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ALTOONA, Pa. — After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city's muscular surveillance system. Investigators analyzed DNA samples, fingerprints and internet addresses. Police went door-to-door looking for witnesses. When an arrest came five days later, those sprawling investigative efforts shared credit with an alert civilian's instincts. A Pennsylvania McDonald's customer noticed another patron who resembled the man in the oblique security-camera photos that New York police had publicized. Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry speaks during a press conference regarding the arrest of suspect Luigi Mangione, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, was arrested Monday in the killing of Brian Thompson, who headed one of the United States’ largest medical insurance companies. He remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. By late evening, prosecutors in Manhattan had added a charge of murder, according to an online court docket. He's expected to be extradited to New York eventually. It’s unclear whether Mangione has an attorney who can comment on the allegations. Asked at Monday's arraignment whether he needed a public defender, Mangione asked whether he could “answer that at a future date.” Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after the McDonald's customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said. Police in Altoona, about 233 miles (375 kilometers) west of New York City, were soon summoned. This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP) They arrived to find Mangione sitting at a table in the back of the restaurant, wearing a blue medical mask and looking at a laptop, according to a Pennsylvania police criminal complaint. He initially gave them a fake ID, but when an officer asked Mangione whether he’d been to New York recently, he “became quiet and started to shake,” the complaint says. When he pulled his mask down at officers' request, “we knew that was our guy,” rookie Officer Tyler Frye said at a news conference in Hollidaysburg. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Manhattan news conference that Mangione was carrying a gun like the one used to kill Thompson and the same fake ID the shooter had used to check into a New York hostel, along with a passport and other fraudulent IDs. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione also had a three-page, handwritten document that shows “some ill will toward corporate America." An NYPD police officer and K-9 dog search around a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) A law enforcement official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said the document included a line in which Mangione claimed to have acted alone. “To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” the document said, according to the official. It also had a line that said, “I do apologize for any strife or traumas but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.” Pennsylvania prosecutor Peter Weeks said in court that Mangione was found with a passport and $10,000 in cash — $2,000 of it in foreign currency. Mangione disputed the amount. Thompson, 50, was killed last Wednesday as he walked alone to a midtown Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. Police quickly came to see the shooting as a targeted attack by a gunman who appeared to wait for Thompson, came up behind him and fired a 9 mm pistol. Investigators have said “delay,” “deny” and “depose” were written on ammunition found near Thompson’s body. The words mimic a phrase used to criticize the insurance industry. A poster issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a wanted unknown suspect. (FBI via AP) From surveillance video, New York investigators gathered that the shooter fled by bike into Central Park, emerged, then took a taxi to a northern Manhattan bus terminal. Once in Pennsylvania, he went from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, “trying to stay low-profile” by avoiding cameras, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said. A grandson of a wealthy, self-made real estate developer and philanthropist, Mangione is a cousin of a current Maryland state legislator. Mangione was valedictorian at his elite Baltimore prep school, where his 2016 graduation speech lauded his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things.” He went on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a spokesperson said. “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” Mangione’s family said in a statement posted on social media late Monday by his cousin, Maryland lawmaker Nino Mangione. “We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.” An NYPD police officer and K-9 dog search around a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Luigi Nicholas Mangione worked for a time for the car-buying website TrueCar and left in 2023, CEO Jantoon Reigersman said by email. From January to June 2022, Mangione lived at Surfbreak, a “co-living” space at the edge of Honolulu tourist mecca Waikiki. Like other residents of the shared penthouse catering to remote workers, Mangione underwent a background check, said Josiah Ryan, a spokesperson for owner and founder R.J. Martin. “Luigi was just widely considered to be a great guy. There were no complaints,” Ryan said. "There was no sign that might point to these alleged crimes they’re saying he committed.” At Surfbreak, Martin learned Mangione had severe back pain from childhood that interfered with many aspects of his life, from surfing to romance, Ryan said. “He went surfing with R.J. once but it didn’t work out because of his back," Ryan said, but noted that Mangione and Martin often went together to a rock-climbing gym. NYPD officers in diving suits search a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Mangione left Surfbreak to get surgery on the mainland, Ryan said, then later returned to Honolulu and rented an apartment. Martin stopped hearing from Mangione six months to a year ago. Although the gunman obscured his face during the shooting, he left a trail of evidence in New York, including a backpack he ditched in Central Park, a cellphone found in a pedestrian plaza, a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper. In the days after the shooting, the NYPD collected hundreds of hours of surveillance video and released multiple clips and still images in hopes of enlisting the public’s eyes to help find a suspect. “This combination of old-school detective work and new-age technology is what led to this result today,” Tisch said at the New York news conference. ___ Scolforo reported from Altoona and Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Contributing were Associated Press writers Cedar Attanasio and Jennifer Peltz in New York; Michael Rubinkam and Maryclaire Dale in Pennsylvania; Lea Skene in Baltimore and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher in Honolulu. