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Good morning, NBC News readers.
Japan reels from the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after being shot during a speech. The U.K. sets out to name a new prime minister after Boris Johnson's resignation. And a look back at the career and legacy of actor James Caan, who died at 82. Here's what we're watching this Friday morning. |
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Joint Base Pearl Harbor on Dec. 27, 2016. (Kent Nishimura / Getty Images) Former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot at a campaign event, in an attack that shocked a country where gun violence is virtually nonexistent. Abe, 67, was a towering political presence even after he stepped down as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. He had just begun a speech in the western city of Nara when gunfire was heard around 11:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. Thursday ET). Officials said that one person had been apprehended in relation to the shooting. Abe was rushed to Nara Medical University Hospital after suffering cardio and pulmonary arrest. The hospital announced his death shortly after 5 a.m. ET. Read the full story here. - Video shows the moment Shinzo Abe was shot.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to address the nation as he announces his resignation. (Carl Court/Getty Images) Boris Johnson's prime ministership has self-destructed in spectacular style. It is a remarkable fall from grace for Johnson, who swept to an expansive electoral victory in 2019, leading to predictions that his political empire could span a decade or more. Instead, it has crumbled amid scandal and recrimination, with his own party revolting against him. Britain now needs a new leader, but how it will get there is far from certain. Johnson said in his speech Thursday that he plans to stay in his post until a successor is chosen, but many of his Conservative colleagues and the opposition Labour Party want him gone now. Read the full story to find out how Britain will choose its next prime minister. |
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| The 21-year-old suspect in the Highland Park shooting was still under 21 in 2020 when he purchased the AR-15-style weapon allegedly used in Monday’s attack — a purchase he could only make because his father sponsored his gun permit application. Police stopped short of tying the dad to any criminal culpability. |
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| Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's support of gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson over a candidate backed by Donald Trump marks the third swing-state governor's race in which Republican establishment figures have resisted the former president. |
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| Aid Access, an online-only service run by a Dutch physician, began shipping abortion pills to the U.S. four years ago. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, its requests from the U.S. have skyrocketed from around 600 a day to 4,000 a day, and opponents of abortion rights have little power to stop it. |
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| Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday, nearly seven months after the former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights. He is already serving 22.5 years he was given last year after being convicted of state murder charges in Floyd's death. |
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| Griner’s guilty plea leaves her facing the prospect of up to 10 years in prison as her family and friends step up their calls for the U.S. government to do more to free her. |
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| As gun sales soar, tight deadlines and other flaws in the FBI background check system have put weapons in the hands of people who can't legally own a gun because of mental illness or their criminal history. |
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James Caan’s role as Santino "Sonny" Corleone in "The Godfather" turned him into one of the signature stars of 1970s Hollywood, earning him an Academy Award nomination and defining him in public consciousness as a quintessential big-screen tough guy for the ages. But Caan, who died Wednesday at 82, constantly found ways to subvert his image, showing up in projects that gently satirized Sonny's savage machismo and seeking out roles that softened his edge, showing audiences a surprisingly vulnerable side. Read the full story here. |
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