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Dec 2024
19m 10s

Monday, December 9, 2024

LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS
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'Strong person of interest' arrested in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO; After Assad is driven out of Syria, celebrations and searches for the missing; Daniel Penny acquitted in subway chokehold death; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

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