2 h. ago Officer told Luigi Mangione he was responding to loitering call before arrest

Mangione’s lawyers want to bar evidence from both cases, but this week’s hearing pertains only to the state case

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2 h. ago Hegseth says he did not ‘stick around’ to watch second strike on alleged drug boat, but says admiral made ‘right call’ – US politics live

Defense secretary’s comments comes after Trump said Hegseth ‘didn’t know’ about second strike that killed two shipwrecked survivorsTrump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials sayPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Hegseth doubles down on Caribbean boat strikes, says military commanders have ‘done the right things’

Defense secretary has been insisting that an admiral gave the order for the second strike on alleged drug boat back in SeptemberTrump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials sayPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Luigi Mangione due back in court as lawyers try to rule out key evidence

He is accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan a year ago

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4 h. ago Johnson pins responsibility for second strike on alleged drug boat on admiral as Pentagon says strikes will continue

Johnson also says he doesn’t know how much of video recording of second strike, which reportedly killed two survivors, should be releasedTrump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials sayPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Luigi Mangione due in court as fight continues over evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case

Luigi Mangione is due back in court for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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22 h. ago Court hears what physical feature alerted witnesses to healthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione ahead of his arrest

Mangione is in state court fighting to exclude evidence obtained during his arrest ahead of trial

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24 h. ago Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein

Corrections officer testifies that Mangione had constant watch to prevent him from dying in custody like EpsteinLuigi Mangione was kept under tight supervision in a Pennsylvania state prison last year because officials “did not want an Epstein-style situation”, a corrections officer said during Manhattan state court testimony on Monday.This striking allusion to Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier who died in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking, came during day one of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during Mangione’s arrest at a McDonald’s restaurant after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Watchdog statement after hearing told GMP officer sent junior colleague nude photos

The hearing was told former Chief Superintendent Rob Cousen had pursued and sent the pictures of his penis to the junior colleague

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26 h. ago Luigi Mangione joined in court by catwalk of heavily made up female superfans as they upstage proceedings to vie for smiling murder suspect's attention

The alleged killer, 27, appeared upbeat as he arrived back in court days before the anniversary of his alleged assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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28 h. ago Luigi Mangione swaps prison garb for sharp suit as alleged CEO killer, 27, asks court to throw out crucial evidence against him

The alleged killer, 27, appeared upbeat as he arrived back in court days before the anniversary of his alleged assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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29 h. ago Luigi Mangione swaps prison garb for suit jacket and jeans as alleged CEO killer, 27, asks court to throw out crucial evidence against him

The alleged killer, 27, appeared upbeat as he arrived back in court days before the anniversary of his alleged assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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30 h. 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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30 h. ago Two Met officers running spycops unit were ‘incredibly racist’, inquiry told

Undercover unit monitored Stephen Lawrence’s family, as well as thousands of mainly leftwing political activistsTwo senior officers who supervised an undercover Scotland Yard unit spying on political campaigns were “horribly and incredibly” racist, a whistleblower has told a public inquiry.Peter Francis, a former member of the unit, testified that one regularly used the “N-word”, while the other used a repertoire of explicit racist slurs. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Watch live: Luigi Mangione due back in court ahead of trial on CEO murder charges

Watch live from outside the courthouse where Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will appear on Monday (1 December) for hearings on the admissibility of key pieces of evidence at his murder trial.

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33 h. ago What lies beneath: How Rachel Reeves and her Treasury warned of a Budget black hole to justify tax rises

There are calls for the Chancellor to quit after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) watchdog revealed it had privately told her there was no huge black hole in the nation's books.

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35 h. ago Afghan families express concerns over SAS soldiers ‘refusing to give evidence’

A senior officer told a closed hearing that the director of UK special forces made a ‘conscious decision’ to cover up potential war crimes.

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35 h. 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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39 h. ago Luigi Mangione scrambles to wipe out bombshell evidence that could blow UnitedHealthcare murder trial wide open

Luigi Mangione 's legal team is gearing up for a fight to wipe out key evidence that prosecutors say ties him to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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41 h. ago Luigi Mangione fights to exclude gun, notes as anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing nears

As the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing looms this week, the man charged in his death will be in court fighting to bar evidence that prosecutors say links him to the crime

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