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NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed Wednesday in a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference, police said, setting off a massive dragnet hours before the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting. Brian Thompson, 50, was shot around 6:45 a.m. as he walked alone to the New York Hilton Midtown from a nearby hotel, police said. The shooter appeared to be “lying in wait for several minutes” before approaching Thompson from behind and opening fire, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Police had not yet established a motive. “Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target,” Tisch said, adding that the shooting "does not appear to be a random act of violence.” Surveillance video reviewed by investigators shows the shooter emerging from behind a parked car, stopping and pointing a gun at Thompson’s back, holding it with two hands and firing multiple times from several feet away. The suspect continues firing, interrupted by a brief gun jam, as Thompson stumbles forward and falls to the sidewalk. The shooter is then seen walking past Thompson and out of the frame. “From watching the video, it does seem that he’s proficient in the use of firearms as he was able to clear the malfunctions pretty quickly,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. Thompson was shot at least once in the back and once in the calf, Tisch said. The shooter, who police said appeared to be a man wearing a jacket, face mask and carrying a backpack, fled on foot before pedaling an e-bike into Central Park a few blocks away. The shooter was at large, sparking a search that included police drones, helicopters and dogs. “We are deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend and colleague Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare," the insurer's Minnetonka, Minnesota-based parent company, UnitedHealth Group Inc., said in a statement. “Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him,” UnitedHealth Group said. "We are working closely with the New York Police Department and ask for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.” Police issued a poster showing a surveillance image of the suspect pointing what appeared to be a gun and another image that appeared to show the same person on a bicycle. They offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Thompson’s wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC News that he told her “there were some people that had been threatening him.” She said she didn’t have details but suggested the threats may have involved issues with insurance coverage. Eric Werner, the police chief in the Minneapolis suburb where Thompson lived, said his department had not received any reports of threats against the executive. The killing shook a part of New York City that's normally quiet at that hour, happening about four blocks from where tens of thousands of people were set to gather for Wednesday night’s tree lighting. Police promised extra security for the event, which will go on as scheduled. The hotel is also a short walk from other tourist sites, including the Museum of Modern Art, and is often dense with office workers and visitors on weekday mornings. Many security cameras are nearby. “We’re encouraging New Yorkers to go about their daily lives and their daily business but to be alert,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. Investigators recovered several 9 mm shell casings from outside the hotel and a cellphone from the alleyway through which the suspect fled. They were also searching Thompson's hotel room, interviewing his UnitedHealthcare colleagues and reviewing his social media, Kenny said. The e-bike that the shooter used to ride into Central Park came from the city’s bike-share program, CitiBike. A spokesperson for fLyft, which operates the program, said the company had not yet been contacted by police. Health care giant UnitedHealth Group was holding its annual meeting with investors to update Wall Street on the company's direction and expectations for the coming year. The company ended the conference early in the wake of Thompson's death. “I’m afraid that we — some of you may know we’re dealing with a very serious medical situation with one of our team members,” a company official told attendees, according to a transcript. “And as a result, I’m afraid we’re going to have to bring to a close the event today. ... I’m sure you’ll understand.” Thompson had served as CEO for more than three years and had been with the company since 2004. UnitedHealthcare is the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans in the U.S. and manages health insurance coverage for employers and state-and federally funded Medicaid programs. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tweeted that the state is “sending our prayers to Brian’s family and the UnitedHealthcare team.” “This is horrifying news and a terrible loss for the business and health care community in Minnesota,” the Democrat wrote. Associated Press writers Tom Murphy in Indianapolis, Steve Karnowski in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, New York, contributed to this story.
