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👋 Welcome to the Your Morning newsletter featuring the latest news across America! It’s Dec. 8, 2024, and there’s a lot happening today. Let’s dive into it:
The New York Police Department released photos of a person of interest wanted for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (NYPD)
Decommissioned Syrian Air Force planes are seen at the Abu al-Duhur military airport, east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
The U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward offer increase under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Mexican national Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho.” Oseguera Cervantes is the co-founder and current leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a violent drug cartel in Mexico responsible for trafficking fentanyl and other illicit drugs into the United States.