Hard Numbers: Police ID Thompson murder suspect, A Ghanaian comeback, DRC’s deadly mystery, Trump gets big crypto boost
60,000: “The net is tightening,” NYC Mayor Eric Adams said this weekend about the search for UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson’s suspected murderer. New images of the suspect have been released, and Adams says authorities have identified the man but are withholding his name. Meanwhile, the Big Apple’s police department is offering a $10,000 reward, and the FBI is offering $50,000, for information leading to an arrest.
53:Donald Trump isn’t the only comeback kid this year. Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama will also return to power following Sunday’s presidential election. Mahama blamed his rival, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, for policies that have left Ghana in an economic crisis. Bawumia conceded after provisional results showed Mahama securing over 53% of the vote, compared to his 45.16%.
80: Viral or bacterial? Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo still aren’t sure, but they do know that they’ve seen 376 cases of a flu-like syndrome that has killed nearly 80 people. Children with pre-existing health conditions appear to be more vulnerable to it. Epidemiologists are being sent to investigate the situation.
30,000,000: Chinese cryptocurrency billionaire Justin Sun — the guy who bought that pricey banana art and ate it — has invested a whopping $30 million in President-elect Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial. The investment makes Sun, who is notably being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding investors, its largest investor. Trump’s company only launched in October, and it had been struggling — but Sun’s investment means it could soon profit more than $15 million.