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Luigi Mangione’s star defense attorney makes bombshell claim about alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter’s ‘manifesto’

An attorney representing accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione has made a bombshell claim about his alleged manifesto. In newly-filed court documents, Karen Agnifilo argued that police leaked writings they said belonged to the now 26-year-old and labeled them a ‘manifesto’ – thereby spreading fear in an effort to justify prosecutors’ terrorism charge. The writings

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Sports

Lakers plagued by communication issues on defense in loss to Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a moment when the crowd was quiet and the in-arena music stopped blaring, you could hear the Orlando Magic bench screaming out instructions to teammates on the floor, frantically pointing to places the Lakers were trying to attack. The yelling was clearly heard from the other side of the court, and the Orlando

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World

Kentucky sheriff finally reveals his defense for shooting judge friend in crime that shocked America

A former Kentucky sheriff claims he is not culpable of shooting his judge friend dead in his chambers because he was in a moment of insanity and extreme emotional stress. Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines, 43, is charged with the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in his office in September. The shooting was caught on video but

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Sports

Rayah Marshall spearheading USC’s ‘Mad Dog’ pressure defense

Rayah Marshall took her place at the front of USC’s defense Saturday, ready to deploy the role she’d spent the past two years perfecting. USC had dragged through the first quarter of their first-round matchup, unable to separate from No. 16 North Carolina Greensboro. So a few minutes into the second, with her team in

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Politics

Defense leaders weigh in on needs of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ project

Forty years after President Ronald Reagan first conceived the idea, defense industry leaders say the technology is finally advanced enough to build an invisible protective dome of space-based radars, missile interceptors and laser weapons over the United States. President Donald Trump, infatuated by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Israel, first ordered the Defense

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World

Europe goes it alone on Ukraine defense

European leaders gathering in Brussels agree to a massive defense fund that will “buy European” only.

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World

Taiwan’s president pushes to increase defense budget amid rising threat from China : NPR

Helicopters fly over with Taiwan national flag during an inauguration celebration of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20, 2024. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption toggle caption Chiang Ying-ying/AP TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it

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Politics

Jackie Robinson story back on Defense Department site after DEI purge

An article highlighting the U.S. Army career of baseball legend Jackie Robinson has been restored to the Department of Defense website. Its removal had appeared to be related to the Trump administration’s stance against diversity, equity and inclusion. Robinson, the Hall of Famer who broke baseball’s color barrier when he started at first base for

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U.S.

Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Vanishes, Then Reappears on Defense Department Site

An article on the Defense Department website devoted to Jackie Robinson’s military career disappeared and then reappeared, joining a series of government web pages on Black figures that have vanished under the Trump administration’s efforts to purge government websites of references to diversity and inclusion. The brief biography describes Robinson’s childhood in California, his time

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World

Germany approves huge defense and infrastructure spending : NPR

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz, right, speaks during a debate about loosening the country’s debt rules in the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption toggle caption Ebrahim Noroozi/AP BERLIN — Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the

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