NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, was indicted for murder on Tuesday (Dec 17), New York prosecutors said. Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism. The indictment accused Mangione of murdering Thompson with the intent to “influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion”. “This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation,” Bragg told reporters. Mangione’s defense lawyer in New York, Karen Friedman…
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Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York earlier this month, has been charged with murder “as an act of terrorism”. A grand jury indicted Mangione with the additional murder charge on Tuesday, according to New York prosecutors who have already charged him with murder in the December 4 killing. “This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said at a news conference. “It occurred in one of the most bustling parts of our city, threatened the safety…
If the Detroit Lions can find a way to battle through their injuries and reach the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, their star edge-rusher may be joining them on the field.According to Fox Sports and NFL Network’s Peter Schrager, DE Aidan Hutchinson told Taylor Lautner on “The Squeeze” podcast that “I’m on track for my goal of returning for the Super Bowl.” The fact there is even a possibility of Hutchinson returning this season is remarkable, given the severity of his injury. In the Lions’ Week 6 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Hutchinson was sacking QB Dak Prescott when his leg…
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Molecular testing can be used to assess drink qualityEvgenii Parilov/Alamy Drinks manufacturers and consumers may soon have a small, portable kit, not much bigger than a covid test, to check the quality and safety of alcoholic beverages. The device is being described as an “artificial tongue” because it can detect additives, toxins and the sweetness of the drink with just a few drops. Shuo Huang at Nanjing University in China says that while this first generation of the new technology can’t yet test for date rape drugs in spiked drinks or detect methanol contamination, which recently resulted in the deaths…
A San Francisco jury on Tuesday convicted IT consultant Nima Momeni in the 2023 fatal stabbing of tech executive Bob Lee, a killing that led to concern about rampant street crime in the city — but was actually motivated by a personal dispute.The jury acquitted Momeni of first-degree murder, but found him guilty of second-degree murder. A verdict was reached on Monday, but read out Tuesday after deliberations started Dec. 4. The jury had been asked to consider first-degree murder with an enhancement of using a deadly weapon, NBC Bay Area reported.Momeni appeared unemotional as the verdict was read, as…
Getty ImagesOfcom has apologised for what it admits was an “ill-judged” employee post about a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content and stopping children accessing them.”Always wanted to work in porn but don’t have the feet for an OnlyFans? Now is your chance”, joked the LinkedIn post by a senior staff member at the media regulator.Leading children’s rights campaigner, Baroness Kidron, told the BBC the comments treated dealing with porn companies as a “perk”, and “trivialised” the issue of violence against women and girls.In a statement, Ofcom told the BBC it was “a mistake from a well-intentioned…
Former Luzerne County, Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan made his fortune by accepting bribes to imprison America’s youth. Conahan and fellow judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. ruined families to help fill the cells of for-profit juvenile detention facilities. Over 2,500 juveniles were sold off by these judges for $2.8 million. Conahan was sentenced to 17.5 years, a mere slap on the wrist compared to his offense. But Joe Biden believes this man should be free and granted him clemency. These corrupt PA judges sent children to prison for minor, non-violent offenses. For many of these juveniles, they had never seen a courtroom…
Credit: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Topline: The federal government has recently spent $267 million on grants meant to suppress supposed “misinformation,” according to a new report from OpenTheBooks.com. Of course, federal bureaucrats themselves get to decide what is and isn’t misinformation. Key facts: Misinformation spending soared in 2021 as the government worked with social media companies to restrict the views of those questioning federal Covid-19 policies online. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has since admitted it was “wrong” to censor varying opinions on vaccines, mask-wearing and social distancing. The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of…
As reports of mysterious drone sightings continue to capture public attention, celebrities are joining the conversation with their own theories, concerns, and takes on TikTok.With the phenomenon only gaining traction in the recent weeks, their reactions on social media to the ongoing mystery helps to open the conversation up even more.Article continues below advertisementEveryone’s Talking About The Mysterious Drone Sightings…Even Celebrities!Rosie O’Donnell, known for talking about UFOs, took to TikTok to share her thoughts on the recent drone sightings that everyone’s confused about.”They’re not drones. I wish they’d stop calling them drones,” she said. “You know, we never use the…