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Executive protection companies say they have been getting calls for protection services after a healthcare executive was shot on a busy Midtown sidewalk Wednesday. Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare who was killed Wednesday , did not have security protection, NYPD officials have said. CEOs can face retribution from disgruntled customers or those looking to make political statements, owners of two protection companies said. “This woke up some people,” said Christopher Innace, the owner of Pro Protection Security, which provides high-end protection for company management. Police said the attack on Thompson was targeted, not random. Thompson was on his way to an investor conference when a man fired multiple shots in his back and calf, killing him. Police had not yet announced any arrests as of Thursday afternoon. Innace said he had heard from at least one executive who admitted she probably should have had a security detail, but will finally get one after this. Cost for protection for high-ranking CEOs is based on the threat level. Aaron Jackson, owner of Finest Executive Protection and a former NYPD officer who provided security for City Hall, said protection for someone like Thompson — who had been receiving threats before he was shot, his wife told NBC — would cost between $175,000 to $225,000 per year. “I think everyone has been put on notice,” he said. “I have some clients that really do not want to be seen with security. It doesn't fit their image, and now, they may have the face reality that their security may have to stand a little closer.” Still, corporations that have conferences in New York aren't cancelling events or expressing concerns about holding events since the shooting, according to Erica Maurer, the owner of EMRG Media, an event-planning company. “They're not saying, 'I'm not doing it because this situation happened.' I think they're saying, ‘What's the story that caused that situation to happen?’” she said. Muarer said her events always have security, tailored to the needs of the people who attend. “As event planners, it's our responsibility to know the topics that we're speaking about, the people that are attending, the risk levels, and obviously prepare accordingly," Muarer said.World's oldest known bird lays egg at the age of 74A US Justice Department watchdog report has debunked claims by far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely alleged that FBI operatives were secretly involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters. or signup to continue reading The report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded there was no evidence to suggest that undercover FBI agents participated in the attack on the US Capitol. The report also found the FBI did not authorise any of its informants to enter the building or engage in violence. The FBI has long denied having any involvement by its own staff or its informants in the riots at the Capitol, though conspiracy theories about its role in the attack have persisted. One such false claim pertained to James Ray Epps, an Arizona man who entered the Capitol that day. Epps, who was charged last year with a misdemeanour for entering a restricted building or grounds, was falsely accused by Trump's supporters and by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson of being an undercover government informant. Horowitz's report comes a little more than a month before Trump will be sworn in for his second term as president. He has pledged to grant clemency to many of the people who stormed the Capitol as soon as his first day in office. The report found that the FBI could have done more ahead of the January 6 attack by canvassing its field offices for intelligence from informants to prepare for what was to come. Twenty-six FBI confidential informants were in Washington, D.C., on the day of the attack, the report said. Three of them were tasked with reporting on domestic terrorism case subjects. One of those three entered the Capitol that day, while two others entered a restricted area around the Capitol. The other 23 informants who were in Washington to attend protests did so on their own initiative and were not asked by the bureau to attend the events, the report said. Several of the informants cited in the report on Thursday were tasked with providing the FBI with information related to far-right groups including the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. Leaders for both the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were later prosecuted for their involvement in the Capitol attack, with juries convicting Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys former chairman Enrique Tarrio of seditious conspiracy and other crimes. 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But how much should privacy matter? Lizzo shows off dramatic weight loss in new photos Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths here in Florida. Here’s why After bankruptcy court, Spirit sees future as a higher value airline ‘for years to come’Mastercard Now Offering Kount Payment Fraud Prevention and Chargeback Mitigation to Payment Providers and Merchants ATLANTA and NORTHAMPTON, Mass. , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax ® (NYSE: EFX) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have joined forces to empower Latin American financial institutions, payment service providers, acquiring banks, and merchants to overcome payment fraud challenges without disruption to the customer experience. Enhanced fraud management tools, including Mastercard Identity, Ethoca Alerts and Ethoca Consumer Clarity are now available to Mastercard business customers in Latin America through the Kount Payment Fraud solution from Equifax. 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Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations expressed cautious optimism Monday about possible progress on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The top diplomats met for the final time before a new U.S. administration takes office with wars raging in the Mideast and Ukraine. “Knock on wood,” Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said as he opened the Group of Seven meeting outside Rome. “We are perhaps close to a ceasefire in Lebanon," he said. "Let's hope it's true and that there's no backing down at the last-minute.” A ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon was foremost on the agenda of the G7 meeting in Fiuggi, outside Rome, that gathered ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, in the last G7 encounter of the Biden administration. For the first time, the G7 ministers were joined by their counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, the so-called “Arab Quintet,” as well as the Secretary General of the Arab League. “Everyone favors a ceasefire in both scenarios,” Tajani told reporters, adding that Italy had offered to take on an even greater peacekeeping role in Lebanon to oversee any ceasefire deal. As the ministers arrived in Italy, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Mike Herzog, told Israeli Army Radio on Monday a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days.” Several Arab ministers reiterated calls for a ceasefire in both Lebanon and Gaza during a G7-affiliated conference in Rome. “We need a ceasefire, a permanent ceasefire. That will stop the killings and stop the destruction and restore a sense of normalcy to life,” Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told the conference. