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Civil Service and Government Development Bureau launches 'Future Skills Office'Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon and writings linking him to the ambush. The 26-year-old man had a gun believed to be the one used in the killing and writings suggesting his anger with corporate America, police officials said. He was taken into custody after police got a tip that he was eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. Read More: Who is Luigi Mangione? Ivy League grad, school valedictorian arrested for murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Police identified the suspect as Luigi Mangione . Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco, and his last known address is in Honolulu, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news briefing. Social media on Monday evening was full of praise for Mangione, with Luigi the top trending topic on X and FREE HIM coming in at No. 7. #FreeLuigi gained traction on Instagram. 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His selections include science fiction ("Ender's Game"), airport-bookstore standbys ("Freakonomics," "Outliers") and young adult classics such as the "Harry Potter" and "Hunger Games" series. In some of his reviews, Mangione linked to Google Docs where he kept more-detailed notes. In one scanned handwritten document, he shared his thoughts on the popular science book "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth, according to NYT. This year, Mangione left a four-star review for "Industrial Society and Its Future," better known as the Unabomber manifesto, by Ted Kaczynski, whom Mangione described as a "mathematics prodigy" in his review of the work. "It's easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies," Mangione wrote. "But it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out." On his "wants to read" list, Mangione included a forthcoming title, "Life & the Lindy Effect" by Paul Skallas, who is known for arguing that the longer a phenomenon has been around, the better its chance of lasting far into the future. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Blackstone-backed International Gemmological Institute IPO to open on Dec 13, aiming to raise Rs 4,225 croreGHOULISH online fans of suspected CEO assassin Luigi Mangione have set up a $200,000 fundraiser to pay for his legal bills. And they have already raised a whopping $55,000 for the wealthy college grad who has been charged with the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 26-year-old data engineer was caught after a five-day manhunt by a rookie cop inside a McDonald's on Monday in Pennsylvania. Mangione has received a ton of sympathy across various social media platforms - and has even been labelled a "hero" by many. One has even shared a tattoo based on the security camera image released by the NYPD during their desperate manhunt. His fans have now created an online legal campaign to raise funds and pay future his legal bills. read more on the case The fundraiser, understood to have been set up by anonymous people, reads: "This is a preemptive legal fundraiser for the suspect allegedly involved in the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO. "We are not here to celebrate violence, but we do believe in the constitutional right of fair legal representation. "All proceeds will be sent directly to Luigi or, if he chooses to reject the funds, they will instead be donated to legal funds for other U.S political prisoners. "Luigi’s mailing address has been made available, and we are writing him to open a line of communication. In future letters, we will send printouts of selected comments from this fundraising page." Most read in The US Sun With hashtags saying Free Luigi, anonymous people have posted comments in support of Mangione, some even saying he is the "man America needs". One anonymous donor wrote: "Don't give up. There are ways to come back from this. Another person said: "Admiration for the brave and revolutionary Luigi Mangione, who dared to challenge the healthcare system's injustices and became a voice for the oppressed." While a third shared: "Anyone who relies on insurance can understand Luigi's actions." Meanwhile, Mangione's attorney Tom Dickey revealed that his staff had received numerous emails from people offering to pay for Mangione's legal bills. He told CNN that while he hasn't seen them personally, his "understanding" from staff is that "people are doing that". But Dickey quipped Mangione "probably wouldn't accept" the unbelievable offers. "Obviously my client appreciates the support that he has, but I don’t know," the lawyer added. "It just doesn’t sit right with me." Lawyer Dickey has even said that he's not convinced New York officials have the right suspect. Mangione, 26, is fighting his extradition to New York, where he faces five charges - including murder. He was denied bail during a court appearance in Pennsylvania. Cops caught him just moments after he was seen eating a hash brown at McDonald's, He was found to have a fake ID, a "ghost gun" similar to the one seen in surveillance footage of the killing and a manifesto lambasting the healthcare industry. And on Wednesday, investigators revealed that fingerprints on a discarded water bottle found near the scene of the assassination outside of the Hilton hotel matched those of Mangione, according to ABC News . 'ZERO EVIDENCE' AGAINST LUIGI Dickey told reporters that he had seen "zero evidence" that incriminates his client. He explained, "Remember - and this is not just a small thing - the fundamental concept of American justice is the presumption of innocence and until you're proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and I've seen zero evidence at this point." Dickey solidified his claim when he told CNN, "I haven’t seen any evidence that they have the right guy." He added that officials would "need to convince" him that Mangione is the person they have been looking for. As investigations into the suspect and the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, cops discovered a secret notebook inside Mangione's backpack when he was arrested. It contained several pages allegedly centered around a sick "to-do list" linked to Thompson. The pages had tasks that needed to be planned out to pull off a brazen kill, a police source told CNN. Several chilling notes also justified these calculated plans, the source added. BOMB MANHATTAN Another page reportedly referenced a plot to take out the UnitedHealthcare CEO using a bomb. One haunting passage said Thompson could be taken out using an explosive as he walked through Manhattan, the source said. The alleged plan draws up a harrowing number of similarities to the Unabomber, who Mangione reportedly praised months before the shooting. Details around the alleged bomb plot haven't been disclosed, but Mangione is said to have decided to scrap any plans because it “could kill innocents.” One comment in the notebook even detailed how using a gun would be better as it would be targeted and “kill the CEO at his own bean counting conference." A separate note, directed towards investigators, also said, “To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone. "These parasites had it coming. I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.” Mangione appeared in court for the first time shortly after for an arraignment on gun and forgery charges. It comes as cops are continuing to look into a number of leads following Mangione's capture. One of the latest theories behind why he may have become a killer involves his pals claiming he turned "absolutely crazy" after an agonizing back surgery . READ MORE SUN STORIES X-ray pictures posted by Mangione show he suffered with a misaligned spine which was reportedly made severely worse following a surfing accident. Former classmates have appeared to tell reporters that an operation went wrong and that this could have driven the Maryland man to the brink.
