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The gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fled New York City by bus, police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of the suspected shooter leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday showed him riding a bicycle to Central Park and later taking a taxi cab to a bus depot, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN. Here's the latest: The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer may have fled the city on a bus, New York City police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of the suspected shooter leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday showed him riding a bicycle to Central Park and later taking a taxi cab to a bus depot, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN. “We have reason to believe that the person in question has left New York City,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer made sure to wear a mask during the shooting yet left a trail of evidence in view of the nation’s biggest city and its network of security cameras that have aided authorities piecing together his movements and his identity. A law enforcement official said Friday that new surveillance footage shows the suspect riding the subway and visiting establishments in Manhattan and provided more clues about his actions in the days before he ambushed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson . The gunman’s whereabouts and identity remain unknown Friday, as did the reason for Wednesday’s killing. New York City police say evidence firmly points to it being a targeted attack . ▶ Read more about the search for the gunman In many companies, investor meetings like the one UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was walking to when he was fatally shot are viewed as very risky because details on the location and who will be speaking are highly publicized. “It gives people an opportunity to arrive well in advance and take a look at the room, take a look at how people would probably come and go out of a location,” said Dave Komendat, president of DSKomendat Risk Management Services, which is based in the greater Seattle area. Some firms respond by beefing up security. For example, tech companies routinely require everyone attending a major event, such as Apple’s annual unveiling of the next iPhone or a shareholder meeting, to go through airport-style security checkpoints before entering. Others forgo in-person meetings with shareholders. ▶ Read more about how companies protect their leaders Those images include New York’s subway system, a law enforcement official said. In establishments where the person was captured on camera, he always appeared to pay with cash, the official said. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. — Mike Balsamo Medica, a Minnesota-based nonprofit health care firm that serves 1.5 million customers in 12 states, said it’s temporarily closing all six locations. The firm has offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota, and employs about 3,000 people. Employees will work from home, Medica spokesman Greg Bury said in an email Friday. “The safety of Medica employees is our top priority and we have increased security both for all of our employees,” a statement from Medica said. “Although we have received no specific threats related to our campuses, our office buildings will be temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution.” Bury also said biographical information on the company’s executives was taken down from its website as a precaution. The insurer cited the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in its announcement about the Dec. 12 event. “All of us at Centene are deeply saddened by Brian Thompson’s death and want to express our support for all of those affected. Health insurance is a big industry and a small community; many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers,” Centene CEO Sarah M. London said in a news release. “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.” Centene Corp. has grown in recent years to become the largest insurer in Medicaid, the state- and federally funded program that covers care for people with low incomes. Insurers manage Medicaid coverage for states, and Centene has more than 13 million people enrolled in that coverage. The insurance company also said it’s focused on ensuring the safety of employees and assisting investigators. “While our hearts are broken, we have been touched by the huge outpouring of kindness and support in the hours since this horrific crime took place,” the company said. But he said Friday that he’s confident police will arrest the shooter. “We are on the right road to apprehend him and bring him to justice,” Adams said on TV station WPIX. Later, it removed their names and biographies entirely. Police and federal agents have been collecting information from Greyhound in an attempt to identify the suspect and are working to determine whether he purchased the ticket to New York in late November, a law enforcement official said. Investigators were also trying to obtain additional information from a cellphone recovered from a pedestrian plaza through which the shooter fled. The fatal shooting of Brian Thompson while walking alone on a New York City sidewalk has put a spotlight on the widely varied approaches companies take to protect their leaders against threats. Experts say today’s political, economic and technological climate is only going to make the job of evaluating threats against executives and taking action to protect them even more difficult, experts say. Some organizations have a protective intelligence group that uses digital tools such as machine learning or artificial intelligence to comb through online comments to detect threats not only on social media platforms such as X but also on the dark web, says Komendat. They look for what’s being said about the company, its employees and its leadership to uncover risks. ▶ Read more about the steps companies take to protect their leadership Police said Thursday they found a water bottle and protein bar wrapper from a trash can near the scene of the ambush and think the suspect bought them from a Starbucks minutes before the shooting. The items were being tested by the city’s medical examiner.
