21 h. ago Luigi Mangione fights execution in murder trial due to 'Marvel movie' arrest

Luigi Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December, 2024, in a case that instantly made headlines around the world. Now his lawyers want to avoid the death penalty

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25 h. ago Luigi Mangione back in court to fight death penalty as lawyers insist arrest was turned into ‘Marvel movie’ spectacle

Friday's hearing, Mangione’s first trip to Manhattan federal court since his arraignment, is also expected to cover his bid to exclude certain evidence

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34 h. ago Luigi Mangione heads to court as he fights to block death penalty, murder charge and key evidence

Luigi Mangione is due in federal court for a pivotal hearing in his fight to bar the government from seeking the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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3 d. ago Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine latest celeb inmate at notorious Brooklyn jail... as he vows to 'dance with Maduro'

The 29-year-old, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, pleaded guilty last year to violating his probation by possessing cocaine and MDMA.

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3 d. ago Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine reports to NYC lockup where Nicholas Maduro and Luigi Mangione await trial

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City

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6 d. ago After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail

The New York jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs

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7 d. ago Venezuela live: Maduro set to be thrown into NYC detention center that houses Luigi Mangione, whose past inmates include Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell and R. Kelly

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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2 w. ago England survive MCG mayhem to break Ashes drought in Australia with fourth Test victory

Fourth Test, day 2: Australia 152 & 132, lose to England, 110 & 178-6Tourists charge to four-wicket win inside two days at MCGStop press. Hold the back page. Drag out the dusty bunting and book three more nights in Noosa. England’s men have won a Test in Australia for the first time in nearly 15 years, chasing down 175 runs in Melbourne to win by four wickets and prevent an Ashes defeat from becoming a whitewash.Granted it was not a live victory, England merely dragging the scoreline back to 3-1 and doing so courtesy of a two-day heist on a pitch that made batting a lottery. But given the ordeal of this tour, and that grim run of 18 Tests without a win on Australian soil, it was not insignificant either. Though robbed of three days’ play, their supporters could finally crack a smile. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England survive MCG mayhem to break Ashes drought in Australia with win in fourth Test

4th Test, D2: England, 110 & 178-6, bt Australia, 152 & 132, by 4 wktsCrawley, Duckett and Bethell help set up win inside two daysStop press. Hold the back page. Drag out the dusty bunting and book three more nights in Noosa. England’s men have won a Test in Australia for the first time in nearly 15 years, chasing down 175 to win by four wickets and prevent an Ashes defeat from becoming a whitewash.Granted it was not a live victory, England merely dragging the scoreline back to 3-1 and doing so courtesy of a two-day heist on a pitch that made batting a lottery. But given the ordeal of this tour, and that grim run of 18 Tests without a win on Australian soil, it was not insignificant either. Though robbed of three days’ play, their supporters could finally crack a smile. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Commentators baffled by referee call in Ospreys match as player's smile tells story

Martin Gillingham and former Wales international Alex Cuthbert were surprised by the decision

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione lawyers fight death penalty, saying Pam Bondi is biased

Lawyers also attempting to throw out two federal charges, saying US attorney general has ties to UnitedHealth GroupLawyers for Luigi Mangione are attempting to avoid the death penalty and throw out two federal charges in the justice department’s case against him, arguing that attorney general Pam Bondi is biased because she used to work at a lobbying firm that represents UnitedHealth Group.In court documents filed on Friday, Mangione’s lawyers said that Bondi has a “profound conflict of interest” because her former employer, Ballard Partners, a DC-based lobbying firm founded by the Trump donor Brian Ballard, counts UnitedHealth Group as one of its clients. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Luigi Mangione death penalty decision was tainted by Pam Bondi’s conflict of interest, his lawyers claim

The ‘very person’ empowered to seek Mangione’s death ‘has a financial stake in the case she is prosecuting,’ his lawyers wrote

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3 w. ago It's unusual that the Brown campus shooter has evaded identification this long, experts say

It’s been nearly a week since someone killed two students and wounded nine others inside a Brown University classroom before fleeing, yet investigators apparently still don't know the attacker's name

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3 w. ago Luigi Mangione faces lengthy wait for judge’s decision on eerie ‘to

Mangione’s lawyers contend that anything found in Mangione’s backpack should be excluded from his trial

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3 w. ago Judge says he's hopeful hearing on Luigi Mangione trial evidence will end this week

A judge says he’s optimistic that a pretrial hearing in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder case will end this week

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3 w. ago Luigi Mangione flashes unsettling Cheshire cat smile as he plays around with court camera

Luigi Mangione flashed an unsettling smile at the cameras this morning as he appeared in court for the eighth day of evidence suppression hearings.

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4 w. ago 'I want to whack a CEO': Why a backpack could decide Luigi Mangione's fate

Police seized a backpack from Mangione when they arrested him, and it has become the centrepiece of pre-trial hearings that began in early December.

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