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The life story of Luigi Nicholas Mangione changed dramatically Monday. Eight years ago, he was the valedictorian at Gilman, an elite, all-boys school in Baltimore, where the tuition is more than $37,000 per year for ninth through 12th grades. In 2020, he graduated with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school. Now, he’s the subject of a manhunt that began a week ago after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered outside of a Hilton in New York City. That search led to a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where the 26-year-old was arrested on gun charges. Here’s a timeline based on police and public reports: Thompson’s killer arrived at 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in New York City by bus, surveillance video shows, according to police. The bus traveled from Atlanta to New York, but it’s not clear where the suspect joined the ride. The suspect was seen on surveillance footage at 5 a.m. outside a hostel on the city’s Upper West Side, where he is believed to have stayed, according to multiple reports. At 6:19 a.m. that morning, surveillance video shows him walking along 55th Street. More than 20 minutes later, at 6:44 a.m., Thompson was shot by a masked gunman outside of the Hilton Midtown. The gunman continued to shoot as he walked toward the victim. The suspect then fled the scene on a bike and rode into Central Park, according to police. The bike was left around 86th Street and Columbus Avenue, and then the suspect took a taxi to a bus depot at 178th Street. Mangione was arrested in Altoona after getting off a Greyhound bus and being recognized by a McDonald’s employee. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said he had a handwritten note that spoke to “his motivation and mindset,” including an “ill will toward corporate America.” Police said Mangione had a ghost gun — a homemade firearm — and a fake New Jersey driver’s license like the one used to check into a New York hostel.CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Jayden Reid led South Florida with 14 points, including the game-winning jumper as time expired, and the Bulls defeated Wright State 73-72 on Sunday to claim third place at the Myrtle Beach Invitational tournament. Reid finished 6 of 9 from the field for the Bulls (4-3). Jamille Reynolds added 13 points while finishing 6 of 11 from the floor while he also had 14 rebounds and three blocks. Kobe Knox went 4 of 9 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. The Raiders (4-4) were led by Jack Doumbia, who posted 18 points and 10 rebounds. Solomon Callaghan added 15 points and seven rebounds for Wright State. Alex Huibregste finished with 12 points. Kasen Jennings scored seven points in the first half and South Florida went into the break trailing 34-32. Reynolds scored 10 second-half points. South Florida outscored Wright State by three points over the final half. NEXT UP South Florida plays Tuesday against Stetson at home, and Wright State hosts Air Force on Saturday. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by and data from . The Associated Press
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns, backup running back Jay Haynes scored twice on the ground and defensive tackle Payton Page had a 57-yard pick-6 score as No. 17 Clemson routed The Citadel 51-14 Saturday to move to 39-0 all-time against FCS opponents. The Tigers (9-2) won their third straight and still held on to feint hopes of reaching the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and the College Football Playoff. Clemson, which finished ACC play at 7-1 with last week's 24-20 win at Pittsburgh, needs No. 11 Miami to lose at Syracuse next week to play for a league crown for the eighth time in 10 seasons. Clemson cranked it up early in this one, looking a lot like the offense that averaged better than 48 points during a six-game win streak earlier this season instead of the one that had not surpassed 24 points in any of its past three contests. Klubnik connected with Antonio Williams for a 30-yard TD to start the scoring and then the 315-pound Page stretched out for an interception and rumbled along the left sidelines — losing momentum with each step — for Clemson's first score from a defensive lineman in four years and a 14-0 lead. And Page wasn't the only defender to score. Clemson's All-American linebacker Barrett Carter playing his next-to-last home game, had a 4-yard TD run on Senior Day to end the Tigers' scoring. The Citadel (5-7), of the FCS Southern Conference, went on to its 19th straight loss to Clemson since 1932. Klubnik completed 12 of 16 passes for 198 yards. He headed to the sidelines after his second TD pass to Williams that gave the Tigers a 42-0 lead in the third quarter. Haynes got the bulk of the work after starter Phil Mafah achieved his 1,000-yard rushing season with three first-quarter runs. Haynes had scoring runs of 70 and 9 yards. The takeaway The Citadel: The Bulldogs are the leaders among FCS teams in victories over FBS opponents with nine since the college football split into Division I and Division I-AA in 1978. They couldn't stay competitive, but did roll up a season-high 288 yards rushing and scored a touchdown against Clemson for the first time in the past four games in the series. Clemson: The Tigers reached nine wins in a season for the 14th-straight time. Only Alabama, which entered the season with 16 straight nine-win seasons, had a longer current streak. Up next The Citadel's season is complete. Clemson closes the regular season with its rivalry game with South Carolina on Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballRitz-Carlton Sets A New Standard For Luxury In Xiamen boosting Travel and Hospitality Industry
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Raises Position in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG)Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris , a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across Oklahoma remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — a period of historical turbulence. Harris chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1969 to 1970 and helped unify the party after its tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago. “Fred Harris showed us what is possible when we lead with both heart and principle. He worked to ensure everyone had a voice and a seat at the table,” said Alicia Andrews, chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. Harris appeared at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this year as a guest speaker for the Oklahoma delegation, where he reflected on progress and unity. "Standing alongside him in Chicago this summer was a reminder of how his legacy continues to inspire,” Andrews said. Kalyn Free, a member of the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma and the DNC, said that there is no one else in public service whom she admired more than the former senator. “He was a friend, a mentor, a hero and my True North. Oklahoma and America have lost a powerful advocate and voice,” Free said in a statement. “His work for Indian Country will always be remembered.” “Senator Harris truly was an Oklahoma treasure