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Report: Backpack Found That Might Belong to CEO's Killer
New York police have found a backpack that might belong to the suspect in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, CNN reported Friday.
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Conn. Court Upholds $965M Sandy Hook Verdict Against Alex Jones
The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there's "sufficient evidence" to support the damages awarded to relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims and an FBI...
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Insurance Exec Killer May Have Fled New York, Police Say
New York police said Friday they believe the man suspected of gunning down a top health insurance executive may have fled the city on a bus following the brazen daylight murder.The development deepens the mystery surrounding the fresh-faced suspect, an image of whom was...
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Judge Affirms Naval Academy's Race-Based Admissions Policy
A federal judge in Maryland appointed by George W. Bush upheld the Naval Academy's race-based admissions program on Friday, dashing the hopes of an anti-affirmative action group that successfully challenged at the Supreme Court such practices at civilian schools.
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Hegseth's Lawyer Threatens Sex Assault Accuser With Lawsuit
Pete Hegseth's lawyer threatened to sue his client's sexual assault accuser for extortion if Hegseth's nomination for secretary of defense collapses.
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Most Serious Charge Dismissed in Subway Car Death Case
A judge on Friday dismissed the most serious charge against Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine on trial for the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who he was restraining on a New York City subway car, after jurors were unable to agree on it.After jurors emerged twice...
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Fmr National Security Officials 'Alarmed' by Gabbard for DNI
Nearly 100 former national security officials signed a letter expressing alarm over President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.
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NYPD Believes Suspected Killer of CEO Has Left City
Investigators have a "reason to believe" the person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has left New York City, police commissioner Jessica Tisch said in an interview aired on Friday. Investigators believe he arrived in the city Nov. 24 on a ...
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Power Plant Emissions Plan Unachievable, Court Told
An Environmental Protection Agency rule requiring power plants to reduce emissions by using carbon capture technology is unachievable, business groups and Republican-led states argued in federal court Friday, the Washington Examiner reported.
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Democrat Reps. Schiff, Kim Resign From House Early
Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif., informed the House of Representatives on Friday that he will resign his seat on Sunday and be sworn in as California's junior senator on Monday.
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Carville: Biden 'Most Tragic Figure' in Modern Politics
President Joe Biden is the "most tragic figure in modern American politics," and Democrats could have kept the White House if he had decided last year not to seek reelection, said Democrat strategist James Carville.
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NYC Police Hunt Suspect in UnitedHealth Exec Killing
Armed with a growing file of clues, New York police on Friday were scouring surveillance videos and asking the public for help in finding the masked assailant who gunned down a UnitedHealth executive on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk and has not been seen since.
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Giuliani to Newsmax: CEO Killer 'Left Too Many Clues' to Escape
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Newsmax on Thursday evening that the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Wednesday morning will be caught soon because he "left too many clues" behind.
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House GOP Leadership Meets on Budget Reconciliation
House Republican leadership on Friday met to discuss budget reconciliation bills ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a sign that the new GOP-controlled Congress is determined to act quickly on his agenda, reports Politico.
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Feds Mandate Bird Flu Testing of Milk Supply
The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.
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Rep. Biggs: Let Spending Lapse Until Trump Takes Over
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., lambasted the "embarrassing failure" of Congress to pass a budget and called for the end of continuing resolutions, a "monolithic legislative set piece" that lawmakers have passed 34 times in the last 10 years.
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Vulnerable Senate Dems Open to Confirming Trump Nominees
A group of Senate Democrats have vowed to keep an open mind on President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, Punchbowl News reported.
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Fmr NYPD Detective to Newsmax: Police Know Identity of CEO Killer
Retired New York City Police Department detective Bo Dietl said police investigating the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday already know the identity of the suspect.
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National Police Association Endorses Patel for FBI Chief
The National Police Association (NPA) endorsed Kash Patel for FBI director on Friday, calling him a proven leader who can restore integrity and public trust to the agency.
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Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Daniel Penny Case
The jury at Daniel Penny's trial in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely said Friday that it is unable to reach a verdict on the more serious charge of second-degree manslaughter in the incident. The panel sent a note to the judge Friday morning to report that it is...
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Sen. Cramer to Newsmax: Hegseth Is 'Kind of Leader We Need'
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told Newsmax on Friday that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is "the kind of leader we need" amid concerns about his chances of being confirmed by the Senate.
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Rep. Mace Decries 'Censored' Posts on X
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., took umbrage with social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, for tagging multiple posts of hers with a content warning about potential "hateful conduct." Mace took to X on Thursday night to complain that the platform "censored" at least three of...
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Execs' Names Wiped From Sites After CEO's Murder
Health insurance companies removed executive leadership names from their websites after the assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
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Napolitano to Newsmax: State of Mind 'Very Important' in Penny Case
Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano said Friday that state of mind is "very important" for the jury in deciding the Daniel Penny case.
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Fauci in Hot Seat Over Security Cost and Trump Criticism
After facing both criticism and commendation throughout his time handling the COVID-19 pandemic, former NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci is now under fire for receiving $15 million worth of taxpayer-funded security after his time in public office.