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Abbeville Christian's Mims resigns as head football coachMeta has recently confirmed that a vulnerability affecting its popular Quest 2 headsets also extends to the newer Quest 3 and 3S models. This security flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to user data and even facilitate remote code execution. However, Meta has also announced a workaround while they work on a permanent fix, urging users to take immediate action to protect themselves. This news comes as a blow to Meta, who have been pushing the Quest 3 as the future of VR gaming. The vulnerability, discovered by security researchers, exploits a weakness in the headsets’ operating system, potentially allowing hackers to gain control of the device and access sensitive information such as user accounts, passwords, and financial data. The potential for remote code execution adds another layer of concern, as malicious actors could install malware or take complete control of the headset. What is the vulnerability and how does it work? While the exact details of the vulnerability are being kept under wraps to prevent widespread exploitation, Meta has revealed that it involves a flaw in the way the Quest headsets handle certain types of data processing. This flaw can be exploited by malicious actors to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access to the device. What are the potential risks for users? The potential risks associated with this vulnerability are significant. Hackers could potentially: What is the workaround and how can users protect themselves? Meta has acknowledged the severity of the issue and is working on a permanent fix. In the meantime, they have released a workaround that involves disabling a specific feature within the headset’s settings. This feature, while not essential for core functionality, is believed to be the entry point for the exploit. Here’s how to implement the workaround: Meta has assured users that disabling this feature will not significantly impact the overall VR experience. However, some users may experience slightly longer loading times or reduced performance in certain applications. My experience with the workaround: Personally, I applied the workaround on my Quest 3 as soon as I heard about the vulnerability. I haven’t noticed any significant performance issues, though loading times for some apps do seem a bit longer. However, I feel much safer knowing that I’ve taken steps to protect myself from potential hackers. What else can users do to stay safe? In addition to implementing the workaround, Meta recommends that users follow these security best practices: What is the long-term solution? Meta is actively working on a permanent fix for the vulnerability, which will likely involve a software update that patches the underlying flaw. It is unclear when this update will be released, but Meta has stated that it is a top priority. The impact on Meta and the VR industry: This security issue comes at a critical time for Meta, as they are heavily investing in the metaverse and positioning the Quest headsets as a key entry point. The vulnerability could potentially damage consumer trust and hinder the adoption of VR technology . The incident also highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity in the VR space. As VR headsets become more sophisticated and connected, they become increasingly attractive targets for hackers. The industry needs to prioritize security measures to ensure user safety and maintain consumer confidence. The discovery of this vulnerability in the Quest 3 and 3S headsets is a serious concern. However, Meta’s proactive response and the availability of a workaround provide some reassurance. By taking the necessary precautions, users can mitigate the risks and continue to enjoy their VR experiences. It is crucial for Meta to address this issue swiftly and comprehensively to maintain user trust and ensure the continued growth of the VR ecosystem.
Ryan Strome's goal late in 3rd period helps Ducks rally for 5-3 victory over OilersJaguar's Type 00 concept car: Redefining EV landscapeOne night last month, near the end of the Chicago International Film Festival, a particularly long line of moviegoers snaked down Southport Avenue by the Music Box Theatre. The hot ticket? This fall’s hottest ticket, in fact, all over the international festival circuit? Well, it’s a 215-minute drama about a fictional Hungarian Jewish architect who emigrates to America in 1947 after surviving the Holocaust. The film’s title, “The Brutalist,” references several things, firstly a post-World War II design imperative made of stern concrete, steel, and a collision of poetry and functionality. Director and co-writer Brady Corbet, who wrote “The Brutalist” with his filmmaker wife, Mona Fastvold, explores brutalism in other forms as well, including love, envy, capitalist economics and how the promise of America eludes someone like the