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At a time when her agency is in disgrace after the very-nearly successful attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle is apparently shameless. In an interview with ABC News broadcast Monday -- that can only be described as jaw-dropping -- the veteran Secret Service agent...

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A manhunt has ended in another case in which a violent death was linked to an illegal immigrant. Jose Carmen Cardona, 59, was arrested July 12 in connection with a June arson and homicide case that involved the deaths of a woman and two children. Fox News reported that it...

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The Israeli military announced Tuesday it will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. That follows a landmark Supreme Court order for young religious men to begin enlisting for military services. Under long-standing political arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men had been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for...

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A Bellarmine University professor was suspended Monday over comments posted to social media following the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump. The instructor, John James, wrote on his social media, next to a picture of Trump, “If you’re gonna shoot, man, don’t miss,” according to the Courier-Journal. Jason Cissell,...

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Actor and musician Jack Black has issued an apology after his bandmate cracked a disturbing joke about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Notably, the apology hinted that his 30-year partnership with Kyle Gass as the comedy rock duo Tenacious D could be finished -- at least for...

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They say, “hindsight is 20/20,” and really, only time will tell just how Thomas Matthew Crooks’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump stirred (or hardened) the hearts of the American people. It would seem the immediate reactions are a mixed bag. In the most tragic of circumstances, some have heinously wished the bullet...

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In his playing days, Terrell Davis was a key cog of the Denver Broncos, plowing his way into the end zone 60 times on the ground. In his retirement? Davis -- now a sports pundit on television -- is plowing his way headfirst into a very public fight with United...

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Before offering a benediction at Monday night's Republican National Committee Convention in Milwaukee, the Rev. James Roemke performed an imitation of former President Donald Trump that brought the house down. "It's a great pleasure to be here. A great pleasure to see President Donald Trump safe," Roemke, the pastor of...

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Now, another candidate is in the hot seat. The tumultuous 2024 presidential campaign took another bizarre turn Tuesday that had independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologizing after a dirty move against former President Donald Trump. And it has the RFK Jr. camp scrambling. Kennedy's son, Bobby Kennedy III, used...

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A former Army sniper made a CNN host queasy by suggesting that the possibility of a setup in Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump should not be automatically ruled out. Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida, a former Army sniper, noted that all of what appear to have...

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If you pay any attention to the news, you've surely heard about that one prominent politician facing a bevy of very serious legal issues threatening to fracture his party right now, right? No, not former President Donald Trump, whose legal issues keep looking smaller and smaller in his rearview mirror....

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Country singer Ingrid Andress, who had been universally pummeled for striking out as she wrestled with "The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, on Monday, has offered an excuse for her performance. “I’m not gonna bulls*** y’all, I was drunk last night,” Andress said...

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The Secret Service revealed Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's would-be assassin from Saturday's rally in Pennsylvania is not the only party seeking to end his life. Intel gathered by U.S. sources weeks ago revealed Iran had crafted a plot to assassinate the president. The Iranian plot and Saturday's shooter...

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Former President Donald Trump revealed in a phone conversation with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a question that President Joe Biden asked him following Saturday's assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a video posted and since deleted by Kennedy's son, Robert F. Kennedy III, according to TMZ, Trump...

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The area surrounding the Republican National Convention has been rocked by news of a shooting that has left at least one dead, according to multiple reports. According to The Columbus Dispatch, an "out-of-town" police officer shot and killed an unnamed individual in Milwaukee. The RNC is being held at Fiserv...

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There may be a day in the distant future when we look back on the field in Butler, Pennsylvania and wonder if this is where everything changed. As it is, Americans woke up Sunday morning to a very different world. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s literal brush with death,...

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What since Saturday have seemed like anemic security measures to protect former President Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally were in fact protection on steroids, according to a new account. A report in The New York Times said that prior to Saturday’s attempted assassination, intelligence agencies were aware of a...

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An animated computer simulation making the rounds on social media illustrates just how close former President Donald Trump came to losing his life during Saturday's assassination attempt. One of those who shared the simulation was Collin Rugg, a popular influencer on the social media platform X. "NEW: New visualization shows...

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The athlete who can thread the needle on the court knows how to walk a fine line with her words, as well. Last week, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark won the ESPY Award for “Best Record-Breaking Performance.” As noted by Awful Announcing, Clark became the first female athlete to earn...

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On stage, Republicans sought to project an image of unity at the Republican National Convention. Offstage, it was a different story. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida took time to taunt former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a video posted to X on Tuesday. “What night are you speaking? Are...

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