March 4: Alex Murdaugh gets life sentence. Gunshot detection technology scrutinized.

Good morning! It’s Saturday, March 4, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Alex Murdaugh gets life sentence; lawyers to appeal

2. Inflation has patients delaying medical care, risking their health

3. Gunshot detection tech deployed across US, but is it helping?

4. Barr: Cartels are more like ISIS than American mafia

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📱 [Trending] this morning

DOCTOR: LESION REMOVED FROM BIDEN’S CHEST WAS CANCEROUS

A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required.

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📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

🔴 Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, who has bucked his party on guns and immigration, faces a censure vote from the state GOP.

💻📲 We’ll bring you 🔴 LIVE news updates throughout the day on the NewsNation app and NewsNationNow.com.

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