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www.aljazeera.com

No surprise Americans are rooting for' the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer
There is a class war raging in the US, and the healthcare system is one of its most violent fronts.

www.newsweek.com

Conservatives and Liberals Find Rare Agreement Amid Insurance CEO Killing
Published Dec 06, 2024 at 12:24 PM EST
Updated Dec 06, 2024 at 12:24 PM EST

Online, conservatives and liberals alike have expressed reactions ranging from indifference to schadenfreude over Thompson's murder, citing their gripe with the U.S. healthcare system and the companies, like UnitedHealth, that have denied their medical claims in the past.

Thompson was shot dead outside a Hilton hotel by a masked gunman in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. More than 48 hours later, the suspect remains at large.

www.theguardian.com

a police interview following Neely's death, Penny referred to Neely as "just a crackhead" who was "acting like a lunatic". Experts say Penny's acquittal fits into a longstanding pattern of how white vigilante crime is treated in the US, with white killers celebrated and Black victims denigrated.

"In situations where people of color have tried to defend themselves, it's a whole different result," said Mark Brodin, a professor of law at Boston College Law School. "It's as transparent a double standard as you can ever imagine. And race is the only explanation. Class enters into it with Mr Neely, his mental problems entered into it. But race is at the top of the pyramid."

www.factcheck.org

President Donald Trump recently said "we've got the cleanest country in the planet right now" when it comes to "clean air" and "clean water." Rankings compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities say otherwise.

Out of 180 countries studied, the U.S. comes in at No. 27 on the 2018 Environmental Performance Index, which scores countries based on their performances in a number of categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality.

On air quality, the U.S. ranked 10th, and on water and sanitation, it placed 29th.

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