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Prosecutors in New York have charged Luigi Mangione, 26, with the homicide of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, court docket information present.
The costs comply with Mangione’s arraignment on the Blair county courthouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening, the place gun and forgery fees have been learn towards him. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania argued he was a flight danger and his bail was denied.
The Mangione household launched an announcement saying: “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.”
The 26-year-old was arrested after he was noticed at a McDonald’s in Altoona by somebody who known as native police. Police mentioned Mangione had a gun silencer, a masks just like the one worn by the gunman, a pretend New Jersey ID matching that utilized by the gunman to test right into a New York Metropolis hostel earlier than the capturing, and a handwritten doc outlining his motivation.
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What weapon did he allegedly use? Police mentioned that Mangione had a weapon made with a 3D printer.
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What did his doc say about his goals? In response to CNN, amongst different statements, he mentioned “these parasites had it coming” and expressed anger over US healthcare prices and inequalities.
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Did he act alone? Mangione indicated in his doc that he was self-funded and acted alone.
IDF denies stories that its tanks have reached Qatana close to Damascus, as US, Israel and Turkey strike Syria
Israel has rejected stories that its tanks have reached Qatana, a metropolis 16 miles south-west of Damascus and 6 miles into Syrian territory.
The IDF rejected the claims, Sky Information within the UK reported, after Reuters cited Syrian safety sources who mentioned that Israeli troops had reached Qatana.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday mentioned that the Golan Heights, which have been occupied by Israel for nearly 60 years, would stay a part of Israel “for eternity” after it seized a demilitarized buffer zone throughout the territory.
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Who has the US hit? It struck targets related with Islamic State (IS) in central Syria.
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What about Turkey? Turkey attacked US-backed Kurdish forces.
Netanyahu arrives in court docket for corruption trial
Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in court docket in Tel Aviv to offer proof in his corruption trial, in a growth he has lengthy tried to keep away from. He’s the primary sitting Israeli prime minister to be tried as a felony defendant.
He appeared within the courtroom on Tuesday after Eleventh-hour makes an attempt by his political allies within the Knesset to delay the date, citing clashes over voting and the safety scenario in Israel.
The 75-year-old Netanyahu, who can also be needed underneath a world warrant issued by the worldwide felony court docket (ICC) for alleged warfare crimes in Gaza, is charged with fraud, breach of belief and accepting bribes in three separate instances. He has denied wrongdoing and claimed the costs towards him quantity to a witch-hunt.
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