First Thing: New York police search for suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

Authorities are looking for the suspect who shot dead Brian Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan in a ‘brazen’ attack. Plus, Amnesty alleges that Israel’s war amounts to genocideGood morning.New York police are searching for the suspect who shot and killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan.Had Thompson had threats made against him? His wife, Paulette Thompson, said “there had been threats”, adding: “Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”What else did it base the claim on? It cited the obstruction of aid and power; destroying medical infrastructure; the unprecedented speed and scale of death and destruction in Gaza; and repeated attacks on civilians. Continue reading...

First Thing: New York police search for suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

Authorities are looking for the suspect who shot dead Brian Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan in a ‘brazen’ attack. Plus, Amnesty alleges that Israel’s war amounts to genocide

Good morning.

New York police are searching for the suspect who shot and killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan.

Had Thompson had threats made against him? His wife, Paulette Thompson, said “there had been threats”, adding: “Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”

What else did it base the claim on? It cited the obstruction of aid and power; destroying medical infrastructure; the unprecedented speed and scale of death and destruction in Gaza; and repeated attacks on civilians. Continue reading...