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Are We Already Moving On from the Assassination Attempt on Trump?
Less than a week after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, on July 13th, in Butler, Pennsylvania, it appears that most of the public and much of the media have already started to move on. This should not be surprising, given all that we hear these days about our short attention spans and the speed of history. But I admit that I have found it somewhat disturbing—not because I believe a great national trauma has taken place and that the country has decided to bury it deep under the ground, but because this swift diminishment of interest seems to reflect the manner in which we prioritize and value different types of violence. When I began writing this column, this past Tuesday, around 5:30 P.M. on the West Coast, there were no stories about the shooting in the top slots on the Web sites of the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Wall Street Journal, all of which were focussed, appropriately, on the Republican National Convention. Evidently, the gunman, a twenty-year-old from suburban Pittsburgh named Thomas Matthew Crooks, did not leave behind a manifesto or some lengthy and lurid trail of online crumbs, and so, it seemed, there was no real story to tell. We still know little about him, save for a few details that already feel rote: he was a registered Republican who had donated to a liberal voter-turnout group; he worked in a nursing home; he showed passing interest in both computers and guns; and the few people who crossed his path never saw anything like this coming. On Wednesday, the F.B.I. reported that its agents had conducted numerous interviews, looked through documents, and could find no motive. Rather than regard the assassination attempt as an incident of political violence, many have begun placing it within a more common, even sadly pedestrian classification: the random shooter. A loner with an AR-15 commits an act of violence, and we typically have nothing to say except that this seems to happen all the time in America.
Crowdstrike outage causing headaches at Pittsburgh International Airport
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Hundreds attend funeral of Corey Comperatore, man killed in Trump rally shooting
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Freeport, Pennsylvania, Friday to remember 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, as he was laid to rest. Comperatore, a retired firefighter, was killed in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Charlie De Mar reports.
Passengers left frustrated at Pittsburgh International Airport as Microsoft outage grounds flights
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Nick Gonzales hits winning single in 9th, Pirates rally from 3 deficits for 8-7 win over Phillies
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Pat Freiermuth Q&A: Steelers TE on Wilson and Fields, Arthur Smith, and much more
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Authorities find 14 guns in Trump rally shooter's home, 2 explosive devices in his car
A U.S. senator briefed on the investigation into the Trump rally shooter said authorities found 14 guns inside the 20-year-old's home and two explosive devices in his car. Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming confirmed the findings in a phone call with Scripps News, also saying that investigators discovered the gunman had two phones and a drone in his vehicle.
Trump credits illegal immigration chart on screen at rally with saving his life
Former President Donald Trump credited a chart on illegal immigration levels that was on display at his recent rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, with saving his life after he was shot on Saturday. In a lengthy speech to the Republican National Convention as he accepted the GOP’s nomination Thursday evening, Trump touted that both the chart […]
'Just can't see him doing that': Classmates discuss Trump shooter
Thomas Crooks didn’t stand out as a popular student but didn’t fit the loser characterization either, some former classmates said. They remember the man who shot up a Trump campaign rally in Butler as intelligent – enrolled in high-level Advanced Placement classes throughout high school – but quiet and reserved.
Raskin and Comer urge Secret Service director appearance in rare joint statement
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) issued a rare joint statement Friday urging Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear “without delay” for a hearing Monday to discuss the weekend’s assassination attempt of former President Trump. The statement...
Final Weekend Before Camp: Steelers Friday Night Five Questions
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Tennessee Marsha Blackburn: America needs robust, bipartisan and respectful debate
Our nation narrowly avoided a catastrophe with the failed assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. In the wake of this disturbing attack, I am grateful that Trump is safe and recovering and join my fellow Tennesseans and Americans in praying for the two victims who were critically injured...
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