Mid Morning Mike Check: Brown University Manhunt, Inflation Questions, and Gambling on Everything

Mike and Austin track the fifth day of the manhunt for the Brown University shooting suspect, with investigators still searching for answers as Washington weighs in and the FBI says there is no confirmed link to a separate shooting death at MIT. The delayed November inflation report surprises economists, while critics question the credibility of the data after leadership changes at the Bureau of Labor Statistics leaving consumers as the ultimate judge at the checkout line. Robinhood’s CEO says the company is moving aggressively into prediction markets, raising new questions about gambling on sports, business, and politics and how guardrails will actually work. Plus, a Wisconsin police detective turns the tables on IRS scammers in a must hear recording, and a “large and aggressive” raccoon crashes through a restaurant ceiling in the latest chapter of raccoons gone wild.