and was ahead of his time in so many ways,” said Jeff Berrong, whose grandfather served in the state Senate with Harris. “He never forgot where he came from and he always remained focused on building a society that would provide equality of opportunity for all.” Harris served eight years in the state Senate before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served another eight years before his 1976 presidential campaign. State party leaders commemorated his work on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, or the Kerner Commission, to investigate the 1960s riots. Harris was the last surviving member of the commission. Shortly after his presidential campaign, Harris left politics and moved to New Mexico and became a political science professor at the University of New Mexico. —- Lathan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow recordQatar tribune Agencies China will embrace an “appropriately loose” monetary policy next year alongside a more proactive fiscal policy to support economic growth, state media reported on Monday, citing a meeting of top Communist Party officials, marking the first such shift toward loosening in some 14 years. The world’s second-largest economy is battling sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt – all of which threaten Beijing’s official growth target for this year. Leaders are also eyeing the second term of Donald Trump in the White House, with the president-elect indicating he will reignite his hardball trade policies, fuelling fears of another standoff between the superpowers. On Monday, the Politburo, the country’s top decision-making body, “held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2025,” state news agency Xinhua said. China will step up “unconventional” counter-cyclical adjustments, focusing on expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption, Xinhua reported, citing a readout of the Politburo meeting. The remarks came ahead of the annual Central Economic Work Conference in the coming days to set key targets and policy intentions for next year. Stocks jumped and China’s government bonds rallied following the Politburo meeting readout, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbing 2.8% to its highest in a month. In 2025, authorities must adhere to “the principle of pursuing progress while maintaining stability,” Xinhua said. “A more proactive fiscal policy and an appropriately loose monetary policy should be implemented, enhancing and refining the policy toolkit, strengthening extraordinary counter-cyclical adjustments,” the readout said. The housing market and stock market must be stabilized, the Politburo added, without giving details.The new wording for monetary policy marks the first easing of the stance since late 2010, according to official announcements at the Politburo meetings. “We think it points to strong fiscal stimulus, big rate cut and asset buying in 2025,” said Xing Zhaopeng, ANZ’s senior China strategist. “The policy tone shows strong confidence against Trump threats” of tariffs. China’s economy has struggled this year, prompting policymakers to act in September, with the central bank unveiling its most aggressive monetary easing since the pandemic, cutting interest rates and injecting 1 trillion yuan ($140 billion) into the financial system, among other steps. But economists have warned that more direct fiscal stimulus aimed at shoring up domestic consumption is needed to restore full health in China’s economy as fears of a renewed trade war with the United States mount. Underscoring the continued sluggish consumption facing China, official data on Monday showed consumer price growth slowed last month. The consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, came in at 0.2%, down from 0.3% in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said. That was below the 0.4% forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists. China may just be able to reach its growth target of around 5% this year, but maintaining that pace in 2025 – as Trump returns to the White House having threatened tariffs of 60% or more on Chinese imports – would be a difficult task. The central bank has outlined five policy stances – “loose,” “appropriately loose,” “prudent,” “appropriately tight,” and “tight” – with flexibility on either side of each. China adopted an “appropriately loose” monetary policy after the 2008 global financial crisis, before switching to “prudent” in late 2010. In November, China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan debt package to ease local government financing strains and stabilize flagging economic growth. However, the debt measures aim to repair municipal balance sheets as a longer-term objective, rather than directly injecting money into the economy. President Xi Jinping, at a symposium on Dec. 6, urged full preparation to achieve 2025 economic targets, and said the country’s current development faces many challenges, state media Xinhua reported on Monday. “The readout from the Politburo meeting... is striking all the right notes, with a few notably more dovish phrases and some unusually plainly straightforward pledges,” analysts at SG Markets wrote in a note. Another analyst said the shift “shows the government recognizes the urgency of economic challenges China faces.” And the announcement of efforts to significantly boost consumption in the coming year represents “another positive signal,” wrote Zhang Zhiwei, president and chief economist of Pinpoint Asset Management, in a note.China’s economy has shown an over-reliance on manufacturing and exports this year, with household demand disappointing as a severe property market crisis erodes consumer wealth and most government stimulus goes to producers and infrastructure. Government advisers are recommending Beijing keeps its growth target unchanged next year, but also called for more forceful fiscal stimulus to mitigate the impact of expected U.S. tariffs and fend off deflationary pressures. Trump’s tariff threats have rattled China’s industrial complex, which sells goods worth more than $400 billion annually to the United States. Finance Minister Lan Foan has said more stimulus measures were in the pipeline, without giving details. Economists have urged Beijing to be more consumer-focused in its policies and offer stronger financial support for low-income residents, while pushing ahead with promised tax, welfare and other policy changes to address structural imbalances. So far, however, authorities have focused on upgrading the export-reliant manufacturing sector instead, with remarkable success in electric vehicles, solar energy and batteries that has spurred pushback from key trade partners. With meetings this week intended to set out broad approaches rather than specific policies, Ting Lu, chief China economist at Nomura, wrote in a note that “we expect little from the conference, despite some hyped market expectations.” “Due to the property meltdown, the fiscal crisis, and worsening tensions with the U.S., China’s economy is not in a normal downcycle, so it may take much more than the recent ‘bazooka’ stimulus package to truly reboot the economy,” wrote Ting. Copy 10/12/2024 10
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