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Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive taken into custody
Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after he was spotted at a McDonald’s by someone who believed he resembled the gunman.
- by Costas Pitas
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Globalisation
When Trump says the world’s ‘a little crazy right now’, you know it’s bad
We should rethink the designation of 2024 as the year of democracy and think of it as the year when everything, everywhere, all at once seemed to go off the rails.
- by Nick Bryant
Who’s fired? Trump signals an aggressive opening, threatening jail for Cheney and others
In his first sit-down broadcast network interview since winning re-election, Donald Trump vowed to pardon Capitol attackers and to try to end automatic citizenship for children of immigrants.
- by Peter Baker
Some see suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing as a folk hero
Support for the shooter is similar to what emerges after a mass shooting on websites such as 4chan and 8chan. But what’s disturbing about this is “it’s mainstream”.
- by Hurubie Meko
Police release two more photos of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooter
The hunt for Brian Thompson’s killer has yielded new evidence but few answers. New York’s mayor said, “The net is tightening.”
- by Michael R. Sisak and Cedar Attanasio
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- by Joe Pinkstone
Trump and Macron can’t let go of their handshake duel
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- by Reuters
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US Votes 2024
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- by Ross Douthat
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- by Kaleigh Rogers
Trump picks Silicon Valley venture capitalist for ‘AI and Crypto Tsar’
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- by Stephanie Lai and Hadriana Lowenkron