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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Havana Syndrome Mystery/No Labels Drops Its 2024 Bid

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

New reporting by “60 Minutes” puts a spotlight again on Havana Syndrome, the debilitating neurological symptoms reported by U.S. government security agents and diplomats around the world. Plus, after months of trying to organize a 2024 unity ticket as an alternative to Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the group No Labels throws in the towel after no viable candidate emerges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:38.0

A new report puts another spotlight on so-called Havana Syndrome, a set of mysterious symptoms being reported

0:46.4

by U.S. government security and diplomatic personnel around the world, as no labels ends its bid for a 2024 unity ticket as an alternative

0:58.6

to President Biden and Donald Trump after failing to attract a candidate.

1:03.7

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

1:07.0

We are joined today by my colleagues,

1:09.8

columnist Alicia Finley,

1:11.6

and editorial board member Manet Uque Barua. this

1:15.0

Vaneus to Leisha-Faruah. Havana Syndrome has been an issue that has been talked about for years now through the

1:18.7

Trump administration as well as the Biden administration.

1:22.6

But let's start with a couple of clips from a recent 60 minutes report

1:26.4

bringing some new information to light.

1:28.9

And the first one here, this is an FBI agent who is being identified using the name

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