Haley Suspends Campaign, CA Senate Race, Health Care Cyberattack

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🗓️ 6 March 2024

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NPR has confirmed Nikki Haley is due to suspend her presidential campaign after a big win on Super Tuesday for Donald Trump. Why a prominent California Democratic Senate candidate spent millions of dollars to boost a Republican opponent. And, how a cyberattack on an obscure but critical U.S. health care company has disrupted our entire system.

Correction: In the broadcast version of this story, the reporter incorrectly refers to a United Health Care subsidiary as "Optus." The correct name is "Optum."

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0:00.0	Nikki Haley is suspending her presidential campaign after a big
0:06.9	super Tuesday for Donald Trump. That would effectively end the
0:10.3	presidential primary and clear the way for a rematch between Trump and
0:13.8	Joe Biden. I'm Steve Inkeep, that's Michelle Martin and this is up first from
0:18.8	NPR News. Voters also chose nominees in down ballot races. In California, for example, a prominent Democratic
0:28.4	Senate candidate spent millions of dollars to boost a Republican opponent.
0:33.0	Why did he do that and how did it pay off?
0:35.0	And how a cyber attack on an obscure but critical
0:38.0	U.S. healthcare company has disrupted our entire system.
0:41.0	When we put all of our eggs in one basket, when that basket tips
0:45.3	over all the eggs crack. Patients are paying full price for drugs and doctors are
0:49.2	having trouble finding medical histories. What's going on. Stay with us.
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