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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In the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder, stocks from America's biggest health insurance carriers are taking a tumble. Shares of UnitedHealth Group, Cigna Group, and Elevance have all dropped in the past week as America reacts to the assassination of one of the top business leaders in the health insurance industry. UnitedHealth was down 3 percent on Thursday after seeing a 9.4 percent decline over the past week. Cigna, meanwhile, had similarly fallen nearly 4 percent Thursday after a five-day drop of more than 10 percent. Elevance, another top health insurance provider, saw a 2 percent decline over the past five days. CVS Health also tumbled 4 percent today after an 11 percent drop over the last five days. After Thompson was murdered in broad daylight in downtown Manhattan, the country has wrestled with a larger conversation over health insurer policies and coverage in America. "Nothing about this situation is good for United Healthcare, let alone for other health insurance companies," Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek. "While technically none of what has transpired so far has had an immediate effect on their revenue or profits, United Healthcare has a massive problem in that the online conversation surrounding this murder quickly has shifted from the crime itself to the often severe shortcomings on the current health insurance industry, shortcomings that tens of millions of Americans have experienced in denied claims." He added: "Investors are rightfully concerned the fallout from this discussion could lead to long-term problems for the entire industry. If this viral discussion translates to legal or legislative action, insurers could face scrutiny in the years to come." This week, 26-year-old suspect Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, for Thompson's murder. Mangione was identified at a McDonald's , and he now, in many online circles, represents a broader criticism of the insurance industry as a whole. Police said Mangione had a manifesto note written describing his "motivation and mindset" and that also reflects some "ill will toward corporate America." Mangione appears to be shown in surveillance footage exiting the subway just minutes before Thompson was gunned down outside the New York Hilton Midtown last Wednesday. The NYPD called the shooting a "premeditated, pre-planned attack." Beyond the public pushback to insurance companies, the stock declines may be related to Congress considering a bill that would stop insurance companies from being able to own pharmacies. Currently, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Josh Hawley of Missouri have led the initiative, which has received bipartisan support. "Stocks like Humana and Centene are experiencing declines. However, this trend seems to be driven more by lawmakers' efforts to break up pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) rather than the fallout from Thompson's death," Kevin Thompson, a finance expert and the founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group, told Newsweek. Moving forward, health insurers might be more wary about how they make coverage decisions. In the past, UnitedHealth was involved in a lawsuit that accused the company of using an artificial intelligence tool that led to a 90 percent error rate. This caused care to be denied for many as patients were unable to afford life-saving care. Many insurers require prior authorization for routine and life-saving treatments, a problem that doctors and patients alike have long been complaining about. At the scene of the crime, police located shell casings with the words "deny," "defend," and "depose," carved, indicating the killer likely had a vendetta against UnitedHealth or the insurance industry at large. Since the shooting, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reversed its previously planned time limits on anesthesia coverage. "Shareholders are taking note of companies like Blue Cross implementing changes to their care models in response to the tragedy," Thompson said. "Some of the downside may also be attributed to companies consolidating their strategies in light of shifting public and regulatory pressures."
Leanne Belch has a very simple wish for the festive season this year. "I’m just hoping that we can get through Christmas without Amber being readmitted to hospital", she says, referring to her five-year-old daughter. Amber has had to undergo 29 surgeries since birth due to suffering from both spina bifida and hydrocephalus - which builds up fluid in her brain. Despite spending last Christmas undergoing skull expansion surgery - where doctors created more room in her head to try and ease the painful headaches she suffered from - Amber has this year started primary school as scheduled. For Leanne and her partner Paul, life has been a "rollercoaster" since Amber was diagnosed with spina bifida while still in the womb. "I was told 80% of parents who got this diagnosis then terminated the pregnancy because the outcome wasn’t very good at all," she recalls. "Even though I was only 22 weeks I could feel her moving about inside me and I thought I cannot go through with the termination – it was like she was telling me not to