5 d. ago Luigi Mangione appears in court as lawyers ask judge to toss evidence

Alleged gunman faces nine charges including second-degree murder in New York state caseLuigi Mangione is appeared in Manhattan state court on Monday for the first day of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during his arrest after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive.Mangione was apprehended last December in the murder of senior United HealthCare figure Brian Thompson last December. In addition to state-level charges, he faces a Manhattan federal court case. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Luigi Mangione hearing tests legality of evidence in healthcare CEO murder case

Alleged gunman faces nine charges including second-degree murder in New York state caseLuigi Mangione is due to appear in Manhattan state court on Monday for the first day of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during his arrest after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive.Mangione was apprehended last December in the murder of senior United HealthCare figure Brian Thompson last December. In addition to state-level charges, he faces a Manhattan federal court case. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Luigi: The Making and the Meaning by John H Richardson review – sympathy for a devil?

This nebulous study of Luigi Mangione veers close to romanticising him as a latter-day Robin HoodOn 5 December 2024, the New York Times ran the headline “Insurance CEO Gunned Down In Manhattan”. The newspaper then noted that Brian Thompson was “shot in the back in Midtown Manhattan by a killer who then walked coolly away”. The murder in broad daylight was indeed both cold and shocking. But many Americans had a different response: for those who had been denied health insurance or faced exorbitant healthcase costs, the news felt cathartic. Social media blew up. One post read: “All jokes aside no one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That’s the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximize profits on your health.”Five days later, Luigi Mangione, a good-looking, 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate with a master’s in computer science, was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He awaits tri...

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2 w. ago Jets’ Aaron Glenn confident Kris Boyd will ‘walk away’ from NYC shooting

Jets’ Boyd in critical but stable conditionGlenn: player ‘upbeat’, expected to recoverNYPD releases images of shooting suspectNew York Jets coach Aaron Glenn says he has spoken to Kris Boyd and is confident the cornerback and special teams standout will be OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.Glenn said the hospitalized Boyd was “upbeat” in their recent conversation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago NYPD releases first images of man suspected of shooting NFL star Kris Boyd in Midtown Manhattan

The New York Jets cornerback, 29, is in a critical but stable condition after being shot in the abdomen outside celebrity hotspot Sei Less shortly after 2am on Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago NYPD release first images of man suspected of shooting NFL star Kris Boyd in Midtown Manhattan

The New York Jets cornerback, 29, is in a critical but stable condition in Bellevue Hospital after being shot in the abdomen outside celebrity hotspot Sei Less shortly after 2am on Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago New York Jets star Kris Boyd in critical condition after being shot in New York City: reports

Authorities have not said what led up to the shooting

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2 w. ago NFL star Kris Boyd in 'critical condition' after being gunned down in New York

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd has been left fighting for his life after he was shot in Manhattan's midtown, according to reports

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2 w. ago NFL star Kris Boyd, 29, fighting for his life after being shot in New York

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot during the early hours on Sunday morning in Manhattan and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he's fighting for his life

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