Arrest In UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing, Netanyahu Trial, Jay-Z Rape Allegations

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Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He has been charged with second-degree murder. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify on Tuesday in his own corruption trial. The start of his defense comes amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. Jay-Z is the latest celebrity to be named in the web of allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The rapper has been accused of raping a teenage girl more than two decades ago.

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0:00.0	police have arrested a 26-year-old man in the shooting death of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson.
0:08.4	Authorities have charged Luigi Mangione with murder. What do you know about him and any possible motive?
0:13.5	I'm Michelle Martin. That's A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.1	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify today in a fortified courtroom in his
0:25.1	own corruption trial.
0:26.6	Netanyahu was charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust back in 2019.
0:31.5	The start of his defense comes amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
0:35.0	What can we expect from Netanyahu's testimony?
0:37.1	And Jay-Z is being accused of
0:39.2	raping a teenage girl more than two decades ago. The allegation against the rapper was made public
0:43.7	in a civil suit against Sean Diddy Combs. That was Jay-Z responding. Stay with us. We've got all the
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