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Epic Aircraft is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, mainly offering single-engine turboprop designs. Founded in 2004, the company began manufacturing and selling kits for the Epic LT aircraft. The 6-place kit-built turboprop was intended for private pilots. The manufacturer sold a handful of LTs before filing for bankruptcy in 2009. In 2010, the company was acquired by a new owner, continuing the manufacturing of its kit-built planes. Epic aircraft intended to sell certified complete aircraft during its first phase, which eventually came to fruition in the early 2010s. In 2013, Epic Aircraft stopped offering LT kits and focused on the certification of the Epic E1000 aircraft. The new plane received the Federal Aviation Administration certification in 2019. Epic Aircraft began deliveries of the E1000 in 2020. Epic LT Crew: one Capacity: five passengers Length: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m) Wingspan: 43 ft (13 m) Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) Empty weight: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) Gross weight: 7,300 lb (3,311 kg) Fuel capacity: 288 US gallons (1090 L) standard, 350 US gallons (1324 L) optional Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6-67A Turboprop, 1,200 shp (890 kW) Cruise speed: 340 knots (390 mph, 630 km/h) max cruise Range: 1,874 NM (2,157 mi, 3,471 km) with optional long-range tanks Service ceiling: 31,000 ft (9,400 m) Time to altitude: 9 minutes to 25,000 ft (7620 m) Epic Aircraft designed the kit-based LT aircraft in Bend, Oregon, to meet the single-engine propeller demand. The low-wing aircraft has a retractable tricycle landing gear and can seat six people. The construction of the aircraft used carbon fiber composites. Powered by a single Pratt & Whitney PT6-67A turboprop engine, generating 1,200 shaft horsepower (890 kW) of takeoff power. The kit aircraft has a range of nearly 1,900 NM (2,150 miles) and flies at a speed of 340 knots (390 mph). The certification plans The company was eager to test the Epic LT prototype and receive comprehensive type certification. In 2004, the company upped its flight test efforts on Epic LT number 14. The aircraft logged over 1,000 flight hours, but the certification could not be completed. By 2009, the aircraft had logged over 2,000 flight test hours, but Epic Aircraft filed bankruptcy before the certification efforts were concluded. In 2010, a Russian company took over Epic Aircraft's ownership and resumed its efforts for a certification-worthy design. Sales of the Epic LT had come to a stall in 2012, forcing the company to discontinue the kit airplane and focus completely on the certifiable Epic E1000. The aircraft received its airworthiness certification from the FAA in early 2019, and the company began deliveries of the new aircraft in 2020. A DIY plane that boasts epic performance. Epic E1000 Crew: one Capacity: five passengers Length: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m) Wingspan: 43 ft (13 m) Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) Empty weight: 4,400 lb (2,000 kg) Gross weight: 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) Fuel capacity: 288 U.S. gal (1,090 L; 240 imp gal) full fuel payload: 1,100 lb (499 kg) Cabin pressurization : 6.6 psi (46 kPa) Cabin length × width × height: 15×4.6×4.9 ft (4.6×1.4×1.5 m) Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67 turboprop, 1,200 hp (890 kW) Propellers: 4-bladed Hartzell Propeller Full Reversing Maximum speed: 333 knots (383 mph, 617 km/h) Max cruise Cruise speed: 265 knots (305 mph, 491 km/h) Eco cruise Range: 1,385–1,650 NM (1,594–1,899 mi, 2,565–3,056 km) max cruise-eco cruise Service ceiling: 34,000 ft (10,000 m) Rate of climb: 4,000 ft/min (20 m/s) best Time to altitude: 15 minutes to 34,000 feet The upgraded version of the kit-based aircraft, the Epic E1000 is a low-wing pressurized cabin design powered by a single Pratt & Whitney PT6 engine, derated to 1,200 hp (895 kW) in tractor configuration. Predominantly made from carbon fiber composites, the type has an empty weight of just 4,400 lbs (2,000 kg) and a gross weight of 7,500 lb (3,400 kg). According to Epic Aircraft , “The strength of the carbon fiber airframe combined with the large vertical stabilizer and rudder design, sturdy trailing link, unique wheel placement, and wide stance of the main landing gear make the FIKI-certified E1000 GX the safest plane in its class.” The aircraft has a good speed-to-fuel efficiency ratio. With a usable fuel load of 1,100 lb (500 kg), the aircraft can fly a range of 1,650 NM (3,050 km) and cruise at an altitude of 34,000 feet. The aircraft offers tremendous luxury and comfort thanks to its spacious and soundproof cabin and plenty of storage space. According to Epic Aircraft, “Whether you’re sitting at the controls or relaxing in the rear, the luxurious and spacious hand- crafted interior is a flawless extension of the aircraft’s sleek and elegant lines. The spacious cockpit and cabin offer ample storage, easy-access convenience features, technologically advanced soundproofing, and best-in-aircraft-class legroom for both pilots and passengers.” Were the delays worth it?
