Search for CEO's Killer, Bitcoin Hits $100K & Science of Crying - Thursday, December 5, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 5 December 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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The news to know for Thursday, December 5, 2024!
We'll tell you about a manhunt now underway for the person who shot and killed a high-powered insurance executive in broad daylight in New York City.
Also, why two European governments have collapsed in a matter of weeks.
Plus, how President-elect Trump helped Bitcoin reach a new record, which big cities are in the path of the latest winter storm, and who was crowned Spotify's biggest artist of 2024.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, December 5th. |
| 0:02.0 | We'll tell you about a manhunt now underway for the person who shot and killed a high-powered insurance executive in broad daylight in New York City. |
| 0:09.0 | Also, why two European governments have collapsed in a matter of weeks. |
| 0:12.8 | Plus, how President-elect Trump helped Bitcoin reach a new record. |
| 0:16.1 | Which big cities are in the path of the latest winter storm? |
| 0:19.0 | And who was crowned Spotify's biggest artist of |
| 0:21.6 | 2024. Those stories and even more news to know next. |
| 0:27.5 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, |
| 0:33.5 | and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:42.0 | The search is on for a gunman who killed the leader of the largest health insurer in the country. |
| 0:47.3 | Police say United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered in a brazen, targeted attack. |
| 0:52.8 | The shooter apparently waited for the executive outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, |
| 0:56.9 | where United Health Group was holding its yearly investor conference. |
| 1:00.0 | This is right in the heart of the city's business and tourist districts. |
| 1:03.3 | So there were plenty of witnesses and surveillance cameras. |
| 1:06.7 | But police say the shooter was still able to get away on an electric bike through Central Park. |
| 1:11.4 | As of this morning, law enforcement officers have not identified him. |
| 1:14.6 | They say Thompson had recently been threatened, but that it's a pretty common thing for |
| 1:18.1 | health care executives. |
| 1:19.5 | Federal regulators have recently accused United Health Care of systematically denying |
| 1:23.2 | authorization for procedures and treatments. |
| 1:25.6 | Officials have also scrutinized its parent company after a cyber attack that compromised more than 100 million Americans' information. |
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