Brian Thompson, the chief executive officer of major health insurer UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in New York City on Wednesday morning in a “premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack,” authorities said during a press conference. A $10,000 reward from the police department has been offered for information regarding the …
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For the second time in two months, Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” on Sunday, according to the FBI. In July, a would-be assassin shot at Trump with an AR-15 during a campaign rally in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, apparently grazing his ear, before …
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T his story waspublished in partnership withThe Trace,a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence.Subscribe to itsnewsletters SUSAN WEBB STOOD with her colleague on Parks Road. The Chesapeake Bay and the abandoned store with the sagging roof were behind them, the smell of discarded crab lingering in the air. Once again, someone …
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It’s been 11 days since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Investigations by law enforcement and journalists so far have produced few details about the apparent shooter’s motivations — while revealing major security failures. The Trump rally shooting, from a nearby rooftop, was the …
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Just days after Donald Trump was shot at with an AR-15 in Pennsylvania, visitors to his 2024 nominating convention can enter to win a free, yes, AR-15. The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee is a sprawling affair. Its fenced security zone encompasses not only Fiserv Forum, home to the NBA’s …
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Was Donald Trump’s survival an act of God? In the wake of the shocking assassination attempt on the former president in Pennsylvania Saturday evening, many prominent Republicans — and even a shortlister for Trump’s vice president — are crediting divine intervention for saving Trump’s life. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, widely …
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Three people were killed after a gunman opened fire on Wednesday on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, AP reported. A fourth person who was injured was in stable condition and transferred to a hospital. The gunman gunman died during a shootout with police, according to authorities. The suspect …
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Robert Card, the suspect in the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left at least 18 dead and 13 more injured, has been found dead. The news comes after a three-day manhunt spanning several Maine cities. “The Maine State Police have located the body of Robert Card in Lisbon. He …
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As the manhunt for the suspect in a mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday drags on, much of American public is wondering how he could have eluded authorities this long. But for right-wing commenters and influencers, his baffling disappearance is only further proof that the country’s top law enforcement agency …
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Nick Perkins was fast asleep when he got the call that his brother, Steve, 39, had been shot dead by police. The authorities weren’t the ones on the other end of the line — instead, it was Steve’s wife, Catrela, who had heard about the incident from a cousin, who …
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