The world stands at the dawn of a “third nuclear age” in which Britain is threatened by multiple dilemmas, the head of the armed forces has warned. But alongside his stark warning of the threats facing Britain and its allies, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said there would be only a “remote chance” Russia would directly attack or invade the UK if the two countries were at war. The Chief of the Defence Staff laid out the landscape of British defence in a wide-ranging speech, after a minister warned the Army would be wiped out in as little as six months if forced to fight a war on the scale of the Ukraine conflict. The admiral cast doubt on the possibility as he gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) defence think tank in London. He told the audience Britain needed to be “clear-eyed in our assessment” of the threats it faces, adding: “That includes recognising that there is only a remote chance of a significant direct attack or invasion by Russia on the United Kingdom, and that’s the same for the whole of Nato.” Moscow “knows the response will be overwhelming”, he added, but warned the nuclear deterrent needed to be “kept strong and strengthened”. Sir Tony added: “We are at the dawn of a third nuclear age, which is altogether more complex. It is defined by multiple and concurrent dilemmas, proliferating nuclear and disruptive technologies and the almost total absence of the security architectures that went before.” He listed the “wild threats of tactical nuclear use” by Russia, China building up its weapon stocks, Iran’s failure to co-operate with a nuclear deal, and North Korea’s “erratic behaviour” among the threats faced by the West. But Sir Tony said the UK’s nuclear arsenal is “the one part of our inventory of which Russia is most aware and has more impact on (President Vladimir) Putin than anything else”. Successive British governments had invested “substantial sums of money” in renewing nuclear submarines and warheads because of this, he added. The admiral described the deployment of thousands of North Korean soldiers on Ukraine’s border alongside Russian forces as the year’s “most extraordinary development”. He also signalled further deployments were possible, speaking of “tens of thousands more to follow as part of a new security pact with Russia”. Defence minister Alistair Carns earlier said a rate of casualties similar to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would lead to the army being “expended” within six to 12 months. He said it illustrated the need to “generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis”. In comments reported by Sky News, Mr Carns, a former Royal Marines colonel, said Russia was suffering losses of around 1,500 soldiers killed or injured a day. “In a war of scale – not a limited intervention, but one similar to Ukraine – our Army for example, on the current casualty rates, would be expended – as part of a broader multinational coalition – in six months to a year,” Mr Carns said in a speech at Rusi. He added: “That doesn’t mean we need a bigger Army, but it does mean you need to generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis.” Official figures show the Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns, the minister for veterans and people, said the UK needed to “catch up with Nato allies” to place greater emphasis on the reserves. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Defence Secretary John Healey had previously spoken about “the state of the armed forces that were inherited from the previous government”. The spokesman said: “It’s why the Budget invested billions of pounds into defence, it’s why we’re undertaking a strategic defence review to ensure that we have the capabilities and the investment needed to defend this country.”Exit polls get Maharashtra results right, wrong about Jharkhand electionsNebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen has no shortage of memories of the Iowa football program. An Iowa native born in Davenport, Holgorsen’s days as a Hawkeye fan are long in the past — but he remembers what it’s like to coach against them. An experience that Holgorsen first underwent as a young Texas Tech assistant in 2001 will be reprised again this weekend. “Twenty-some years later, it’s the same scheme, the same coach, the same everything; this is crazy,” Holgorsen said of Iowa. “It’s going to take another good effort and more improvement to be able to go to Iowa and play in that atmosphere against a good football team.” Nebraska’s recent surge on offense will have the Huskers feeling confident about their upcoming matchup. While Nebraska may not have equaled its recent 44-point outburst against Wisconsin during a loss to USC two weeks prior, foundational improvements were there