6 PM ET: France ousts prime minister, manhunt continues for CEO’s killer, lead and mental health & more

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🗓️ 4 December 2024

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Michel Barnier is now France's shortest-serving prime minister on record. The Supreme Court will likely side with Tennessee on a challenge to its gender-affirming care ban. Police say the man who killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare this morning fled on an electric Citi Bike. We’ll tell you how leaded gasoline may have affected your mental health. Plus, two US golf organizations have announced new gender-related competition policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.4	This is Madeline Thompson with five things you need to know for Wednesday, December 4th.
0:34.5	French Prime Minister Michelle Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote by lawmakers on the left and right after serving for just three months.
0:44.0	He submitted a 2025 budget plan days ago that included $63 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts, according to the government's calculations.
0:53.7	CNN's Jim Bitterman has the latest.
0:55.9	France is definitely going to be in an unstable position here.
0:59.7	And as a consequence, the markets, the financial markets, are going to be something else
1:05.0	tomorrow morning because one of the problems that it was pride that Michel Bonnier tried to
1:10.5	address in this budget was the debt of France.
1:13.4	The France right now has three trillion euros in debt, and it's over 106% of the gross domestic product,
1:23.7	something that is just not on as far as the financial community is concerned.
1:28.2	Barnier's cabinet is now expected to serve in a caretaker capacity until French
1:32.3	President Emmanuel Macron names new leadership.
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