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The Latest: 08/16/2024 05:07am ET
(upbeat music) - NBC News Radio, I'm Mark Mayfield. Donald Trump says the Biden administration's economic policies have totally failed. During a news conference from Bedminster, New Jersey yesterday, Trump said the worst is yet to come if Kamala Harris is elected president in November. Harris is expected to deliver a speech on the economy today in Raleigh, North Carolina. The death of actor Matthew Perry is being called a criminal conspiracy. Brian Schook reports. In Los Angeles Thursday, US attorney Martin Estrada said five defendants were being charged in connection to Perry's death due to the use of ketamine. - They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr. Perry, but they did it anyways. - The drug used to treat addiction and chronic pain caused him to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub last October. I'm Brian Schook. - And the US is responding to the M-Pox outbreak in Africa sending 50,000 doses of vaccine. Mark Mayfield NBC News Radio.