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Russia arrests suspect for Moscow bombing that killed chemical weapons chief – POLITICO

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According to the Russian authorities, the suspect had been offered a cash reward of $100,000 and a trip to a European country. Kirillov was in charge of the Russian military’s nuclear, biological and chemical weapons protection forces. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) claimed responsibility for Kirillov’s assassination, a Ukrainian law enforcement official told POLITICO Tuesday. A few … Read more

Suspect in killing of Russian general detained in Moscow, authorities say | Russia

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Russia has detained an Uzbek citizen who investigators believe placed the bomb which killed Lt Gen Igor Kirillov on the instructions of Ukraine’s security service, the country’s investigative committee has said. The 29-year-old had allegedly been recruited by Ukrainian special services and promised $100,000 and travel to the European Union, the news agency Tass reported, … Read more

“What can we do better?” Casa de Fe holds a vigil for the community after the school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School | News

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MONONA, Wis.– One day after the school shooting, dozens of church members and families gathered at Casa de Fe for a vigil to pray for their community. “What can we do better? So not another life is taken from us,” said Chief pastor, Pedro Ruiz Jr. Casa de Fe has a prominent Spanish congregation, but … Read more

Luigi Mangione’s mom made shocking admission to police

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Luigi Mangione’s mother spoke to police just one day before the accused killer was captured, and investigators say she told them that the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson “might be something that she could see him doing.” Last month, Mangione’s mother reported her son missing to San Francisco police, saying she had not spoken … Read more

A government shutdown before Christmas? Congress reaches crucial deal

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WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal to temporarily avoid a major shutdown, keeping the government open through at least mid-March and boosting disaster relief efforts after hurricanes devastated the Southeast this year. Current government funding is set to run out at midnight on Friday. Thousands of federal employees would be furloughed, and other … Read more

Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York. What is he charged with?

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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, faces 11 separate charges in New York, including two terrorism-related counts, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday. The charges focus not just on what 26-year-old Mangione is accused of doing to Thompson in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, but also … Read more

Motive ‘combination of factors’ in Wisconsin school shooting, police say

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Police say it appears the motive in a shooting that left two dead, along with the suspect, at a private school in Wisconsin was due to “a combination of factors”. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes didn’t provide specifics on Tuesday as to what allegedly led a 15-year-old girl, named by authorities as Natalie Rupnow, to … Read more

“Everyone was targeted” in Wisconsin school shooting, police say

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Police are giving an update Tuesday on the school shooting at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, that left a teenage student and a teacher dead. Five students and one teacher were also wounded in the shooting Monday at Abundant Life Christian School, police said. The injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening. Four people … Read more

The killing of a Russian general shows Ukraine’s spies remain lethal

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UKRAINE’S DOMESTIC security service, known as the SBU, wasted no time. On December 16th the SBU accused General Igor Kirillov, the man in charge of Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, of the “mass use” of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. A day later Mr Kirillov was dead, the victim of an early-morning explosion … Read more

Police investigate manifesto reportedly left by girl who killed two in school shooting | US crime

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The 15-year-old girl who police say killed a teacher, a student and wounded six others before dying by suicide at a school in Madison, Wisconsin, reportedly left a manifesto that investigators are now reviewing. Police identified Natalie Rupnow – who also went by the name Sophie – as the shooter late on Monday. A law … Read more