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  • Manhunt underway after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York City in 'premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack,' police say

    The New York Police Department is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information regarding the shooter.

  • Direct Line investors seek higher bid after rejecting Aviva's $4.2 billion offer, FT Reports

    The shareholders have supported the Direct Line board's decision to reject the proposal and not to engage with Aviva in further discussions, according to the FT report. Direct Line did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Last week, the home and motor insurer rejected the cash-and-share offer of 250 pence from Aviva, calling the deal "highly opportunistic" and one that "substantially undervalued" the company.

  • Brian Thompson: Top healthcare boss murdered by gunman in face mask outside New York hotel

    Police in New York are hunting a gunman who shot dead a healthcare executive outside a hotel in what was a "brazen targeted attack". Brian Thompson, who had been the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare since April 2021, was killed outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Mr Thompson, who lived in Minnesota, was taken to a nearby hospital but could not be saved.

  • Trump Picks Peter Navarro, Convicted For Defying Jan. 6 Subpoena, As Top Trade Adviser

    Navarro served four months in prison for defying a subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

  • Labour MP: I’d vote against inheritance tax changes if real vote held today

    Markus Campbell-Savours said he would ‘seek important amendments’ to the policy affecting farmers.

  • Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over allegations: AP sources

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's Pentagon pick, was fighting to hold on to his Cabinet nomination amid growing questions Wednesday about his personal conduct as the president-elect's team considers alternatives, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  • Potential 'weather bomb' set to hit East Coast with heavy rain, snow, wild winds

    A strong storm will move across the East Coast, bringing a messy mix of heavy rain and snow, and the risk for power outages amid damaging winds

  • College football early signing day 2025: Biggest surprises and flips

    The 2025 NCAA Football Signing Day begins today, promising a thrilling experience in this new era of college football. Here are the biggest surprises.

  • Commerzbank CEO says Europe needs bigger banks, but conditions not right

    Commerzbank's CEO said on Wednesday that Europe needed bigger banks to compete with U.S. rivals, but repeated that her own company was better off alone in the face of interest from Italian bank UniCredit. "If you compare the size of U.S. banks with European banks there is a difference and size matters specifically when it comes to large investment projects," Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp told the FT Global Banking Summit. However, she said the lack of a European banking union and a common deposit protection scheme meant that extracting benefits from a cross-border banking deal was currently "very difficult".

  • OCFD: Man dead after house fire in southeast Oklahoma City 1

    OCFD: Man dead after house fire in southeast Oklahoma City 1

  • Next government must reflect Fianna Fail’s election success – Martin

    Micheal Martin said his party had mandated him to begin negotiations with others to form a government that ‘can last the full term’.

  • How Gordon Ramsay stays fit at 58, from his diet to the one exercise he can't live without

    Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay got in shape in his 40s doing triathlons. Now he swears by daily push-ups, quick workouts, and smaller portions of food.

  • Gregg Wallace allegations 'truly upsetting', says MasterChef co-host John Torode

    MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he has found the recent reports about co-host Gregg Wallace "truly upsetting". The pair have presented the BBC One cooking show together for almost 20 years, since 2005. In his first comments since the allegations surfaced, Torode said he would continue to be part of the programme, adding: "The thought of anyone who has appeared on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful to hear, and I have found the recent press reports truly upsetting."

  • Parcel delivery giant Yodel hit by festive capacity crisis

    One of Britain's biggest parcel carriers has been hit by a capacity crisis at the start of the crunch festive trading period, forcing it to urge key customers to divert business to rival delivery firms. Sky News has learnt that Yodel, which was due to recruit thousands of seasonal workers to help it deal with a surge in volumes from Black Friday until Christmas, has told clients including New Look, Gousto and eBay that it has been affected by a series of operational challenges. In a memo sent to customers this week, which has been seen by Sky News, Yodel said it had seen "significant delays in processing [parcels] therefore impacting the availability of empty trailer[s] and our planned driver schedules".

  • Top investor MFE lines up $3.6 billion loan for any ProSieben move

    MILAN (Reuters) -MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family, has asked a group of banks for a 3.4 billion euro ($3.6 billion) loan to cover any financing it may need related to Germany's ProSiebensat.1, a source told Reuters. MFE, which owns TV operations in Italy and Spain, has built a nearly 30% stake in ProSieben as part of its plans to create a pan-European TV champion and withstand competition from U.S. streaming giants such as Netflix. The source, who has direct knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity as talks are private, confirmed a report in Italian newspaper Il Messaggero that MFE has asked for a commitment for a five-year loan by as early as Dec. 5.

  • Philips is focused on a 'resilient and agile' supply chain: CEO

    Philips (PHG) CEO Roy Jakobs sits down with Catalysts Hosts Seana Smith and Madison Mills to discuss the health tech company's strategy for President-elect Donald Trump's second term in the White House. "We have, of course, been going through several supply chain challenges [since the pandemic]. We also have been working [on] how we make our supply chain more resilient and agile because the situation currently is not clear, which means that we need to be prepared to move fast if [some] kind of clarity comes out," Jakobs tells the Catalyst team. He says the company is working to source products in the market in which they are being sold to minimize trade war impacts. "This was one of the pillars of my strategy where we said [a] reliable supply chain is extremely important to be able to cater to the demands in the healthcare market." Amid uncertainty around Trump's second term about tariffs and other policies, Jakobs says the company has "been working with many administrations, and we have been doing that across our lifetime of 133 years." He says Philips has worked with the current administration, the first Trump administration, and plans to continue to do so with the second Trump administration. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

  • Brain fog after baby: A guide to surviving (and thriving) in the first year

    “Did I just put the milk in the pantry and the cereal in the fridge?” If this thought has crossed your mind lately, congratulations—you’ve entered the exhaustion-induced chaos of new parenthood. This phase is equal parts exhausting and surreal, marked by sleepless nights, constant feedings, and a general sense of time becoming irrelevant. Yet somehow, […]

  • Arctic surge could bring snow squalls with a rapid freeze to major cities

    The next wave of wicked winter weather was crashing across parts of the nation's northern tier for the seventh day.

  • Missing father found in Belgium

    Missing father found in Belgium

  • Domestic abuse campaigners 'appalled' by Tice's defence of Reform MP who kicked girlfriend

    Domestic abuse campaigners have said they are "appalled" after Richard Tice appeared to question court records that detailed how a Reform MP physically abused a former partner.