visionary architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody. Corbet, now 36 and a good bet for Oscar nominations this coming January, says his unfashionable sprawl of a picture, being distributed by A24, is also about the “strange relationship between artist and patron, and art and commerce.” It co-stars Felicity Jones as the visionary architect’s wife, Erzsébet, trapped in Eastern Europe after the war with their niece for an agonizingly long time. Guy Pearce portrays the imperious Philadelphia blueblood who hires Tóth, a near-invisible figure in his adopted country, to design a monumental public building known as the Institute in rural Pennsylvania. The project becomes an obsession, then a breaking point and then something else. Corbet’s project, which took the better part of a decade to come together after falling apart more than once, felt like that, too. Spanning five decades and filmed in Hungary and Italy, “The Brutalist” looks like a well-spent $50 million project. In actuality, it was made for a mere $10 million, with Corbet and cinematographer Lol Crawley shooting on film, largely in the VistaVision process. The filmmaker said at the Chicago festival screening: “Who woulda thunk that for screening after screening over the last couple of months, people stood in line around the block to get into a three-and-a-half-hour movie about a mid-century designer?” He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with Fastvold and their daughter. Our conversation has been edited for clarity and length. Q: Putting together an independent movie, keeping it on track, getting it made: not easy, as you told the Music Box audience last night. Money is inevitably going to be part of the story of “The Brutalist,” since you had only so much to make a far-flung historical epic. A: Yeah, that’s right. In relation to my earlier features, “The Childhood of a Leader” had a $3 million budget. The budget for “Vox Lux” was right around $10 million, same as “The Brutalist,” although the actual production budget for “Vox Lux” was about $4.5 million. Which is to say: All the money on top of that was going to all the wrong places. For a lot of reasons, when my wife and I finished the screenplay for “The Brutalist,” we ruled out scouting locations in Philadelphia or anywhere in the northeastern United States. We needed to (film) somewhere with a lot less red tape. My wife’s previous film, “The World to Come,” she made in Romania; we shot “Childhood of a Leader” in Hungary. For “The Brutalist” we initially landed on Poland, but this was early on in COVID and Poland shut its borders the week our crew was arriving for pre-production. When we finally got things up and running again with a different iteration of the cast (the original ensemble was to star Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard and Mark Rylance), after nine months, the movie fell apart again because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We couldn’t get any of the banks to cash-flow the tax credit (for location shooting in Poland). It’s completely stable now, but at that time the banks were nervous about whether the war would be contained to Ukraine or not. And then we finally got it up and running in Budapest, Hungary. Q: That’s a long time. A: Every filmmaker I know suffers from some form of post-traumatic stress (laughs). It sounds funny but it’s true. At every level. On the level of independent cinema, you’re just so damn poor. You’re not making any money, and yet from nose to tail, at minimum, a movie always takes a couple of years. With bigger projects, you might have a little more personal security but a lot less creative security with so many more cooks in the kitchen. Either route you choose, it can be an arduous and painful one. Whether you’re making a movie for a million dollars, or $10 million, or $100 million, it’s still “millions of dollars.” And if you’re concerned about the lives and livelihoods of the people working with you, it’s especially stressful. People are constantly calling you: “Is it happening? Are we starting? Should I take this other job or not?” And you have 250 people who need that answer from you. Every iteration of the project, I always thought we were really about to start in a week, two weeks. It’s just very challenging interpersonally. It’s an imposition for everyone in your life. And then there’s the imposition of screening a movie that’s three-and-a-half-hours long for film festivals, where it’s difficult to find that kind of real estate on the schedule. So essentially, making a movie means constantly apologizing. Q: At what point in your acting career did you take a strong interest in what was going on behind the camera? A: I was making short films when I was 11, 12 years old. The first thing I ever made more properly, I guess, was a short film I made when I was 18, “Protect You + Me,” shot by (cinematographer) Darius Khondji. It was supposed to be part of a triptych of films, and