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New Delhi : The US denied the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegations accusing the country over recent controversies about Narendra Modi and business tycoon Gautam Adani, on Saturday, December 7. The BJP had blamed that organisations funded by the US State Department and elements in the American “deep state” were behind attempts to destabilise India through targeted attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business tycoon Gautam Adani, on Saturday, . A spokesperson at the US embassy described the allegations as “disappointing” and asserted that the US government has been a champion of media freedom around the world. “It’s disappointing that the ruling party in India would make these kinds of accusations,” the US embassy spokesperson said. “The US government works with independent organisations on programming that supports professional development and capacity building training for journalists. This programming does not influence the editorial decisions or direction of these organisations,” the official said. The OCCRP, headquartered in Amsterdam, is a media platform that largely focuses on stories relating to crime and corruption. The BJP had referred to a French media report and said it revealed that OCCRP is funded by the US State Department’s USAID, along with other “deep state figures” like George Soros and the Rockefeller Foundation. “The United States has long been a champion of media freedom around the world. A free and independent press is an essential component of any democracy, enabling informed and constructive debate and holding those in power accountable,” the US embassy official said. The BJP alleged on Thursday that the US deep state colluded with the media portal OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to “damage” India’s image. The BJP had cited Gandhi’s use of reports by OCCRP to attack the Adani Group and to accuse it of having closeness with the government. Last month, US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants for paying over USD 250 million in bribes between 2020 and 2024 to Indian government officials to win solar energy contracts on terms that could potentially bring in more than USD 2 billion in profit. The Adani Group has dismissed the charges as “baseless”. The opposition Congress demanded a thorough investigation into the allegations and accused the government of shielding the businessman. In an unprecedented criticism of the the US State Department, the BJP said on Thursday, “French investigative media group Mediapart revealed that OCCRP is funded by the U.S. State Department’s USAID, as well as other deep state figures like George Soros and the Rockefeller Foundation.” “In fact, 50% of OCCRP’s funding comes directly from the U.S. State Department. OCCRP, therefore, functions as a media tool for carrying out deep state agendas,” the party said in a series of posts on X. “A French investigative journalist has revealed that the US govt controls the media organization OCCRP, dictating that any story it ran was influenced & lacked genuine backing. But what is its connection with Congress?” one of the posts said.What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it wasn't just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin, gold and other investments also drove higher. Here's a look at some of the numbers that defined the year. All are as of Dec. 20. Remember when President Bill Clinton got impeached or when baseball's Mark McGwire hit his 70th home run against the Montreal Expos? That was the last time the U.S. stock market closed out a second straight year with a leap of at least 20%, something the S&P 500 is on track to do again this year. The index has climbed 24.3% so far this year, not including dividends, following last year's spurt of 24.2%. The number of all-time highs the S&P 500 has set so far this year. The first came early, on Jan. 19, when the index capped a two-year comeback from the swoon caused by high inflation and worries that high interest rates instituted by the Federal Reserve to combat it would create a recession. But the index was methodical through the rest of the year, setting a record in every month outside of April and August, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. The latest came on Dec. 6. The number of times the Federal Reserve has cut its main interest rate this year from a two-decade high, offering some relief to the economy. Expectations for those cuts, along with hopes for more in 2025, were a big reason the U.S. stock market has been so successful this year. The 1 percentage point of cuts, though, is still short of the 1.5 percentage points that many traders were forecasting for 2024 at the start of the year. The Fed disappointed investors in December when it said it may cut rates just two more times in 2025, fewer than it had earlier expected. RELATED STORY | FBI arrests man charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange That’s how many points the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by the day after Election Day, as investors made bets on what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for the economy and the world. The more widely followed S&P 500 soared 2.5% for its best day in nearly two years. Aside from bitcoin, stocks of banks and smaller winners were also perceived to be big winners. The bump has since diminished amid worries that Trump’s policies could also send inflation higher. The level that bitcoin topped to set a record above $108,000 this past month. It's been climbing as interest rates come down, and it got a particularly big boost following Trump's election. He's turned around and become a fan of crypto, and he's named a former regulator who’s seen as friendly to digital currencies as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, replacing someone who critics said was overly aggressive in his oversight. Bitcoin was below $17,000 just two years ago following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Gold's rise for the year, as it also hit records and had as strong a run as