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9 September, 2024
Sean Curran, right, was part of Donald Trump’s security detail. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump picks an agent who covered him in shooting to lead Secret Service

Sean Curran was part of Donald Trump’s security detail during an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania last July.

Crime

US teen kills female student then shoots himself at Nashville high school

United States

10 wounded in shooting outside New York City nightclub, suspects flee

United States

Isis-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage

Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar was killed in a firefight with police, but authorities do not think he was acting alone.

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Police investigators surround a white truck after an attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Social media

Letters | Is Luigi Mangione a folk hero, really?

Readers discuss the fandom around the American suspect in a shooting, and the reality of life on the BN(O) visa scheme.

Donald Trump

Trump blasts Biden for commuting nearly all US federal death sentences

The US president-elect vowed to pursue the death penalty against ‘violent rapists, murderers and monsters’.

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United States

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder in United Healthcare CEO’s death

Luigi Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism. The maximum New York sentence is life without parole if convicted.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, at New York Supreme Court on Monday. Photo: Reuters
United States

‘Who’s next?’: misinformation and online threats after US CEO slaying

Brian Thompson’s murder has unleashed pent-up anger towards America’s health insurance companies.

Crime

Mangione faces new murder charge that could put death penalty on the table

Federal charges could allow prosecutors to pursue capital punishment, despite it being having been abolished for decades in New York.

Crime

US CEO shooting suspect Mangione charged with killing as an act of terrorism

The alleged gunman was already charged with murder, but the terror charge is new, and is based on a law passed after the 9/11 attacks.

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Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing on December 10, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: TNS
Crime

Motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’: police

The authenticity of a ‘manifesto’ said to be written by Natalie Rupnow, 15, who killed a teacher and fellow student, has not been confirmed.

Worshipers at Blackhawk Church gather to pray for victims and survivors of a shooting at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Crime

Teen girl shoots dead a fellow student and teacher at Wisconsin school

Police chief says shooter shot herself dead after rampage at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison.

Hong Kong society

Outside In | US insurer murder a warning as Hongkongers worry about medical bills

City’s situation is not as extreme but the private sector is out of reach for too many and wait times in the public sector can be painfully long.

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United States

Gun found on US CEO shooting suspect matches shell casings at scene: police

Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched those on a water bottle near where United Healthcare’s Brian Thompson was killed.

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the New York killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
United States

CEO shooting suspect had manifesto railing against US healthcare system

Handwritten document could indicate for the first time a possible motive for the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Photo: Reuters
Social media

US CEO murder suspect was Ivy League graduate who praised Unabomber

Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested by police in Pennsylvania on Monday for the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York.

Crime

Suspect in US insurance CEO killing charged with murder in New York

Suspect Luigi Mangione, 26, arrested in Pennsylvania with ‘ghost gun’ and silencer after he was spotted eating at a McDonald’s.

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On Balance | US must target Big Food and insurance industry to fix its healthcare

The only positive likely to come out of the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is a national conversation about why US healthcare is so bad.

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People walk past a poster outside the Hilton hotel near the scene where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot dead in midtown Manhattan, in New York, on December 5. Photo: Reuters
Crime

US CEO shooting suspect identified, ‘net tightening’, New York mayor says

The FBI is offering up to US$50,000 for information leading to the capture of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson.

Crime

As clock ticks down, police believe gunman who killed US CEO has left New York

The search for Brian Thompson’s shooter has passed the crucial 48-hour mark – the best window of opportunity to catch the attacker.

Crime

Murder and memes: CEO’s killing exposes frustrations with US medical system

His death did not draw much online sympathy, and a research group noted his firm denies a striking one-third of all health insurance claims.

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Police have released this image of the suspected shooter in the slaying of UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson. Photo: NYPD via TNS
United States

New clues emerge as New York police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer

Police released new photos of suspect and analyse shell casings that were emblazoned with the words ‘deny’, ‘defend’ and ‘depose’.

Police released new photos Thursday of a person wanted for questioning in connection with the killing. Photo: NYPD via AP
Crime

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead in New York, prompting hunt for masked killer

Suspect fled on an electric bike towards Central Park after shooting Brian Thompson in an apparently targeted hit.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Bonnie Rotten, the 5th wife of Sandra Bullock’s ex Jesse James

The couple married in 2022 but recently accused each other of abuse, leading to temporary restraining orders; meanwhile, Rotten, a former adult film star, is also a strong advocate for gun rights.

Donald Trump

Putin says he doesn’t believe Trump is safe after assassination attempts

The Russian leader also praised the US president-elect as ‘intelligent’ and said he was shocked by how the election campaign had unfolded.

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Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face and surrounded by secret service agents after an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. Photo: AFP
United States

The Onion parody website buys Infowars with backing from Sandy Hook families

Satirical publication plans ‘less hateful disinformation’ for Infowars, which for decades has peddled in conspiracies.

American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. File photo: AFP
US presidential election 2024

Meet Matt Manda, husband of Donald Trump’s new UN ambassador, Elise Stefanik

Manda urged Americans to vote for Trump – and pro-gun policies – in the lead-up to the US elections; now there are concerns that he could wield his influence on his wife.

Crime

Shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama leaves 1 dead, 16 injured

Authorities arrested a 25-year-old man after the shooting at the historically black university during homecoming weekend.

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