give up on her yet, she still had a chance." Leanne, who has two other children, Lalia and Emma, decided to go ahead with the birth. But Amber arrived a month ahead of schedule via an emergency caesarean delivery. Immediately, she was whisked off to intensive care. "Her spinal cords were in a bubble hanging outside her back and they had to do her first surgery within 48 hours" says Leanne, who lives in East Kilbride. "They put her spinal cords back in her back and had to close her back up again. She was so fragile. They had actually lost her heartbeat just before the c-section and had been touch and go at the delivery." After seven days, Amber was undergoing a second surgery - this time to place a shunt in her head to try and drain away the fluid that had been building up. The shunts have regularly failed since Amber was born, meaning she has endured repeated surgeries try and fit her with one that worked. For Leanne, 39, what should have been a joyful celebration instead became a whirlwind of emotions. "I completely broke down in hospital. I was so scared and couldn’t cope – I have another two girls and I had so much mum guilt about leaving them while I was in hospital." Leanne told BBC Scotland News that she felt she was left to get on with things by herself, which took a considerable toll on her. Yet she "turned the corner" when she discovered the Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland support group, which led her to meet parents of other children with spina bifida and to have access to support workers, who helped her adjust. "The first thing someone there said to me was ‘congratulations on the birth of your daughter’. She was the first person who had said that to me since Amber was born. "It just made me really emotional hearing that." The surgeries have continued to mount up for Amber, although initial concern that she could have brain damage proved unfounded. However Amber has developed into a girl described by her mum as "a social butterfly", one who is always curious and wanting to know every detail about people she meets. She is also close to big sister Lalia, who's "like her second mum". "Amber is absolutely hilarious," laughs Leanne. "She’s so cheeky and sassy. You never know what she’ll come out with next." Last December Amber and her family experienced one of their toughest periods, when her hydrocephalus caused her to suffer painful headaches and vomiting. Doctors were concerned that the fluid in her brain was reaching such dangerous levels that Amber would start to lose her sight. That led to the five-year-old undergoing skull expansion surgery, which widened her skull by 2cm all around her head. The procedure was "traumatic" for both Amber and her mum, as it saw two metal rods placed in her head and then rotated for 10 days. "During the surgery for the skill expansion, they had to shave her head," recalls Leanne. "I just burst out crying, as I knew what it would mean. Amber had long hair and was going through enough without having to wake up being bald. "Whenever she caught her reflection afterwards she would start crying. That was really hard, I found that really tough – she couldn’t look in a mirror for months." Yet the past year has brought positives as well. Leanne and Paul discussed holding Amber back a year from starting school as she recovered from the surgery, but she improved quickly after returning home in January this year. Leanne tried to keep her daughter's spirits up, while Amber took inspiration from a Barbie doll given to her by a family friend - the toy was in a wheelchair while Leaane's friend had removed the hair, letting Amber "see herself" in the toy. Such positive backing meant that in August Amber was able to start attending Long Calderwood Primary school. She continues to attend meet-ups organised by Spina Bifida Scotland, where Leanne says she is "beaming with happiness." The charity's support is part of the reason why Leanne has taken on fund-raising for the charity, who are launching a Christmas appeal this week. Leanne has her own Christmas plans too, and hopes this year is memorable for the right reasons. "We’ve booked a trip to Aviemore on Christmas Eve, because last year we were all split up from each other, she says. "I just want to make this year really special, because I feel you never know what’s in the future."
( MENAFN - Investor Brand Network) McEwen mining (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) shared promising assay results from its Grey Fox deposit within the Fox Complex in Ontario, Canada, including a highlight of 10.2 g/t Gold over 11.1 meters at the Whiskey Jack zone. Geological studies reveal similarities between Grey Fox and Japan's high-grade Hishikari gold Mine, suggesting potential for stacked epithermal veins alongside orogenic gold zones. Current modeling identifies over 50 mineralized lenses, with 90% of Grey Fox's 1.4-million-ounce gold resource located within 300 meters of the surface. The ongoing exploration aims to expand production and uncover deeper mineralization, with an updated resource estimate for the Fox Complex expected in Q1 2025. To view the full press release, visit About McEwen Mining Inc. McEwen Mining is a gold and silver producer with operations in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. 