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Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth CEO arrested in Pennsylvania
Luigi Mangione was arrested after he was spotted at a McDonald’s by someone who believed he resembled the gunman.
- by Costas Pitas
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No bookings required: The coolest place to eat in New York
Unlike Australia’s most talked-about restaurants, you don’t book a table at Dimes Square’s establishments. It’s good, but it’s chaotic good.
- by Melissa Mason
Analysis
Syrian conflict
With Assad gone, a brutal dictatorship ends. But the new risks are huge
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
- by David E. Sanger
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
Jay-Z denies raping 13-year-old girl in Diddy-related lawsuit
The billionaire rapper has been accused of raping a 13-year-old, alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs.
- by Kayla Olaya and Karl Quinn
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
‘Antisemitism’ accusation says a lot about Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported assertion that “anti-Israel sentiment is antisemitism” is an unacceptable attempt at moral diversion.
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Syrian conflict
Countries close borders after rebels’ stunning advance against Assad
A collection of rebel groups aiming to depose the Assad regime are advancing towards the capital, Damascus, making Iran and others nervous.
- by Raja Abdulrahim, Farnaz Fassihi and Thomas Fuller
Trump claims ‘historic’ mandate but Americans have mixed feelings
Broadly speaking, polls show most Americans do want change in many of the areas where Trump has promised sweeping reform. But that’s not the whole story.
- by Kaleigh Rogers
Before you swallow Dutton’s nukes, look at the evidence
So, Peter Dutton tells us that his nuclear policy will be cheaper than Labor’s renewables policy. I would recommend to readers the Climate Council’s myth-busting article “The seven ways the federal Coalition could cook the books on nuclear costings”.