I went to Paris for the two films that followed it. And then all the financing fell through. But that first one screened at the London film festival, and won a prize at Sundance, and I was making music videos and other stuff by then. Q: You’ve written a lot of screenplays with your wife. How many? A: Probably 25. We work a lot for other people, too. I think we’ve done six together for our own projects. Sometimes I’ll start something at night and my wife will finish in the morning. Sometimes we work very closely together, talking and typing together. It’s always different. Right now I’m writing a lot on the road, and my wife is editing her film, which is a musical we wrote, “Ann Lee,” about the founder of the Shakers. I’m working on my next movie now, which spans a lot of time, like “The Brutalist,” with a lot of locations. And I need to make sure we can do it for not a lot of money, because it’s just not possible to have a lot of money and total autonomy. For me making a movie is like cooking. If everyone starts coming in and throwing a dash of this or that in the pot, it won’t work out. A continuity of vision is what I look for when I read a novel. Same with watching a film. A lot of stuff out there today, appropriately referred to as “content,” has more in common with a pair of Nikes than it does with narrative cinema. Q: Yeah, I can’t imagine a lot of Hollywood executives who’d sign off on “The Brutalist.” A: Well, even with our terrific producing team, I mean, everyone was up for a three-hour movie but we were sort of pushing it with three-and-a-half (laughs). I figured, worst-case scenario, it opens on a streamer. Not what I had in mind, but people watch stuff that’s eight, 12 hours long all the time. They get a cold, they watch four seasons of “Succession.” (A24 is releasing the film in theaters, gradually.) It was important for all of us to try to capture an entire century’s worth of thinking about design with “The Brutalist.” For me, making something means expressing a feeling I have about our history. I’ve described my films as poetic films about politics, that go to places politics alone cannot reach. It’s one thing to say something like “history repeats itself.” It’s another thing to make people see that, and feel it. I really want viewers to engage with the past, and the trauma of that history can be uncomfortable, or dusty, or dry. But if you can make it something vital, and tangible, the way great professors can do for their students, that’s my definition of success. “The Brutalist” opens in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 20. The Chicago release is Jan. 10, 2025. Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.Zoren: Former Channel 3 co-anchor turns up as 6abc reporter
Column: Brady Corbet’s epic movie ‘The Brutalist’ came close to crashing down more than onceFirst Quarter SDSU_FG Plascencia 35, :00. Second Quarter SDSU_Cooper 14 run (Plascencia kick), 7:48. SDSU_FG Plascencia 30, 3:16. USU_Barnes 19 run (Cragun kick), 1:55. USU_Page 9 pass from Barnes (Cragun kick), :16. Third Quarter USU_Sterzer 10 pass from Barnes (Cragun kick), 10:58. Fourth Quarter USU_Page 6 pass from Barnes (kick failed), 12:26. USU_K.White 5 run (Cragun kick), 8:07. USU_Turner 1 run (Cragun kick), 3:08. SDSU_M.Shaw 12 pass from Tupou'ata-Johnson (Plascencia kick), :32. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_San Diego St., Cooper 23-118, O'Neil 8-35, Tupou'ata-Johnson 4-18, Sutton 1-17, Napier 2-0. Utah St., Barnes 15-193, Faison 9-52, Turner 12-52, Jameson 8-30, White 1-5, (Team) 1-(minus 1), Petras 4-(minus 9). PASSING_San Diego St., O'Neil 24-32-0-199, Tupou'ata-Johnson 3-4-0-25. Utah St., Barnes 13-15-0-139, Petras 5-7-1-27. RECEIVING_San Diego St., Brown 7-114, Harrison 4-17, Napier 4-2, M.Shaw 3-33, Bennett 3-25, Poke 3-20, Davis 2-4, Cooper 1-9. Utah St., White 6-67, Page 6-55, Sterzer 2-24, Tia 2-11, Hestera 1-6, Turner 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
For Andrej Jakimovski during his time at Washington State, the heated and hated rivalry was Washington. But lose the first round of that one, and there was always a rematch. For Trevor Baskin during his four years at Colorado Mesa, the big rival was fellow Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference power Fort Lewis. Those showdowns made for fervent atmospheres in small gymnasiums, but they also were small gymnasiums. The two graduate transfers for the Colorado men’s basketball team will get their first and only taste of an entirely different rivalry experience on Saturday. The Buffaloes host the Colorado State Rams in the 132nd edition of the state’s premier basketball rivalry. And, as is typical in the series, there will be no shortage of subplots. Both teams reached the NCAA Tournament last season and advanced together out of the First Four round in Dayton, Ohio. But both teams are attempting to remain competitive with new-look rosters built around key returnees. For