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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

WASHINGTON (CN) — Federal prosecutors have begun dropping obstruction charges from the cases of certain Capitol riot defendants in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Justice Department’s former staple charge in the January 6, 2021, prosecutions. In a 6-3 decision in June, the...

DOJ begins dropping Capitol riot obstruction charges following SCOTUS decision

Fox News

The safety of elected officials in today's tense political environment is at the forefront of lawmaker discussions after a shooting at former President Trump's rally.

'Vulnerable' House lawmakers hold safety summit after Trump shooting: 'Pray there aren't crazies there'

Insider

The former president said he'd planned an "extremely tough speech" for Thursday, but that he "threw it out" after the assassination attempt.

Trump says he'll give a 'whole different speech' at the RNC after assassination attempt

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Mediaite

Trump’s pick to win the GOP primary in Colorado’s 5th Congressional district lost in spectacular fashion on Tuesday night
The post ‘Utter Humiliation’: Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses GOP Primary Despite Being Chairman of State Party first appeared on Mediaite.

‘Utter Humiliation’: Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses GOP Primary Despite Being Chairman of State Party

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Florida – Florida Senator Marco Rubio has joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Biden’s executive order to restrict asylum at the southern border. Rubio dismissed the plan as a “joke” and argued that it would not significantly reduce the number of illegal border crossings, even if fully implemented.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says President Biden is at war with working-class Americans, points to faults in border management

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Harrisburg, PA

HARRISBURG, Penn. — An appeals court in Pennsylvania reversed the lower court’s decision to dismiss a third-degree murder charge pinned on a bar security job who fatally punched an intoxicated bar patron. His counsel said the single punch couldn’t possibly convey malice, an element needed to meet the charge, but the facts indicate otherwise: He punched the victim unprovoked and had lied to the bar manager, saying the patron merely fell to the ground on his own.

One-punch murder

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Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

Santa Ana, CA

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Over the weekend, SAPD police detectives served a narcotic related search warrant in the area of 4200 W. 5th Street involving a documented gang member. As he was leaving his residence, the subject was detained and detectives searched the home.

The SAPD arrested a gang member and seized a large bags of drugs and a gun

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Tupelo, MS

Mississippi News Group

Traci D. Franklin, a 52-year-old resident of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department on June 28, 2024, following the issuance of a Lee County Circuit Court Capias Warrant.

Tupelo police make arrest on woman for not returning rental property to Best Way

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal court in Texas allows part of a father’s civil rights lawsuit to proceed against Williamson County, its sheriff’s department and the producers behind the reality TV show “Live PD.” Because the show was so integrated into the department’s operations — deputies would get gift cards as an incentive for appearing on TV — they allegedly decided not to arrest the man’s son at a hearing and instead filmed a dramatic raid on the family home, scaring the family and humiliating them. His conspiracy claim may proceed.

Police raid for reality TV

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CN) — Scott Peterson, the California man convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son two decades ago, wants prosecutors to turn over hundreds of documents from the murder investigation in his bid to get his conviction overturned. Peterson wants a judge to order the release...

Scott Peterson, prosecutors clash over evidence in 20-year-old murder case

Texas State

AUSTIN, Texas — An appeals court in Texas undid a trial court’s decision not to dismiss a lawsuit over the lethal injection drug the state uses on death-row inmates, who argue the drug has expired and may cause them painful side effects during their executions. The appellate judges said that the inmates’ claims are barred by sovereign immunity because the the state’s criminal justice agency has very broad authority on the matter of lethal injections.

No injunction on Texan injections

You may have seen tennis shoes across telephone wires in Virginia and wondered about their significance.I was initially told this was done in honor of someone who had died from gun violence in the area.

Tennis shoes on wires across Virginia have different meanings

LONDON (AP) — A 34-year-old Colombian man appeared in a London court on Monday, charged with murdering two men whose remains were found in suitcases in southwest England. Yostin Andres Mosquera was charged with murdering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, London’s Metropolitan Police said. Assisted by...

Man charged with two counts of murder after body parts found in suitcases on UK bridge

California State

LOS ANGELES (CN) — Southern California attorney Daniel Stephen March is more than likely headed toward disbarment, after the California State Bar placed him on involuntary inactive status on Tuesday, following accusations he misappropriated as much as $282 million from up to 60,000 clients. “The level of March’s misconduct...

Southern California attorney facing disbarment after claims of stealing $282 million from clients

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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Despite Trump assassination attempt, gun advocates at RNC push for protection of gunowners

MILWAUKEE (CN) — Gun rights advocates on Tuesday took stock of firearm politics and laws during a panel discussion at the Republican National Convention in light...

Despite Trump assassination attempt, gun advocates at RNC push for protection of gunowners

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