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New York police say the shooting this morning of Brian Thompson, CEO of United

Healthcare, was a pre-planned attack.

NPR's Quarantz reports the suspect remains at large.

Police say the suspect wearing a black mask is seen on surveillance

video waiting outside the hotel where United Health Group was holding an investor conference.

When Brian Thompson, the 50-year-old CEO, approached the hotel, the gunman shot him repeatedly

in the back, according to police commissioner Jessica Tisch.

Every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack.

The gunman fled through an alley and then took an electric bicycle, which he rode north into

Central Park.

Police say the motive is unknown, but that there is no apparent danger to the millions of

tourists visiting Manhattan this holiday season.

Quill Lawrence NPR News, New York.

Francis Farright and left-wing governments joined forces today to vote on a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes.

It's forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier in his cabinet to resign.

National Assembly approved the motion by almost two to one. According to the French

Constitution, new elections can't be held until next summer. French President Emmanuel Macron must now

appoint a new prime minister. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering arguments in a case testing whether

states can ban minors from accessing gender-affirming care. More from NPR's Nina Totenberg.

In the last three years, 25 states have enacted bans or otherwise restricted access

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