U.S. stocks. Wars around the world have helped drive demand for investments seen as safe, such as gold. It's also benefited from the Fed's cut to interest rates. When bonds are paying less in interest, they pull away fewer potential buyers from gold, which pays investors nothing. It's a favorite number of Elon Musk, and it's also a threshold that Tesla's stock price passed in December as it set a record. The number has a long history among marijuana devotees, and Musk famously said in 2018 that he had secured funding to take Tesla private at $420 per share. Tesla soared this year, up from less than $250 at the start, in part because of expectations that Musk's close relationship with Trump could benefit the company. RELATED STORY | Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering US economy That's how much revenue Nvidia made in the nine months through Oct. 27, showing how the artificial intelligence frenzy is creating mountains of cash. Nvidia's chips are driving much of the move into AI, and its revenue through the last nine months catapulted from less than $39 billion the year before. Such growth has boosted Nvidia's worth to more than $3 trillion in total. GameStop’s gain on May 13 after Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” appeared online for the first time in three years to support the video game retailer’s stock, which he helped rocket to unimaginable heights during the “ meme stock craze ” in 2021. Several other meme stocks also jumped following his post in May on the social platform X, including AMC Entertainment. Gill later disclosed a sizeable stake in the online pet products retailer Chewy, but he sold all of his holdings by late October. That's how much the U.S. economy grew, at annualized seasonally adjusted rates, in each of the three first quarters of this year. Such growth blew past what many pessimists were expecting when inflation was topping 9% in the summer of 2022. The fear was that the medicine prescribed by the Fed to beat high inflation — high interest rates — would create a recession. Households at the lower end of the income spectrum in particular are feeling pain now, as they contend with still-high prices. But the overall economy has remained remarkably resilient. This is the vacancy rate for U.S. office buildings — an all-time high — through the first three quarters of 2024, according to data from Moody's. The fact the rate held steady for most of the year was something of a win for office building owners, given that it had marched up steadily from 16.8% in the fourth quarter of 2019. Demand for office space weakened as the pandemic led to the popularization of remote work. That's the total number of previously occupied homes sold nationally through the first 11 months of 2024. Sales would have to surge 20% year-over-year in December for 2024's home sales to match the 4.09 million existing homes sold in 2023, a nearly 30-year low. The U.S. housing market has been in a sales slump dating back to 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. 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Pete Alonso could be the San Francisco Giants long-term answer at first base. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Giants "remain in the market" for a first baseman or designated hitter and that Alonso is "on their radar." This comes after pitcher Corbin Burnes, who San Francisco was considered a major contender for, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .
(The Center Square) – After a few recent recount wins for Republicans in state House races, it is confirmed that Democrats have lost the supermajority in the state House. Yet, on Jan. 8, the first regular session of the 75th General Assembly will open with Democrats still in control of both the state’s Senate and House. “Colorado Democrats held back the red wave that swept much of the country,” the Colorado Democratic Party said in a statement . “We did that by showing up, especially in communities where Democrats aren’t typically competitive. But there’s more to do.” With Democrats also controlling the governor’s seat, the party will have a trifecta in the state. That makes Colorado one of just 15 states with a Democrat trifecta going into 2025. Republicans, on the other hand, will have a trifecta in 23 states. Shad Murib, chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, said that “unusual” campaigning strategies helped Democrats maintain their majorities despite Republican momentum nationwide. “With that refocus on rural Colorado and actually taking a look at counties that have often been left behind ... we found that a little bit goes a long way in some of these communities," Murib said. "So much of the work of politics is really about showing up.” Even though Republicans are still in the minority, they are staying positive going into the 2025 legislative session. “This historic win marks the three seats flipped for the House Republicans this year,” said the Colorado House Republicans after two House Republicans were confirmed to have won their recounts. “We are so excited to welcome them to our House Caucus.” This election marked the first in the past decade that Republicans actually won seats in the state House instead of losing them. Breaking the House supermajority and preventing one in the Senate will also give Republicans more power in the 2025 legislative session. Without a supermajority, Democrats cannot refer constitutional amendments to the ballot without Republican support. It will also prevent potential veto overrides of Gov. Jared Polis, who, though a Democrat, has been labeled a “persistent roadblock” to progressive policies. Ultimately, while the Republicans’ wins will likely not be enough to slow the tide of Democrat policies in the state entirely, it could still lead to more collaboration between the parties, as reported by the publication of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce . “Reducing the number of Democrats ... could have a tangible impact on the kinds of bills coming out of the House.”Governor vows to help promote education
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