from the start in Holgorsen’s eyes. Despite scoring 13 points on offense against the Trojans, the Husker offense “just felt better” in that game, Holgorsen said, leading to a “very motivated team” during the week’s practice efforts. And when NU hit the field on Saturday, improvements were there. After struggling to finish drives against USC, Nebraska scored five touchdowns in its seven red zone attempts against Wisconsin. Nebraska threw the ball well, protected its quarterback and found a "difference-maker" in running back Emmett Johnson. “We ran the ball better; that’s the second week in a row I thought the O-line has played well,” Holgorsen said. “Dylan (Raiola) hasn’t been hit a whole lot, he feels good, he’s getting better and processing things well. We’re throwing it and catching it better and our receivers are in the right spots.” It’s been no easy task to drive those improvements in a short amount of time. Holgorsen has only been in Lincoln for a little over three weeks, having first been summoned by head coach Matt Rhule to evaluate the team’s offense before taking over control of it. Midseason coordinator changes may not be rare, but hiring a new face from outside the program is, and Holgorsen admits it made for a “rough” first week on the job. After all, none of the Husker coaches Holgorsen was joining and players he was beginning to coach knew exactly how the situation would play out. Instead, they had to go through it together. “I started getting into the offensive room and those coaches were looking at me crazy like, ‘What are you doing here?’ It’s just true, so we had to sit down and talk and start feeling things out and start working together,” Holgorsen said. “Give those assistant coaches a lot of credit because they didn’t bat an eye. I thought we were smart with how we handled it — I could’ve came in here and changed specific things and that wouldn’t have been the right thing to do for the coaches and the players. I was the one that had to learn.” A desire to challenge himself was one reason Holgorsen said he took the Nebraska job, something which showed up in the new offensive language he needed to familiarize himself with. Having come up as a young coach in the Air Raid offense, Holgorsen exclusively learned, mastered and taught those principles in the years since. It had been 35 years since he last had to learn a new offensive language, Holgorsen estimated. Flash cards with terminology from the Nebraska offense and help from other assistants have helped smooth over that process. Holgorsen may not have been able to stamp his identity all over the offense yet, but he has been able to tweak things, including the very playbook Nebraska operates from. Rhule’s original concepts of a pro-style offense have been added to, transformed and adjusted over the years, with current coaches Marcus Satterfield, Glenn Thomas and Donovan Raiola all bringing different principles and focuses to the playbook. “There’s just all kinds of ideas, so that playbook got pretty big,” Holgorsen said. “I was just like, ‘Look, there’s only one sheet and whatever’s on the sheet is what’s going to get called.’” Trimming down the number of plays Nebraska practices is one such adjustment Holgorsen has made, a process that is collaborative among the Husker coaching staff. Holgorsen also said Nebraska was “probably playing people in too many different spots,” something he’s looked to change so players can focus on their individual roles with more accuracy. “We’ve done a good job of coming together and coming up with a plan of what makes sense to our players,” Holgorsen said. “If it don’t make sense to me, it ain’t gonna make sense to them.” Those changes, and the potential Nebraska showed on offense last week, have excited Husker fans about what the future of a Holgorsen-led offense will look like. However, nothing is guaranteed yet. Holgorsen said that when taking the job he told Rhule he’d get the team ready for USC, Wisconsin and Iowa before figuring out what the future holds. “I don’t want to talk about it, and I don’t want to know what’s next,” Holgorsen. What Holgorsen does know is that he’s enjoying the opportunity in front of him. In part because of the responsibilities he had as a head coach compared to being an offensive coordinator, Holgorsen said he had “more fun on Saturday than I’ve had in a long time” overseeing the Husker offense. As Holgorsen continues furthering improvements within the Nebraska offense, the only guarantee Husker fans have is that he’ll be on the sidelines Friday. It’s currently “the plan” that he will continue as Nebraska’s playcaller during its bowl game, Holgorsen said. “My plan’s to focus on Iowa, try to beat Iowa and see what happens after that.”
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