killing

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The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In killing the video-generation app, the company’s priority is no longer wowing the media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba has appealed the decision, his lawmaker said Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"For more than 20 years, hunts have carried on breaking the law and ignoring the ban on chasing and killing wild animals with dogs," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In Lima a few days later, Jaime Bayona heard a rumor that someone in the audience had called the director of Peru’s TB program and told him, “Paul Farmer says you’re killing patients.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French