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NYC mayor says suspect identified in UnitedHealth executive's murder, NY Post reports
"The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the Post. Thompson, 50, who became CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit in April 2021, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. ET (1145 GMT) on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait. The shooting sparked a massive manhunt for the gunman, who fled on foot wearing a hooded jacket, balaclava and gray backpack before mounting an electri
3 min read - USGood Morning America
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Suspect's backpack had Monopoly money: Sources
The backpack recovered by the NYPD that allegedly belonged to the suspect wanted in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, only had two items inside: a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and Monopoly money, sources with knowledge of the ongoing investigation told ABC News Saturday. The NYPD believes it is making good progress toward identifying the suspect but, as of Saturday evening, no identification has been made, sources told ABC News. Investigators continued to comb through the city for
4 min read - USThe Independent
How a Navy sailor fell off his ship, played dumb — and became a Vietnam POW hero
South Dakota native Doug Hegdahl was serving with the Navy during the Vietnam War when he fell into the waters of the South China Sea – soon becoming the youngest, lowest-ranking POW at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. As a new book details how Hegdahl played dumb to his captors – secretly memorizing POW names and intel – its author talks to Sheila Flynn
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VideoSyrians celebrate end of the Assad family's half-century rule after president flees country
Crowds gathered in Damascus on Sunday to celebrate with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after the stunning advance from opposition forces put an end to the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports from the Turkish-Syrian border.
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An airline is investigating after a crew member recorded video of 2 passengers engaged in 'intimate acts'
Swiss said the passengers' behavior was inappropriate, and it was investigating why crew did not intervene immediately in line with protocols.
2 min read - OpinionMSNBC
Opinion | Trump is already backing off his most important campaign promise
President-elect Donald Trump’s exclusive interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker — his first network TV sitdown since winning the election — was a mixed affair.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Syrians stroll through Assad's palaces, take furniture and ornaments
Video obtained by Reuters showed people entering the Al-Rawda Presidential Palace, as children ran through the grand, formal rooms and men slid a large trunk across the ornate patterned floor. Video of another palace, the older-style Muhajreen Palace, verified by Reuters, showed groups of men and women walking across a white marble floor and through sets of tall wooden doors. The scenes were reminiscent of the fall of Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime in Iraq two decades ago.
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