Cornell students speak out, Tennessee's botched executions, Obamacare checks

0:00Hi, I'm Kim Vannell, in Wonganui, New Zealand. And I'm Christopher Walgesper in Chicago. It's Friday, October 2nd, today. New York's governor intervenes in the gang rape case at Cornell, appointing a special prosecutor to take over the investigation. Tennessee grapples with its second botched execution attempt in a year, raising questions about the lethal injection. A cooling U.S. labor market could mean a pause in rate hikes. And student protests in France turn violent. This is Royce's World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. Nick Eek Laser, this stunning tour. From the thoughts of death, I don't like to dwell on them for longer than like 10 or 15 hours a day. So November 19th, Yamabah Theater.

1:03No wonder women rushed to have kids were being trained for it since we were kids. They're like, here's a baby doll. Here's an easy bake oven. I got one of those. I stuck my head in it. I was like, I want out of this narrative. Tickets on sale now at Yamabah Theater.com. Don't miss Nick Eek Laser. Yamabah Theater. We have heard to know that our institution values our safety or the expectation to my heart, please. Seek now, I guess the wrong things that have occurred on campus. Because if we don't, you might have to get a suit. Students at Cornell University is speaking out at a public hearing after allegations of a 2024 gang rape have resurfaced in recent weeks. New details on how the case was handled by authorities have spurred outrage and new scrutiny. If something terrible happens, the student deserves to know that the people they turn to will listen to them, protect them and fight for them.

2:03That is the bare minimum. New York Governor Kathy Hocal announcing the appointment of State Attorney General Leticia James as special prosecutor to investigate. Cornell has defended its handling of the case, saying it investigated and imposed discipline on the seven accused students ranging from suspensions to expulsions. But with new details coming to light after the alleged victim filed a civil suit, controversy of the case continues to grow. Hocal says the case was mishandled by local authorities, but is promising a full investigation. She could not have been clearer that she was 100% confident that she had been raped. Yet shockingly, those words never made it into the account that the Cornell Police sent to prosecutors. Meanwhile, a New York State law, which makes it difficult to prosecute cases where the victim was voluntarily intoxicated, is coming under scrutiny, with some state law makers

3:06now pushing for change. Reported Joseph Axe has more. This case is clearly touched and nerve with an awful lot of people. I think in part that's because sexual violence on college campuses has been such a persistent and dangerous and frustrating problem that has resisted a lot of the reforms that have been pursued over the years. So as the law is written right now, if a victim of a sexual assault chose to get drunk or took drugs voluntarily and then lost the capacity to consent, it's actually harder to prosecute those cases than in cases where the victim was given something without their knowledge or consent. And these lawmakers review this as a form of kind of putting the blame or the responsibility on the victim. It's a law that's been actually proposed for a number of years. It's never actually passed the legislature, but these lawmakers now are hopeful that the kind of public pressure because of the Cornell case might be enough to finally get

4:09it across the finish line. The US labor market is showing signs of cooling faster than expected. That's according to the September jobs report. Employers added just 29,000 jobs last month, less than a third of the 90,000 forecast. That could give the Federal Reserve new reason to pause its rate hikes. The employment rate ticked up to 4.2%. The fed raised rates last month to combat inflation and signaled another hike could come by year's end. But after Friday's week jobs report, traders are now betting there's less than a one in five chance of a rate increase in October. A Tennessee death row inmate is in critical condition in a Nashville hospital after surviving two doses of what should have been lethal injections. I counted at least seven needles used in her left arm alone, one of which appeared to

5:09be bent when it was pulled from her arm after a non-successful attack. That's Randy Spivvy, Pike's attorney who was at the execution and says what happened to her amounted to chemical torture. It was cruel and it was torturous. 50-year-old Christopher Pike was sentenced to death in the 1990s for a murder she carried out as a teenager. Her botched execution was the second in Tennessee this year. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions for the rest of the year while an independent review looks into what went wrong. A Massachusetts judge has rejected Lindsey Clancy's request to declare her not guilty of murdering her three young children. The decision comes after Clancy's first trial ended with a deadlock jury last month, split 11-1 in favor of a quiddle. Clancy's defense argued this week that the case should be thrown out rather than retried.

