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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Guernsey election manifesto booklet costs taxpayers £133k
The 2025 Guernsey general election booklet cost taxpayers £133,026.89 to produce and distribute across the island, according to the States. In a review of the 2020 general election, the States Scrutiny Management Committee (SMC) said: "The booklet was used by 87% of people in 2020."A UK firm was used to print the booklet, which contains 80 could provide either two or four A4 pages for the booklet. Booklet the 'key document' for voters Unlike in 2020, when candidate's submissions were spell checked and re-formatted, the States Assembly and Constitution Committee instructed manifestos should be reproduced in the booklet as submitted by deadline to submit manifestos was 14 May at 17:00. A third of manifestos in the booklet were described as "dull" and "corporate" by a leading academic, speaking to the Your Voice, Your Vote podcast. As part of the SMC review of the 2020 election the States manifesto booklet was described as "by a significant margin, the most frequently used and the most useful source of information."Scrutiny's survey of voters showed "the manifesto booklet was the key document for voters."
CBS News
3 days ago
- Health
- CBS News
New York prosecutors in Luigi Mangione case release copies of notes they say show his motive, planning
New York prosecutors in the Luigi Mangione case released a new filing Wednesday that includes copies of handwritten notes they say Mangione wrote outlining his plot and motivation for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Prosecutors have previously said Mangione was found with a notebook containing handwritten pages that "express hostility towards the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular." They have now released images of some of the pages, which prosecutors describe in the court filing as his "manifesto." "I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are finally coming together. And I don't feel any doubt about whether it's right/justified," Mangione allegedly wrote in one note in August prior to the shooting. Another note apparently references some "good points" made by "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, who sent bombs targeting scientists through the mail. "Normies categorize him as an insane serial killer ... and dismiss his ideas," Mangione allegedly wrote. In another note addressed "to the feds" that prosecutors say was written while he was in custody in Pennsylvania, Mangione allegedly wrote the following: "I do apologize for any strife or trauma, but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming." "If ever there were an open and shut case ... this case is that case" In their filing, New York prosecutors also responded to a defense motion to dismiss the terrorism charge against him in the New York state indictment, and also tout what they believe is the strength of their case. "If ever there were an open and shut case pointing to the defendant's guilt, this case is that case," prosecutors wrote. "Simply put, one would be hard pressed to find a case with such overwhelming evidence of guilt as the identity of the murderer and the premeditated nature of the assassination." In their argument defending the terrorism charge, prosecutors write, "The particulars of the shooting itself - its target, its timing, its location, and the marking left on the ballistics - all made clear that defendant's intent was not to settle a personal vendetta or to steal something, but to violently broadcast a social and political message to the public at large." Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism, in New York, in addition to forgery and weapons charges in Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors have also charged him with stalking, a firearm offense, and murder through the use of a firearm and say they intend to seek the death penalty. Read the filing
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
New York prosecutors in Luigi Manigone case release copies of handwritten notes
New York prosecutors in the Luigi Mangione case released a new filing Wednesday that includes copies of handwritten notes they say Mangione wrote outlining his plot and motivation for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Prosecutors have previously said Mangione was found with a notebook containing handwritten pages that "express hostility towards the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular." They have now released images of some of the pages, which prosecutors describe in the court filing as his "manifesto." "I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are finally coming together. And I don't feel any doubt about whether it's right/justified," Mangione allegedly wrote in one note in August prior to the shooting. Another note apparently references some "good points" made by "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, who sent bombs targeting scientists through the mail. "Normies categorize him as an insane serial killer ... and dismiss his ideas," Mangione allegedly wrote. In another note addressed "to the feds" that prosecutors say was written while he was in custody in Pennsylvania, Mangione allegedly wrote the following: "I do apologize for any strife or trauma, but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming." "If ever there were an open and shut case ... this case is that case" In their filing, New York prosecutors also responded to a defense motion to dismiss the terrorism charge against him in the New York state indictment, and also tout what they believe is the strength of their case. "If ever there were an open and shut case pointing to the defendant's guilt, this case is that case," prosecutors wrote. "Simply put, one would be hard pressed to find a case with such overwhelming evidence of guilt as the identity of the murderer and the premeditated nature of the assassination." In their argument defending the terrorism charge, prosecutors write, "The particulars of the shooting itself - its target, its timing, its location, and the marking left on the ballistics - all made clear that defendant's intent was not to settle a personal vendetta or to steal something, but to violently broadcast a social and political message to the public at large." Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism, in New York, in addition to forgery and weapons charges in Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors have also charged him with stalking, a firearm offense, and murder through the use of a firearm and say they intend to seek the death penalty. Read the filing
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Former Wootton High student convicted for planning school shooting sentenced
