Assassination Attempt, Israeli Airstrike, and Rowing with Whales

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Trump Assassination Attempt

Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally Saturday. The 20-year-old suspect was killed by a Secret Service sniper after a bullet pierced the upper part of Trump's right ear. The attack killed one rally attendee, 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, and left two others critically injured.

Trump was roughly six-and-a-half minutes into his speech in Butler, Pennsylvania, when the gunman opened fire from a nearby warehouse rooftop (see video). Immediately following the attack, Trump was covered by Secret Service agents before being ushered offstage, raising his fist in the air (see photos).

The FBI has not identified a motive for the suspect, a man from nearby Bethel Park. His father had purchased the weapon—a semi-automatic rifle—at least six months before. Explosive materials were later discovered in the suspect's home and car.

The attack marked the first attempted assassination of a US president since Ronald Reagan in 1981. It also raised questions about security lapses, given the gunman's ability to scale a rooftop roughly 400 feet from the former president. House leaders have launched their own investigation. See a witness account here.

After a temporary hospitalization, Trump has confirmed he will speak at the Republican National Convention beginning today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Read his full statement here.

Hamas' Top Commander

Israel said it targeted Hamas' top military leader in an airstrike Saturday, killing at least 90 people and wounding over 300 others, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry; the agency does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

Mohammed Deif is one of a few people Israel has named as architects of the group's Oct. 7 attacks, and the second-in-command to Hamas' top official in Gaza. The airstrike took place in al-Mawasi, an area along Gaza's western coast Israel had declared a humanitarian zone. Israel accuses Hamas of establishing a compound in the zone and says another high-level commander was killed in the strike. Hamas denied Deif was present, dismissing the claim as justification for the deadly strike.

Deif's status was unclear as of this writing. The news comes as Hamas and Israel are considering a US-proposed cease-fire deal. Hamas says it has not withdrawn from cease-fire talks following the strike.

EU Charges X

The European Union charged social media company X with several breaches of the bloc's 2022 Digital Services Act, including its broad use of blue checkmarks for user verification. The preliminary rulings, released Friday by the European Commission, could result in a fine of 6% of the company's annual global revenue if confirmed.

Coming into full effect last year, the Digital Services Act was passed to protect European users from harmful policies at large internet platforms. The commission alleged X, formerly known as Twitter, opened its users to potential deception by verifying any user willing to pay for a blue check (learn more). The commission also alleges X failed to make its public data and advertisement database accessible to researchers and auditors. Chairman Elon Musk informally refuted the claims Friday.

The rulings are the latest against a big tech company after antitrust allegations were brought against Meta, Google, and Microsoft in the last month.

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Politics & World Affairs

> President Joe Biden cancels planned trip to Texas following assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump; live interview with NBC News' Lester Holt reportedly still on track to air tonight at 9 pm ET (More) | See Biden's address following the assassination attempt (More, w/video)

> UN-mediated cease-fire talks underway for Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to end 15-month war that has left over 19,000 people dead and over 33,000 wounded, per UN figures (More)

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