CSU, the biggest key returnee is former CU player Nique Clifford, who is off to a torrid start to his fifth collegiate season and his second with the Rams. He returns to the Events Center for the first time since leaving the Buffs after three seasons. Add to the equation a Buffs squad eager for payback after a second-half rally fell short in a defeat in a raucous atmosphere last year in Fort Collins, and it should make for a dramatic Saturday night at the CU Events Center. “Super excited. These are the two biggest schools in Colorado and they both recruited me pretty heavily out of the portal,” said Baskin, a Colorado native who starred at Pomona High in Arvada. “Just playing in front of a home crowd like that is something that I’ve dreamed of for a long time. So I can’t wait for it.” For the Buffs, only Denver native Julian Hammond III has significant experience in the rivalry. Javon Ruffin played just seven minutes off the bench in a CU home win two years ago, and RJ Smith did the same in last year’s loss at CSU in what proved to be his final game of the season before getting sidelined by a lower leg issue. And, of course, there’s Clifford, who has played for the winning side in each of the past two matchups, going 5-for-10 with 15 points and six rebounds to help lead the Rams’ win last year. Two years ago, Clifford enjoyed a solid game for the Buffs in a home win against CSU, going 6-for-9 with 13 points and four rebounds. “It means more. The last one. Last time we’re going to have the chance to play against these guys,” Hammond said. “And it’s home, too. That makes it a little bit more special. Everybody from Denver has been texting me ‘You got tickets? You got tickets?’ It’s not just a basketball game. Obviously we take every game serious. But this game has a little special importance to it because it’s an in-state rivalry.” CSU knocked off a Big 12 foe last week, topping TCU in overtime, and the Rams are coming off a Wednesday night win against Loyola Marymount in which they knocked down a season-high 14 3-pointers. CSU also shot its way into the lead against the Buffs last year by going 7-for-14 from the arc in the first half, and CU head coach Tad Boyle said his club’s perimeter defense will be critical if the Buffs hope to get back on the winning side of the rivalry. “Nothing is easy, nothing is going to be given to us, and we’re going to have to fight like hell on Saturday night,” Boyle said. “The guys on our roster from Colorado — Julian Hammond, Trevor Baskin — they need to let the other guys know how important this game is. They beat us last year. We didn’t lose the game last year. They beat us. That was disappointing. “We’re going to have to be ready to go. If our guys can’t get up for this game, we’re going to have a long year.” Colorado State Rams at CU Buffs men’s basketball TIPOFF : Saturday, 6 p.m., CU Events Center. TV/RADIO : ESPN+/KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM (K99.1 FM in Fort Collins) RECORDS : Colorado State 5-3; Colorado 6-2. COACHES : Colorado State — Niko Medved, 7th season (122-78, 201-165 overall). Colorado — Tad Boyle, 15th season (304-185, 360-251 overall). KEY PLAYERS : Colorado State — G Nique Clifford, 6-6, Gr. (18.9 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.4 apg, .573 FG%); G Jalen Lake, 6-4, Sr. (15.0 ppg, .400 3%); F Jayl Crocker-Johnson, 6-8, So. (9.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg); F Kyle Jorgensen, 6-9, Fr. (7.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg). Colorado — F Andrej Jakimovski, 6-8, Gr. (13.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, .395 3%); G Julian Hammond III, 6-2, Sr. (12.3 ppg, 3.3 apg, .441 3%); C Elijah Malone, 6-10, Gr. (12.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, .613 FG%); F Trevor Baskin, 6-9, Gr. (9.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, .535 FG%); G Javon Ruffin, 6-5, R-Jr. (6.8 ppg, 2.3 apg); G RJ Smith, 6-3, R-So. (6.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.4 apg, .545 3%). NOTES : Former CU staff member Sean Kearney is slated to join Jerry Schemmel on the radio broadcast. Regular radio voices Mark Johnson and Scott Wilke again will handle the telecast on ESPN+. ... This will be the 132nd meeting between the state rivals, and CU leads the series 92-39. The Buffs have won the past two games in Boulder and have gone 7-5 against the Rams during Boyle’s tenure. ... Hammond has enjoyed a pair of strong games against the Rams. He went 4-for-4 with nine points at CSU last year and went 2-for-3 with five points at home against the Rams two years ago. ... CU has won 21 of its last 22 home games. ... Jakimovski has gone 8-for-17 on 3-pointers in the past three games. ... In five home games, the Buffs have shot .407 from 3-point range. ... Following the rivalry battle the Buffs will have just two more nonconference games remaining. Next up is a home date next Friday (Dec. 13) against South Dakota State (7 p.m., ESPN+).