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The N-Dubz singer became the third celebrity to leave the ITV show in one of the biggest surprises of the series. After her exit interview, she pulled out of a scheduled appearance on spin-off show Unpacked and later deleted all images of her time on the show from her social media. She then took to her Instagram to clear up the confusion, admitting she was "overwhelmed" after ten years out of the spotlight and needed time to readjust. She subsequently flew home to Manchester having decided not to stay in Australia to welcome her fellow campmates each day after they were voted off. It means she will also miss the coming out party with her fellow celebrities. Read More on I'm A Celeb But despite her early departure, Tulisa did make an - albeit brief - appearance during Sunday's final. Tulisa featured in a montage alongside her fellow campmates as they discussed life in camp during the series. Speaking from her hotel room in Australia, she said: "Feeding people in camp and getting those stars is crucial." Earlier today, Tulisa broke her silence after her return home and apologised for not being there . Most read in I’m A Celebrity 2024 She wrote: "Looking back at some of my favourite moments from the @Imacelebrity jungle. It’s been a whirlwind. "Thank you to @itv for the experience and sending so much love to my Jungle Fam before the final tonight. "Sorry I can’t be there to celebrate with you all." Following her decision to return home early, rumours were rife she had also had a fall out with her best friends Michelle McKenna and Daniel Johnson. But the N-Dubz singer was quick to scotch that speculation. She took to Instagram, writing: "I haven't argued with my best mate in over 10 years. "We literally don't have arguments, they don't exist in our world. Only love." I'm A Celebrity first hit our screens in 2002. 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Michail Antonio spoke to his West Ham team-mates via a video call from his hospital bed before they beat Wolves 2-1 on Monday night. Jarrod Bowen held Antonio’s number nine shirt aloft after scoring the winner in support of the Hammers striker, who is recovering after a horror car crash on Saturday. Boss Julen Lopetegui said: “He is not in his best moment but he kept his humour. It was a special moment for us. “I think we have a lot of reason to win matches but this was one reason more. He’s alive so we are happy.” MA9 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fXwtdSQWYE — West Ham United (@WestHam) December 9, 2024 West Ham players wore ‘Antonio 9′ shirts while warming up and walking out before kick-off. The shirts will be signed by the players, including Antonio, and auctioned off with the proceeds going to the NHS and Air Ambulances UK. Tomas Soucek headed West Ham into the lead and held up nine fingers to a TV camera. The Czech midfielder told Sky Sports: “He’s been here since I came here. He is really my favourite. I said it would be tough for me to play without him. "He was here since I came and he's really my favourite" Tomáš Souček on dedicating his goal to Michail Antonio ❤️ pic.twitter.com/smNy26wmuX — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 9, 2024 “I was so scared what was going to happen. It was a really tough week for him, his family and us.” Matt Doherty equalised for Wolves, and boss Gary O’Neil felt they should have had two penalties for fouls on Goncalo Guedes and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, both of which were checked by VAR. But Bowen’s winner – O’Neil believed there was a foul in the build-up – condemned Wolves to a 10th defeat of the season and a third in a row. While under-pressure Lopetegui may have earned a stay of execution, O’Neil’s future as Wolves manager is now in serious doubt. “A lot of things went against us but ultimately we have not found a way to turn the game in our favour,” he said. “But the players showed they are still fighting for me, for the fans and the group. “Where does this leave me? In the same place I was. I’m aware of the noise. But if anyone expected this to be easy – I’m happy to be judged on results but it should be done in context. “Whenever this journey ends with Wolves I’ll be proud of it.” There was an acrimonious end to the match as captains Bowen and Mario Lemina scuffled after the final whistle, with the Wolves midfielder angrily shoving people including one of his own coaches, Shaun Derry. “I just went to shake his hand after the game,” Bowen said. “He didn’t want to shake my hand, two captains together just to say ‘well done’ after the game. “I know it’s difficult when you lose. I’ve been on the end of that situation.” O’Neil added: “Mario is calm now. He’s a passionate guy and something was said that upset him. “The instinct of the staff was to make sure he didn’t get into trouble, but he took some calming down.”Democrats left fuming over Biden’s decision to pardon his son — after he repeatedly said he wouldn’tI'm A Celebrity delivered another nail-biting episode on Monday evening, with the camp dwindling in numbers as a result of daily eliminations. BBC Radio 1's Dean McCullough bid farewell to the jungle in Sunday's show after garnering the fewest public votes, marking an end to his jungle journey. During Monday's episode, viewers rapidly took to X, the platform previously named Twitter, suggesting that the remaining contestants were less than surprised at Dean's departure, reports the Express . A viewer remarked: "The campmates only describing Dean as a 'big character' and 'a lot of energy' is such subtle shade they don't miss him at all, I love it! #ImACeleb #ImACelebrity." (sic) "Coleen: sadly Dean went Coleens face," another tweet read, alongside a meme portraying someone managing a forced grin. (sic) "The camp being 'shocked' that Dean was the next to leave," yet another social media user observed, accompanied by a snapshot of someone feigning surprise. One additional comment noted: "Alan Halsall says it was a shock to the remaining camp that Dean McCullough was eliminated yesterday. It was certainly not a shock to us watching." Dean left as the second contestant to be voted off this series, with hosts Ant and Dec announcing his name beside Barry McGuigan's as the possible deportees. In the jungle, Dean became a divisive character, having been the nightly pick for challenges by the public vote. Audiences began showing signs of fatigue over Dean's constant appearances in the trials. In addition to this, Dean resorted to the infamous 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' phrase and withdrew from his initial two Bushtucker trials, resulting in his campmates missing out on a decent meal. While Dean gradually improved in the trials, managing to secure nine stars out of a potential twelve, viewers grew tired of him being the go-to for the trials and started voting for other celebrities to take part. I'm A Celebrity continues tomorrow night at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.