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New York NY, the shocking killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street has reignited debates surrounding the healthcare industry , Obamacare and the broader societal tensions that underpin modern American life. While the tragic death has drawn widespread condemnation, it has also exposed the raw anger many Americans feel toward the health insurance industry — emotions that some have controversially expressed online.
The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were found on shell casings from the shooting scene
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New York NY, in a shocking crime that has drawn national attention, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. The NYPD is actively investigating the targeted killing and has released surveillance photos of a person wanted for questioning in connection with the incident.
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New York NY, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s insurance division, UnitedHealthcare, was tragically shot and killed outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what authorities believe was a targeted attack. The incident sent shockwaves through the healthcare industry and led to the cancellation of UnitedHealth Group’s planned investor day at the Hilton.
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Cliffside Park NJ, three men from New York have been arrested and charged with impersonating police officers to carry out a home invasion in Cliffside Park last month, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Teaneck NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of FRANK A. SALCEDO, 43; FRANCISCO SANDOVAL, 42; and BRIAN ARIAS, 40, on charges of armed robbery, kidnapping, weapons possession and other related offenses. The arrests are the result of a months-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Chief Andrew McGurr.
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New York NY, as congestion pricing is set to begin in New York City on June 30, law enforcement is facing a new challenge: the proliferation of. Drivers are finding innovative ways to hide their plates, complicating efforts to enforce the new toll system.
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Bayonne NJ, this pictured pup, “Rocco” was recently taken off his owner’s front porch in Bayonne New Jersey. The owner was attending to yard work while Rocco was briefly out of sight. Several actors entered the property, detached the leash securing Rocco, took him and fled towards the NJ TRANSIT 45th Street Station.
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New York NY, Knightscope, Inc. (Nasdaq: KSCP) a leading developer of autonomous security robots and blue light emergency communication systems, today announced that the City of New York Police Department (“NYPD”) signed a pilot contract for Knightscope’s K5 robot to begin patrolling in a Manhattan subway station this summer.
Hawthorne NJ, Shattered Lives is a feature documentary based on the book of the same name, co-authored by Jeff Ingber and Joe Connor, Frank Connor’s son, and it chronicles the origins of the Puerto Rican independence movement, its transformation into a Cuban-led Marxist cause and the FALN’s decade-long reign of murder and destruction. It also explores the hunt for the perpetrators by a group of dedicated FBI agents, and the inexplicable escape from prison by Willie Morales, the FALN’s chief bombmaker who eventually received asylum in Cuba, where he lives to this day. Finally, the film exposes the political maneuvering that led to Presidents Clinton and Obama granting clemency to FALN members through their attorney, Eric Holder, and the emotional damage it caused to the families of the victims.
Continue reading The Documentary “Shattered Lives” Premieres January 25th
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Fort Lee NJ, according to the Port Authority Police a body was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday afternoon has been ruled a possible suicide, Port Authority patrol officers spotted an abandoned vehicle on the lower level of the New Jersey-bound George Washington Bridge, and found a man’s driver license in the car.
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Fort Lee NJ, three New York men were charged today with conspiring to kidnap and hold for ransom a Fort Lee resident, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Near the end of January this year, three New York City police officers responded to a domestic dispute call in Harlem. The caller hadn’t mentioned any weapons being involved. The police met with a woman and her son in their apartment. The woman said she had been arguing with another son, Lashawn McNeil, who was in a back room.
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East Orange NJ, the mother of a 14-year-old girl who went missing in East Orange last month is now facing charges.
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Ridgewood NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOHN P. LAFORGIA (DOB: 10/01/1984; single; security guard) of 36 Ebbitts Avenue, Apartment 3N, Staten Island, New York on a charge of False Public Alarm. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.
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Demarest NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of ARTIST J. DUBOSE aka “A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie” (DOB: 12/06/1995; single; musician) of NJ on charges of Unlawful Possession Of A Handgun and Possession Of Marijuana; QUASHAUN HAGLER (2/09/1987; married; personal security) of 1903 Arbor Springs Way, Buford, GA on charges of Unlawful Possession Of A Handgun and Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine; and SAMBLOU CAMARA (DOB: 12/25/1992; single; DUBOSE’s manager) of 120 Greenwich Drive, Bergenfield, NJ on a charge of Possession Of Marijuana. These arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.
