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Up First from NPR

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Up First from NPR

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4.659K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

New York Republicans call for U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign, the U.S. aviation sector recovers after another challenging travel day, and Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs announces layoffs.

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0:00.0

The Republicans in New York are condemning Congressman George Santos.

0:06.6

Until he is removed, we will move forward, but it will not include Santos.

0:11.0

The GOP in Washington is on a different page.

0:14.2

I'm Laila Faldon with Dwayne Brown, and this is up first from NPR News.

0:21.3

It was another choppy day for air travelers in the U.S. A technology outage grounded thousands

0:26.6

of flights on Wednesday. Officials are investigating what happened. Was it just a

0:30.5

flute or are there bigger problems with the aviation industry?

0:34.8

Wall Street Giant Goldman Sachs is the latest major U.S. company to announce

0:38.6

layoffs. The firm says more than 3,000 employees could lose their jobs.

0:43.3

What does it say about the health of the broader economy?

0:46.4

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1:15.1

Republicans in New York who know George Santos now describe him as a pathological liar,

1:20.4

they say the new congressman should resign immediately.

1:24.0

GOP leaders online, Gailand, held a news conference yesterday to condemn Santos.

1:28.9

But how Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he should remain in office?

1:32.7

Yes, NPR's Brian Mann has been following this strange but true story and he joins us now.

1:38.8

Brian, what did specifically Republicans in Santos district in New York say?

1:44.3

Yeah, they voiced disgust and dismay at his behavior. They demanded that

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