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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt

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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. “What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the agency said in a statement. The one-sentence statement from the FBI marked the most definitive law enforcement

Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages

Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt

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ABC News still ‘full steam ahead’ with presidential debate, despite Trump backing off commitment

New York (CNN) — ABC News is continuing preparations for an upcoming presidential debate, despite former President Donald Trump saying he won’t consider participating in a debate until the Democratic Party formally chooses its nominee.“Full steam ahead,” an ABC network source told CNN on Friday.Despite ABC’s preparations for the debate, set to be moderated by anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis, the network’s plan could still be upended like so many other institutions and traditions this year.“I haven’t agreed to anything. I agreed to a debate with Joe Biden,” Trump,

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Trump says he'll hold a rally in town where he was shot

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Trump doctor disputes suggestion that shrapnel, not bullet, hit his ear

Donald Trump's former White House physician disputed on Friday a suggestion by the FBI director that shrapnel, not a bullet, could have caused the injury to the Republican presidential candidate's right ear during an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.The narrative that a bullet ripped through Trump's ear, and that he escaped death by just a quarter of an inch, has become a major element of the former president's White House campaign. Many of his supporters say the fact he survived was divine intervention and Trump mentions his brush with death in his speeches."I took a b

How older Democratic voters are responding to Harris replacing Biden

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Marvel returns to Comic-Con with hotly anticipated panel about its post-'Deadpool & Wolverine' plans

Marvel Studios is returning to San Diego Comic-Con for its iconic Saturday night panel, which is expected to feature big announcements and surprise guests. After Marvel skipped the convention last year due to the Hollywood strikes, which prevented writers and actors from speaking on panels, anticipation for its session in Comic-Con's famed Hall H is palpable among fans. The studio is expected to announce news teasing their upcoming titles in its “Phase 5” plan and beyond, with Marvel President Kevin Feige as the only confirmed speaker. He will be joined by seve

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'Twisters' tears through Oklahoma on the big screen. Moviegoers in the state are buying up tickets

Grace Evans lived through one of the most powerful and deadly twisters in Oklahoma history: a roaring top-of-the-scale terror in 2013 that plowed through homes, tore through a school and killed 24 people in the small suburb of Moore. A hospital and bowling alley were also destroyed. But not the movie theater next door — where almost a decade later, Evans and her teenage daughter this week felt no pause buying two tickets to a showing of the blockbuster “Twisters.” “I was looking for that element of excitement and I guess drama and danger,” Evans said.

Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

5 takeaways from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower. Nearly two years after revealing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, Dion belted Edith Piaf's “Hymne à l’amour” (“Hymn to Love”) as the finale of the roughly four-hour spectacle. Her appearance had been teased for weeks, but organizers and Dion's representatives had refused to confirm whether she was performing. On a page dedicated to Dior's contributions to the opening ceremony, the media guide referred to

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Olympics-Fourteen gold medals up for grabs on Day One of Paris Games

France's capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get under way in earnest on the back of an opening ceremony as dazzling as it was rainswept.After a tumultuous Friday, which started with a pre-dawn attack by saboteurs on France's high-speed train network, the focus now turns to gold medals and sporting excellence.No fewer than 14 will be up for grabs as day one promises action across multiple sports: four golds in swimming, two each in cycling, fencing, and judo, and one each in diving, skateboarding, shooting, and rugby sevens.FLYING START FOR SWIM

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Brazil seeks support for tropical forest preservation fund

Brazil is gathering support from other countries for the creation of a fund that will send resources to nations with tropical forests in order to preserve them, Finance Ministry officials said at the sidelines of the G20 meeting of finance leaders in Rio de Janeiro.The so-called Tropical Forest Finance Facility will be financed by the governments that join the initiative and will also rely on private funds. Income from investments by the fund will be passed on to countries committed to forest preservation.Finance Ministry official João Paulo de Resende said an initial contribution of $25

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Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town

William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a lightning-sparked wildfire began tearing through the friend's property, using barrels of water in an effort to extinguish “hot spots” on the land. But in the 15 minutes it took to refill the barrels, the wind-whipped flames engulfed the area. A harrowing video, shot by Howard as he fled in his vehicle, shows tall flames surrounding both sides of the road on the outskirts of town. A mobile home and several vehicles are burning on one side of the road. On the oth

US coastal communities get $575M to guard against floods, other climate disasters

Heavy rains cause dam burst in central Russia

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Fire, smoke upend western Canada's summer tourism season

Severe wildfire seasons are increasingly hurting western Canada's lucrative tourism industry, with some visitors beginning to avoid the busy late-summer months due to concerns about uncontrolled blazes, smoke-filled skies and road closures.After a scorching start to July, nearly 600 wildfires are now ablaze across British Columbia and Alberta, including a huge fire that this week devastated the picturesque tourist town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies. Dozens of communities, including popular holiday spots in British Columbia's Kootenay region, are under evacuation orders and several hig

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Scores of wildfires are scorching swaths of the US and Canada. Here's the latest on some of them

Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structures. Air quality advisorie s and alerts have been issued in some affected areas. As of Friday, there were 96 large active fires in the U.S. that have engulfed 2,274 square miles (5,890 square kilometers), most of them in Oregon, followed by California and Arizona, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. More than 1,500 square mile

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'Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led progressive groups hope Harris will energize young voters

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With trials pushed back, Trump sees first big dip in legal bills

As former President Donald Trump faces a supercharged Democratic fundraising effort, a persistent drag on his campaign’s coffers may be easing: legal expenses

July 27, 2024

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