6:09During the trial, the defense asserted that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she carried out the 2023 killings. Researchers have yet to decide whether they'll retry the case and could choose to pursue lesser charges or drop the case entirely. Nick E. Glazer This stunning tour The thoughts of death I don't like to dwell on them for longer than like 10 or 15 hours a day, so… November 19th, Yamabah Theater No wonder women rushed to have kids were being trained for it since we were kids. They're like, here's a baby doll. Here's an easy-bake oven. I got one of those. I stuck my head in it. I was like, I want out of this narrative. Tickets on sale now at Yamabah Theater dot com. Don't miss Nick E. Glazer Yamabah Theater And I think we're going to win. We every place I've gone, we win. You know the press is, oh, I don't know. Trump really is hard isn't it?

7:10My heart's in it. I wouldn't be home right now, my heart. My heart is in it like never before. To us President Donald Trump, add a rally for Republican Ken Paxdon in Texas. Trump is kicking off a 32-day campaign blitz ahead of the midterms. As he tries to court voters, his administration is also sending nearly 950,000 Americans chicks for about $500 each. The White House says the payments are refunds, arguing those who bought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act were charged excessive marketplace fees. But a Reuters analysis found most of that money is going to a handful of politically important states. More than two thirds of the $339 million being distributed is headed to residents in key midterm battlegrounds. Reporter Andy Sullivan has more. These checks are only going out to people in a group of 30 states that use the federal

8:16portal to provide care. They tend to be Republican, Ron, or they tend to be sort of more politically competitive. The states that set up their own exchanges tend to be solidly democratic places like California and New York. The administration has portrayed this as a refund for people who pay too much for Obamacare. If you look at where the money is going, the overlap with the midterm battleground is really quite striking. I mean, we're a little more than a month out from the November 3rd midterm elections. That'll decide whether Trump's Republicans maintain control of Congress. There's a lot of really competitive races. And the most competitive Senate races, almost all of them are in these states. You've got places like Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska. The pattern's really quite striking. Student protests across France have turned violent, with attackers dousing a head teacher

9:17in gasoline in Marseille, inciting fire to at least two schools and a fire truck. Police responded with tear gas as hundreds of young people blocked school entrances, protesting staff shortages and dilapidated buildings. The demonstrations and blockades have become a political flashpoint after the government announced deeply unpopular spending cuts in its 2027 budget. Hundreds of protesters mostly teenagers have been arrested and dozens have been injured. Prime Minister Sebastian Lekon-U has called a crisis meeting to address the unrest. The family of 37-year-old Minnesota woman Renee Good is suing the Trump administration, an ICE agent and several senior federal officials over her death during federal immigration operations in Minneapolis and January. The lawsuit alleges negligence and civil rights violations. We are here because Renee's love and legacy demand a better world for her children.

10:22That's Becca Good, Renee's partner, who was sitting in the car with Renee when she was shot and killed. After the shooting, senior Trump administration officials publicly described Good as a domestic terrorist. Federal officials declined to bring charges against the agents involved. Nick Eglaser, this stunning tour. The thoughts of death I don't like to dwell on them for longer than like 10 or 15 hours a day. So... November 19th, Yamavath Theater. No wonder women rushed to have kids were being trained for it since we were kids. They're like, here's a baby doll. Here's an easy-bait coffin. I got one of those. I stuck my head in it. I was like, I want out of this narrative. Tickets on sale now at Yamavath Theater.com. Don't miss Nick Eglaser. Yamavath Theater. For more on any of the stories from today, as well as more analysis and news shaping our world, check out Reuters.com or the Reuters app.

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