The Brief Andrea Ye, who went by Alex, was convicted of planning shootings at Wootton High School and Lakewood Elementary School in Montgomery County in 2024. On Wednesday, Ye was sentenced to 10 years with all but 12 months suspended. Ye was arrested in April 2024, after officials were made aware of Ye's 129-page manifesto that outlined plans to commit mass shootings at schools. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A teen found guilty of planning to commit shootings at two Montgomery County schools last year was sentenced on Wednesday. The backstory Andrea Ye, who went by Alex, was arrested in April 2024, after police determined that he made threats to commit shootings at Wootton High School and Lakewood Elementary School. Ye was a student at Wootton and was 18 years old at the time of the arrest. The central piece of evidence in the case was a 129-page manifesto Ye had written that outlined plans to commit mass shootings at schools. Prosecutors also said they had evidence of multiple conversations Ye had with people online that praised school shooters. While the names were changed in this supposed manifesto, the judge said she felt the character in the book was an account of Ye's. Ye was also hospitalized in December 2022 after making statements to a counselor at Wootton High School about wanting to "shoot up" his school, according to the State's Attorney's Office. State's Attorney John McCarthy said this was a serious and troubling case and believes that lives were saved, in particular because of Ye's peer who read the first few pages of this manifesto and immediately reported it to police. "We are particularly thankful that this manifesto is similar we've seen before," McCarthy said. READ MORE: Rockville teen found guilty of planning school shooting What's next On May 28, Ye was sentenced to 10 years with all but 12 months suspended. According to the court, he will remain incarcerated at a local prison. The judge also ordered that Ye must present a plan for mental health and psychiatric treatment. After four months in jail, he must provide a plan for mental health. Ye is banned from going to Wootton High School or Lakewood Elementary and he is also banned from Discord—the main social platform on which he communicated. Additionally, in a rare decision, Ye will have to meet with a judge every two weeks for a check-in. Ye received credit for 14 months served and his sentence starts now. Following release, he will be required to serve five years of probation and must complete 80 hours of community service within the first year that he is out of jail. Ye is expected back in court at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. READ MORE:Wootton HS student Andrea Ye's arrest could serve as mental health 'wake-up call' New comment Ye's defense attorney, Paulette Pagan, released a statement to FOX 5, saying, "We recognize the complexity of this case and the many factors the Court had to weigh. This was not an easy decision, and we deeply respect the Court's careful balancing of the facts, the law, and the unique circumstances surrounding Mr. Ye and his case."
Fox News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker suspended from Twitch after broadcasting DC shooting suspect's manifesto
One of Twitch's most popular streamers has been suspended from the platform for reading the manifesto of the suspect in the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers last week. Hasan Piker, a streamer with nearly 3 million Twitch streamers and 1.6 million YouTube subscribers, is known for broadcasting far-left content under the handle HasanAbi. In a May 23 YouTube video titled "What People Miss About The DC Israeli Embassy Shooting," Piker went through the manifesto of Elias Rodriguez word for word. Rodriguez was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and multiple firearm-related counts after Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. In the video, Piker expressed a desire to "understand the mindset" of Rodriguez, who shouted "Free, free Palestine!" as he was arrested. "The reason why I read this manifesto … is oftentimes to understand the mindset of this person, especially when there are a lot of mainstream narratives that will immediately design an alternative scenario," Piker said in the video. "I don't think that this person acted out on an antisemitic desire or is a f---ing Nazi or anything like that, but that is dangerous in a separate way," he continued. "The very fact that a person who is this legible, who has their s--t together enough to be able to write a f---ing, write prose such as this one, in the act of vengeance, in the acts of vigilante justice in his own mind, is meaningful in and of itself." Piker disputed claims that the shooter, who killed the victims outside an event held by the American Jewish Committee, was antisemitic despite the fact that Lischinsky was an Israeli Christian and Milgrim was an American Jew. The pair worked together and planned to marry. "The idea that this is a neo-Nazi that came after Jewish people, deliberately looking for Jews to kill, like all of that stuff, is incorrect," Piker said. "This is not a value judgment on the actions of the shooter, but it's obvious that this was a person that was brain-broken by a lot of the realities that are unfolding in Gaza." In a post on X, Piker announced the suspension and shared an email from Twitch saying he violated a rule about the improper handling of terrorist propaganda content. "Based on a review of your activity or content, we have issued a global suspension on your account," the Twitch email said. "As a result, your access to Twitch services is temporarily restricted. Please be aware that repeated violations may lead to more serious actions on your account, including longer temporary suspensions or permanent suspension." In response, Piker claimed that Twitch's terms of service "dictates a suspension for even critical examination of the manifesto." "i believe this is a bad policy for news and press freedom," Piker's post read. "ill take the suspension, but hope twitch changes this policy in the future." Piker has been known for creating extremist content in the past. He has regularly broadcast propaganda from the Houthis, an Iranian-backed group in Yemen that has been designated by the U.S. as a terrorist group, and claimed that "America deserved 9/11" during a 2019 stream. In March, Piker was temporarily suspended from Twitch after making a comment about murdering Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. "They're not tackling providers; they're not actually going after false billing. They are trying to cut recipients. [Fraud] is not happening at the point of recipient. If you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott," Piker said. The political commentator later walked back the statements, telling his social media followers that he was "sorry" over the incident. "I'll choose my words carefully next time and say, 'if Mike Johnson cares abt (sic) medicare fraud (since he wants to cut 800m from Medicaid/Medicare) he'd call for MAX PUNISHMENT for current fl gop senator/former gov Rick Scott- who has done the most Medicare fraud in us history!'" Piker's post read.
