
How is the job market performing based on the latest hiring report?
He and other investigators said they still have no information about a possible motive. For NPR News, I'm Ben Burke in Providence.
The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner is charged with murdering his parents. Nick Reiner is being held without bail pending arraignment. More from Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
Nick Reiner, now an accused killer, is scheduled to be arraigned. Yesterday, the appearance was delayed because Reiner had not received a medical clearance.
What impact are the recent storms having in the Seattle area?
The arraignment is likely to be brief. Reiner will be formally told of the charges. It's not entirely clear if he will enter a plea. Reiner, who has long battled mental health and addiction challenges, could potentially mount a diminished capacity defense. Lori Levinson is a former federal prosecutor.
You could understand why there's a possibility of perhaps an insanity defense.
What new insights are there about the costs of ending extreme poverty?
He's somebody who has been struggling with mental health issues for years.
The murder charges carry a maximum sentence of death. The district attorney says he has not decided if he will seek that. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
The government's delayed report on hiring shows employers added 64,000 jobs in November. The Labor Department says 105,000 jobs were cut in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 4.6 percent. NPR's Scott Horsley has more.
It is a significant slowdown from the pace of hiring earlier this year. And economist Sarah House of Wells Fargo notes it's only a handful of industries that are actually adding jobs, mostly health care, some construction.
How are global markets reacting in after-hours trading?
But, you know, factories, financial services, delivery companies, they all cut jobs last month. I think overall we're seeing a jobs market that is struggling to maintain its current traction. It's still harder for everyone who wants a job to get a job right now. The Federal Reserve has been worried about weakness in the job market, which is why the central bank decided to cut interest rates last week. And this report more or less confirms that the Fed was right to be concerned.
Scott Horsley reporting. This is NPR. Evacuation orders remain in effect for three areas south of Seattle where two levees have failed. Persistent storms in the region are blamed for widespread flooding and at least one death. Multiple storms known as atmospheric rivers have dumped over a foot of rain across Washington state since late November. The weather system is now moving east, threatening to dump heavy rain and snow on areas from the northern plains to the Great Lakes region. Roughly 700 million people around the world are living on less than $2.15 a day. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, lifting most of them out of extreme poverty may be less expensive than researchers had previously thought.
The question of what it would cost to end extreme poverty is a tricky one. For one, it's difficult to accurately identify everyone who lives on less than $2.15 a day.
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Chapters
7 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
What details are emerging from the Brown University mass shooting investigation?
0:20–0:54
3
What charges have been brought against Rob Reiner's son?
0:54–1:13
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How is the job market performing based on the latest hiring report?
1:13–1:39
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What impact are the recent storms having in the Seattle area?
1:39–2:01
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What new insights are there about the costs of ending extreme poverty?
2:01–2:43
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How are global markets reacting in after-hours trading?
2:43–4:54