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Why U.S. Intelligence Agencies Differ on Covid Lab-Leak Theory

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Feb. 27. The U.S. Energy Department’s conclusion that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely arose from a lab leak in China is in contrast to the conclusions of at least four other U.S. intelligence agencies. National-security reporter Warren Strobel joins host Annmarie Fertoli to sort through what is and isn’t known. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Energy Department's assessment that COVID-19 likely came from a lab in China is getting

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plenty of attention in Washington. We know there's like some new intelligence that

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cause the Energy Department to change its position, but precisely what that is, we're still trying

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to find out, to be honest with you. We sort through what's known and not known, and hundreds of

0:39.6

thousands of people protest an election overhaul in Mexico. What comes next? Plus, why baseball's

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latest rule change isn't a home run with everyone. It's Monday, February 27th. I'm Amory for

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Toly for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and

0:56.5

business stories that moved the world today. In Mexico, President Andres Manuel Lopez

1:09.9

Oredor will not reverse plans to overhaul the country's election system, according to a spokesman,

1:15.2

despite massive protests. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied across the country on Sunday.

1:25.1

They waived flags and banners, many bearing the pink colors of the National Electoral

1:29.5

Institute, known as INE, is the second time in less than four months that protesters have gathered

1:35.4

on mass to demonstrate against the overhaul. The legislation would cut the electoral

1:40.0

agency's budget by about a third, a savings equivalent to one-tenth of one percent of the federal

1:45.2

budget. Protesters argue that the overhaul will weaken democracy and threaten the agency's

1:49.9

ability to organize reliable elections. Reporter Juan Montez in our Mexico City Bureau says the

1:55.1

gatherings were unprecedented. Several of the organizers, which are social civic groups,

2:02.6

they say they are going to keep pressing the Supreme Court. These groups and opposition parties

2:08.8

are going to challenge the laws before the Supreme Court. So there's going to be a lot of pressure

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