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Trump picks Silicon Valley venture capitalist for ‘AI and Crypto Tsar’
David Sacks, the millionaire founder of Yammer and friend of Elon Musk, was key in attracting financial support from other entrepreneurs for Trump’s campaign.
- by Stephanie Lai and Hadriana Lowenkron
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Bullets used in US healthcare exec’s killing had writing on them
Police released photos of a person they said was wanted for question in connection with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
- by Michael Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak
Wave of hate flows for health insurance industry after CEO’s shooting death
The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson outside a New York hotel prompted an outpouring of horror stories in their dealings with health insurance companies.
- by Dionne Searcey and Madison Malone Kircher
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Earthquakes
Strong earthquake strikes off California, prompts tsunami warning
It was felt as far south as San Francisco, where residents felt a rolling motion for several seconds. It was followed by smaller aftershocks.
Health insurance executive killed in Manhattan in targeted attack
The suspect, wearing a mask, fled on foot before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park, police said. He remains at large.
- by Kyoko Gasha and Luc Cohen
Tony Wright’s Column
US Votes 2024
War criminals, creepo dad: The Trump pardons that defy belief
The “prerogative of mercy” was once a matter of life and death, as one of my ancestors discovered. In the time of Donald Trump, it is toxic and corrupted.
- by Tony Wright
Brian earned $15m a year at a billion-dollar company. No one knew him – till he was shot dead
Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the US before he was shot dead in an apparent targeted killing in Manhattan.
- by Adam Geller and Tom Murphy
Clouds gather over Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Trump’s Pentagon chief
The Fox News presenter has vowed he would “never back down” even as other names are floated for the role, including one-time Trump rival Ron DeSantis.
- by Farrah Tomazin
She met Hunter Biden one night at a club. Then she fell in love
A chance meeting in December 2017 plunged Zoe Kestan, a downtown “it” girl and social media star, headlong into an unpredictable affair.
- by Joseph Bernstein
Democrats dismayed, angry at Joe Biden over sweeping pardon of son Hunter
“A president’s family and allies shouldn’t get special treatment,” said Michigan Democratic senator Gary Peters.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
Joe Biden
Joe Biden can be blamed for many things, but pardoning his son is not one of them
There’s no doubt Joe Biden has a case to answer after pardoning his son Hunter, but the hype around this story is out of all proportion.
- by Bill Wyman