The Day of Exploding Pagers and Fallen Moguls

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Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course, was charged with two firearm offenses.

Ryan Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, appears in court as officials call for briefings from the Secret Service.

An agent spotted a rifle barrel poking through a fence; a witness got a photo of the suspect’s license plate as he fled. Now Ryan Wesley Routh is facing federal charges.

The latest apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump indicates how much politics has been shaped by anger stirred by him and against him.

Three prominent Democrats urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Monday to cut interest rates by 75 basis points, warning the central bank may have already delayed too long. The central bank is poised to announce rate cuts Wednesday after more than a year at the two-decade high range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent. While Powell...

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Secret Service chief says protection was textbook.

Mike DeWine announced that the 33 “bomb threats” against Springfield, Ohio, schools “have all been hoaxes” and have originated from overseas.

“Migrant influencer” Leonel Moreno, who went viral on TikTok for encouraging illegal border crossers to squat in US homes, was ordered deported by an immigration judge — but he likely won’t be kicked out of the country anyway because of a diplomatic…

Senator Marsha Blackburn has released a video urging the House of Representatives to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), aimed at increasing children’s digital safety and privacy.

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Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania by 3 percentage points thanks to a major advantage with women voters, a USA TODAY poll found.

In February 2023, Routh self-published “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War” on Amazon.

The agency’s acting director, Ronald Rowe Jr., praised his agents’ actions but conceded that there was no sweep of the golf course a gunman staked out.

The acknowledgment by the agency’s acting director put the Secret Service under renewed scrutiny two months after a similar episode in Pennsylvania.

The former president described the apparent assassination attempt and praised law enforcement and the civilian who spotted the suspect

The papers indicated that the suspect was lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire

Agents must take special protective measures to guard Trump at outdoor rallies – and on golf courses

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Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested Monday, months after raids on his Holmby Hills and Miami mansions as part of a federal inquiry into sex-trafficking allegations.

Associates of Ryan Wesley Routh say his ideas seemed ‘delusional’ and his odd behavior left them questioning his mental health

NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo sharply rebuked American media for what he said was a “lack of reaction” to the second apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump in the last few months. Cuomo opened his monologue during the Monday night broadcast of “Cuomo” by chastising those who have sought to downplay the incident or who...

A spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department said the agency is giving Trump’s flagship Illinois property “special attention with the appropriate resources."

Associates of Ryan Wesley Routh say his ideas seemed ‘delusional’ and his odd behavior left them questioning his mental health

This police investigator records the wreckage, measures the shrapnel and gathers the bodies, even without knowing if Russia will ever be held accountable.

The former president is traveling to Michigan two days after an apparent assassination attempt was foiled at his Florida golf club.

The former president’s claims that Biden and Harris bear direct culpability underscore the extreme nature of his political instincts

The former US president’s claims that Biden and Harris bear direct culpability underscore the extreme nature of his political instincts

Interviews, records and a book give a fuller picture of the man arrested as he fled from one of former President Trump’s golf courses.

Technology TikTok signaled its staying involved in Washington less than five months after President Biden signed a bill that would force its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest or face a nationwide ban, hiring Ballard Partners to lobby on issues related to internet technology and content platform regulations. The team of lobbyists not only includes...

It is impossible to gauge this morning whether an assassination attempt in July and an apparent thwarted attempt Sunday directed at former President Trump will change the presidential race. Yet, it put the Secret Service back in the headlines and sparked a bipartisan push in Washington to rethink the election-season strains on Secret Service manpower...

Embattled rapper and hip hop musician Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City Monday night amid a federal investigation in sex trafficking allegations, sources said.

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The U.S. recently imposed sanctions on RT’s parent companies, Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti, accusing them of acting as an arm of Moscow’s intelligence operations.

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The White Stripes are the latest musical act to take the former president to court over using their songs in his reelection campaign.

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Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced on Monday he has authorized a contingent of state troopers to be stationed at each school building in Springfield, Ohio, following a series of “unfounded” bomb threats. Former President Trump mentioned Springfield last week during the presidential debate, as he repeated false claims about Haitian migrants eating people’s pets....

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida law enforcement will launch a state-level criminal probe of the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested in New York, months after raids on his Holmby Hills and Miami mansions as part of a federal inquiry into sex-trafficking allegations.

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The conspiracy theorist launched into an unhinged rant about her rumored romantic entanglement with Trump to repeat salacious and unfounded claims about Harris’ sexual history.

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A Lebanese official said pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants had exploded, causing a large number of injuries. The Israeli military declined to comment.

Republicans are attempting to demonize environmental, social and governance practices in investing.

Pagers carried by hundreds of Hezbollah operatives exploded, leaving many of them injured in an unprecedented event that struck across Lebanon.

A Hezbollah official tells The Associated Press that “several hundred” people, including members of the group, were wounded in different parts of Lebanon when their handheld pagers exploded.

The musician and record producer is arrested in New York, months after raids on his Holmby Hills and Miami homes as part of a federal inquiry.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to appear before a federal judge on Tuesday after being charged with abusing, threatening, and coercing women and others around him to “fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct,” according to court documents. The mogul was arrested by federal authorities on Monday night in Manhattan. Combs is...

The blasts took place in several suburbs of Beirut, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

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Attack targeted pagers belonging to members of militant group Hezbollah, Lebanese security source says

Hezbollah said pagers belonging to its members had exploded, and health officials said over 2,700 were wounded. The Israeli military declined to comment.

A Hezbollah official told the AP that the new brand of handheld pagers used by the group first heated up, then exploded.

The wildfire in Lahaina, Maui, spread through extreme winds and intense heat. Still, a handful of houses were untouched thanks to the owners preparing the buildings and yards.

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials said.

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A Hezbollah official told the AP that a new brand of handheld pagers used by the group first heated up, then exploded.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday called for Americans to be “criminally charged” if they engage in free speech that sounds like Russian propaganda.

Hundreds of Hezbollah members were seriously wounded when the pagers they used to communicate exploded around their belts and pockets.

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials said.

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials said.

Attack targeted pagers belonging to members of militant group Hezbollah, Lebanese security source says

Lebanon’s health minister said exploding devices across the country injured 2,750 people and killed eight, including a child.

Florida is conducting its own investigation into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state’s case should take precedence.

Hezbollah blamed Israel for the "criminal aggression."

Hezbollah said devices belonging to its members had exploded, and health officials said over 2,700 were wounded. The Israeli military declined to comment.

The musician and record producer is arrested in New York months after raids on his Holmby Hills and Miami homes as part of a federal inquiry.

The Fed is expected to cut interest rates. That might not immediately help home buyers waiting on the sidelines.

AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million following an investigation over a data breach of a cloud vendor that impacted at least 8.9 million customers.

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The Lebanese Health Ministry now claims that at least nine people were killed and over 2,700 were wounded after handheld pagers exploded on Tuesday in a targeted attack against the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

New Deal legislation was not without significant shortfalls. But where it succeeded, it created broad, universal programs that disproportionately helped America’s most exploited and oppressed workers.

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people — including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl.

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Some viewers of ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir are apparently unhappy with how the presidential played out.

Lebanese officials say Israel is to blame for the explosions. Hezbollah members had turned to pagers, believing they were more secure than phones. Israel has declined to comment.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime accomplice, friend, and lover of deceased pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, had her sex crimes conviction upheld by a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday.

It’s a dangerous escalation in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel as the war in Gaza rages on.

Hezbollah blamed Israel for the simultaneous blasts that ripped across the Beirut suburbs when the pocket-sized devices exploded.