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Lakshmi Singh (0:18)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Three shell casings recovered from the site of a healthcare executive's murder in Manhattan last week match the gun found in Luigi Mangioni's possession when he was recently picked up in Pennsylvania. That's what New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch disclosed to reporters today. United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a hotel. He was 50 years old and leaves behind a wife and two sons. His death has drawn condemnations against violence, but it has also amplified public anger against corporate America and heightened worries about copycat attacks. Washington Post reporter Dan diamond spoke to NPR's Here and Now about the overall anxiety some executives are expressing.
Dan Diamond (1:07)
It used to be a pride point that your photo would be posted on your company's website. Some of these healthcare companies have taken down those photos. They've locked their doors, the doors to their offices that historically someone could walk in when paying a visit. So I think there are real steps we've seen in the past week of companies trying to protect themselves and protect their employees because of this generalized fear.
Lakshmi Singh (1:29)
Dan diamond, speaking with NPR FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to step down in January at the end of the Biden administration. Wray's decision comes after President Elect Trump already announced his pick to replace Wray. Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.
Ryan Lucas (1:44)
It had been unclear whether Wray would force Trump to fire him once Trump got back into office or whether he would step down. We now have Wray's decision. He is indeed going to step down with the change in administration. That decision clears the way for the man who Trump has announced that he intends to nominate to be the next FBI director. That is Cash Patel, someone who held several positions in the first Trump administration and is viewed as a Trump loyalist.
Lakshmi Singh (2:11)
NPR's Ryan Lucas, Iran's supreme leader is blaming the United States and Israel for the fall of the regime in Syria. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. Syria was a critical ally for Iran's so called axis of resistance against US And Israeli influence in the Middle East.
Jackie Northam (2:29)