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The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members is now facing a first-degree murder charge. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced the upgraded charges after the death of 20-year-old Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. Pirro said the suspect drove across the country to launch an “ambush-style” attack with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver. He initially faced charges of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.

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Hearings are set to begin Monday in the case of Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old charged in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione’s lawyers are seeking to block prosecutors from using key evidence, including a 9 mm handgun and a notebook that authorities say details his intent to commit the crime. Defense attorneys argue that police violated Mangione’s rights during his arrest, including conducting a warrantless search of his backpack and questioning him before advising him of his right to remain silent. The hearings are expected to last more than a week, coinciding with the first anniversary of Thompson’s death. Prosecutors say the evidence is crucial to proving motive and linking Mangione to the December 4 shooting, in which Thompson was gunned down while walking to a Manhattan hotel for his company’s annual investor conference. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. State prosecutors are pursuing life in prison if convicted, while federal authorities are seeking the death penalty. Court officials say the hearings could be a critical prelude to Mangione’s upcoming trial, and any ruling on evidence could significantly shape how the case proceeds.

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Attorney Michael Radine joins Erin Molan to break down a major new lawsuit filed on behalf of October 7 victims and families — alleging that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, knowingly enabled massive money flows for Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran’s IRGC. Radine represents victims of terror attacks around the world, and in this interview he details: • Why the lawsuit claims Binance was intentionally built to attract criminals • How alleged terror-linked wallets sent hundreds of millions through the exchange • Why his team believes the problem continued even after October 7 • Why the founder of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, served jail time before being pardoned • The emerging link between crypto networks and global terror financing • Why he believes holding Binance accountable is about far more than money — it’s about stopping the next attack Important: These are allegations in an ongoing lawsuit. Binance denies knowingly facilitating terror financing and says it complies with sanctions and anti–money laundering laws. Nothing presented here is a statement of proven fact. This is one of the most urgent and eye-opening interviews Erin has done — exposing a part of the Oct 7 story almost nobody is talking about.

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President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the shooter who had worked with the CIA in his native country a “savage monster.” As part of his Thanksgiving call to U.S. troops, Trump said that he had just learned that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had died, while Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was “fighting for his life.” “She’s just passed away,” Trump said. “She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her.” The president called Beckstrom an “incredible person, outstanding in every single way.” Trump used the announcement to say the shooting by Rahmanullah Lakanwal was a “terrorist attack” as he criticized the Biden administration for enabling Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the Afghanistan War to enter the U.S. without, in his opinion, sufficient vetting. The president has deployed National Guard members in part to assist in his administration’s mass deportation efforts. “This atrocity reminds us that we have no greater national security priority than ensuring that we have full control over the people that enter and remain in our country,” Trump said. “For the most part, we don’t want them.”

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