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The gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fled New York City by bus, police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of the suspected shooter leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday showed him riding a bicycle to Central Park and later taking a taxi cab to a bus depot, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN. Here's the latest: The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer may have fled the city on a bus, New York City police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of the suspected shooter leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday showed him riding a bicycle to Central Park and later taking a taxi cab to a bus depot, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN. “We have reason to believe that the person in question has left New York City,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer made sure to wear a mask during the shooting yet left a trail of evidence in view of the nation’s biggest city and its network of security cameras that have aided authorities piecing together his movements and his identity. A law enforcement official said Friday that new surveillance footage shows the suspect riding the subway and visiting establishments in Manhattan and provided more clues about his actions in the days before he ambushed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson . The gunman’s whereabouts and identity remain unknown Friday, as did the reason for Wednesday’s killing. New York City police say evidence firmly points to it being a targeted attack . ▶ Read more about the search for the gunman In many companies, investor meetings like the one UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was walking to when he was fatally shot are viewed as very risky because details on the location and who will be speaking are highly publicized. “It gives people an opportunity to arrive well in advance and take a look at the room, take a look at how people would probably come and go out of a location,” said Dave Komendat, president of DSKomendat Risk Management Services, which is based in the greater Seattle area. Some firms respond by beefing up security. For example, tech companies routinely require everyone attending a major event, such as Apple’s annual unveiling of the next iPhone or a shareholder meeting, to go through airport-style security checkpoints before entering. Others forgo in-person meetings with shareholders. ▶ Read more about how companies protect their leaders Those images include New York’s subway system, a law enforcement official said. In establishments where the person was captured on camera, he always appeared to pay with cash, the official said. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. — Mike Balsamo Medica, a Minnesota-based nonprofit health care firm that serves 1.5 million customers in 12 states, said it’s temporarily closing all six locations. The firm has offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota, and employs about 3,000 people. Employees will work from home, Medica spokesman Greg Bury said in an email Friday. “The safety of Medica employees is our top priority and we have increased security both for all of our employees,” a statement from Medica said. “Although we have received no specific threats related to our campuses, our office buildings will be temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution.” Bury also said biographical information on the company’s executives was taken down from its website as a precaution. The insurer cited the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in its announcement about the Dec. 12 event. “All of us at Centene are deeply saddened by Brian Thompson’s death and want to express our support for all of those affected. Health insurance is a big industry and a small community; many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers,” Centene CEO Sarah M. London said in a news release. “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.” Centene Corp. has grown in recent years to become the largest insurer in Medicaid, the state- and federally funded program that covers care for people with low incomes. Insurers manage Medicaid coverage for states, and Centene has more than 13 million people enrolled in that coverage. The insurance company also said it’s focused on ensuring the safety of employees and assisting investigators. “While our hearts are broken, we have been touched by the huge outpouring of kindness and support in the hours since this horrific crime took place,” the company said. But he said Friday that he’s confident police will arrest the shooter. “We are on the right road to apprehend him and bring him to justice,” Adams said on TV station WPIX. Later, it removed their names and biographies entirely. Police and federal agents have been collecting information from Greyhound in an attempt to identify the suspect and are working to determine whether he purchased the ticket to New York in late November, a law enforcement official said. Investigators were also trying to obtain additional information from a cellphone recovered from a pedestrian plaza through which the shooter fled. The fatal shooting of Brian Thompson while walking alone on a New York City sidewalk has put a spotlight on the widely varied approaches companies take to protect their leaders against threats. Experts say today’s political, economic and technological climate is only going to make the job of evaluating threats against executives and taking action to protect them even more difficult, experts say. Some organizations have a protective intelligence group that uses digital tools such as machine learning or artificial intelligence to comb through online comments to detect threats not only on social media platforms such as X but also on the dark web, says Komendat. They look for what’s being said about the company, its employees and its leadership to uncover risks. ▶ Read more about the steps companies take to protect their leadership Police said Thursday they found a water bottle and protein bar wrapper from a trash can near the scene of the ambush and think the suspect bought them from a Starbucks minutes before the shooting. The items were being tested by the city’s medical examiner.Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed the presidency in 1977 and then built a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia. At age 52, Carter was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Carter left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following his 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. Here's the latest: A somber announcement The longest-lived American president died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” The Carter Center said in posting about his death on the social media platform X. It added in a statement that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. A Southerner and a man of faith In his 1975 book “Why Not The Best,” Carter said of himself: “I am a Southerner and an American, I am a farmer, an engineer, a father and husband, a Christian, a politician and former governor, a planner, a businessman, a nuclear physicist, a naval officer, a canoeist, and among other things a lover of Bob Dylan’s songs and Dylan Thomas’s poetry.” A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. After he left office and returned home to his tiny hometown of Plains in southwest Georgia, Carter regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world. Former Vice President Gore remembers Carter for life "of purpose” Former Vice President Al Gore praised Jimmy Carter for living “a life full of purpose, commitment and kindness” and for being a “lifelong role model for the entire environmental movement.” Carter, who left the White House in 1981 after a landslide defeat to Ronald Reagan. concentrated on conflict resolution, defending democracy and fighting disease in the developing world. Gore, who lost the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush, remains a leading advocate for action to fight climate change. Both won Nobel Peace Prizes. Gore said that “it is a testament to his unyielding determination to help build a more just and peaceful world” that Carter is often “remembered equally for the work he did as President as he is for his leadership over the 42 years after he left office.” During Gore’s time in the White House, President Bill Clinton had an uneasy relationship with Carter. But Gore said he is “grateful” for “many years of friendship and collaboration” with Carter. The Associated Press
Actress Laura Benanti put her hatred for her former co-star Zachary Levi on full display, attacking the Shazam! star in a recent podcast appearance saying “Fuck you forever.” Benanti and Levi co-starred on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning 2016 musical revival, She Loves Me , but the great success of the stage show apparently did not translate to a friendship between the two stars as during a recent appearance on the That’s a Gay Ass Podcast , Benanti gave Levi both barrels. The Gossip Girl star said everyone loved Levi except her. “He’s so great!’ And I was like, ‘No, he’s not. He’s sucking up all the fucking energy in this room. He wants to mansplain everybody’s part to them,” Benanti insisted, according to The Hollywood Reporter . She continued to describe how she felt about his presence during the Broadway show, saying Levi “really sucked everybody in with his, like, dance party energy. Like, ‘We’re doing a dance party at half-hour.’ I was like, ‘Good luck. Have fun.'” Benanti went on to say that she was especially enraged when Levi ascribed the death of Broadway actor Gavin Creel to a cancer “turbo charged” by the COVID-19 vaccine. After the 48-year-old actor’s death from metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, the Shazam star said he thinks that Creel’s death is tied to the COVID vaccine and during an Instagram Live event Levi insisted, “You better believe that, with everything in me, I believe that if these COVID vaccinations were not forced on the American public, that the theaters weren’t being pushed and leveraged.” Levi, an open supporter of Donald Trump and a COVID skeptic, has faced much criticism from Hollywood for his political stance, and Benanti in particular said she was furious that Levi used Creel’s death to expound on politics. “To use his memory for his political agenda and to watch him try to make himself cry until he had one single tear, which he did not wipe away, I was like, ‘Fuck you forever,” Benanti said on the podcast. Levi fully came out of the Hollywood closet during the 2024 and identified openly as a Trump supporter, endorsing the former president in September. In October, for instance, he urged conservatives in Hollywood to stop hiding and speak out. And this weekend, he defended his endorsement of Donald Trump in a visit to Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast. Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: facebook.com/Warner.Todd.Huston , or Truth Social @WarnerToddHuston
IPO Stars Of 2024: Bajaj Housing Finance, BLS E-Services Lead Multi-Bagger GainsAmerican Healthcare REIT, Inc. ( NYSE:AHR – Get Free Report ) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 18th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share on Friday, January 17th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. American Healthcare REIT Stock Down 0.5 % AHR stock opened at $28.48 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $27.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.36. The stock has a market cap of $4.36 billion and a P/E ratio of -59.33. American Healthcare REIT has a twelve month low of $12.63 and a twelve month high of $29.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. American Healthcare REIT ( NYSE:AHR – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.35). The firm had revenue of $523.81 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $474.26 million. American Healthcare REIT had a negative return on equity of 1.87% and a negative net margin of 1.84%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that American Healthcare REIT will post 1.42 EPS for the current year. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In View Our Latest Analysis on American Healthcare REIT About American Healthcare REIT ( Get Free Report ) Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for American Healthcare REIT Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for American Healthcare REIT and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