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, for his part, reaffirmed that Cairo would host a minister-level conference next Monday on mobilizing international aid for Gaza. The so-called “Quintet” has been working with the U.S. to finalize a “day after” plan for Gaza. There is some urgency to make progress before the Trump administration takes over in January. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pursue a policy that strongly favors Israel over the aspirations of the Palestinians. Tajani added another item to the G7 agenda last week after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief. Italy is a founding member of the court and hosted the 1998 Rome conference that gave birth to it. But Italy’s right-wing government has been a strong supporter of Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, while also providing humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. The Italian government has taken a cautious line, reaffirming its support and respect for the court but expressing concern that the warrants were politically motivated. The United States, Israel's closest ally, has called the warrants “outrageous.” Tajani acknowledged consensus hadn't been reached among the G7 members but hoped for agreement to have a unified position. He noted that all sides need Netanyahu to make any deal. “We can also not agree with how his government has led the reaction after the massacre of Oct. 7, but now we have to deal with Netanyahu to arrive at peace in Lebanon, peace in Palestine,” Tajani said. Nathalie Tocci, director of the Rome-based Institute for International Affairs think tank, warned that inserting the ICC warrant into the G7 agenda was risky, since the U.S. is the lone member that is not a signatory to the court and yet tends to dictate the G7 line. “If Italy and the other (five G7) signatories of the ICC are unable to maintain the line on international law, they will not only erode it anyway but will be acting against our interests,” Tocci wrote in La Stampa daily this weekend, recalling Italy’s recourse to international law in demanding protection for Italian U.N. peacekeepers who have come under fire in southern Lebanon. The other major talking point of the G7 meeting is Ukraine, and tensions have only heightened since Russia attacked Ukraine last week with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strike was retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. The G7 has been at the forefront of providing military and economic support for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022 and G7 members are particularly concerned about how a Trump administration will change the U.S. approach. Trump has criticized the billions of dollars that the Biden administration has poured into Ukraine and has said he could end the war in 24 hours, comments that appear to suggest he would press Ukraine to surrender territory that Russia now occupies. “It’s hugely important that this G7, that all colleagues across the G7 continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it lasts,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said as he arrived. He announced new sanctions on vessels of Russia's “shadow fleet” of ships that are evading sanctions to export Russian oil. “And we are confident that Ukraine can have the funds and the military equipment and kit to get through 2025,” Lammy said. The G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, the second of the Italian presidency after ministers gathered in Capri in April, is being held in the medieval town of Fiuggi southeast of Rome, best known for its thermal spas. On Monday, which coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ministers were attending the inauguration of a red bench meant to symbolize Italy’s focus on fighting gender-based violence. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people marched in Rome to protest gender-based violence, which in Italy so far this year has claimed the lives of 99 women, according to a report last week by the Eures think tank.Unlocking green hydrogen fuel supply chains

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Ange Postecoglou has downplayed his furious confrontation with Tottenham Hotspur supporters after the loss to Bournemouth. The former Celtic manager exchanged words with angry fans at the Vitality Stadium after the 1-0 loss in the Premier League. Postecoglou had walked over to the away section at the conclusion of the match where he was met with a chorus of boos from the travelling support . "I got some pretty direct feedback..." Ange Postecoglou on the reaction from Spurs fans to their defeat to Bournemouth... #PLonPrime #BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/tZsw0x0y9N — Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) December 5, 2024 However, Postecoglou downplayed the exchange with fans after the match as he opened up on the "pretty direct feedback". "I wasn't having a word," he told Amazon Prime Sport. "They are pretty disappointed and rightly so. "I got some pretty direct feedback as to how we are going, and that's fair enough." Read more: I didn’t bottle Celtic manager job offer - some things weren’t right Reo Hatate shouts out travelling Celtic support for singing his song The Australian coach appeared to exchange words with a number of supporters before pointing at the Spurs badge on his jacket. As supporters continued to vent their frustrations, Postecoglou then quickly applauded fans before walking back across the pitch. The loss leaves Tottenham in 10th place in the Premier League with six wins, two draws and six losses in their 14 outings so far. Postecoglou later added in his post-match press conference: "They are disappointed, rightly so. They gave me some direct feedback which I guess is taken on board." On what was said, he stated: "Yeah probably not for here mate." He continued: "I've got no issue with it. I didn't like what was being said because I'm a human being but you've got to cop it. "I've been around long enough to know that if things don't go well, you've got to understand the frustration and disappointment. "They're right disappointed tonight because again we've let a game of football get away from us. "That's ok, I'm ok with all of that."Researchers, advocacy group team up to map Surrey's toxic drug crisis


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