News Brief: High School Shooting Suspect Charged With 4 Counts of Felony Murder; Credit Rating Agencies Fined Nearly $50 Million; US Voters Targeted by Chinese Online Influence Campaign

Published on September 6, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, we have some really critical stories to share with you right now, and here’s what’s going on. The suspect in Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a Georgia high school faces murder charges, and the agencies that rate your credit are hit with big fines. Also, Democrats want the FDA to have more power when it comes to regulating e-cigarettes, and China is trying to influence voters ahead of November’s presidential election. We have a lot to get to, but first, a follow-up now to a story we shared with you yesterday regarding a mass shooting at a high school in Georgia. We now know more about those who were killed, the teenage suspect, as well as the charges he’s now facing....

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