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Gunman’s motive sought as Trump vows to go to RNC

Gunman’s motive sought as Trump vows to go to RNC

July 15, 2024

Investigators on Sunday searched for a motive that would explain why a 20-year-old armed with an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle shot at former President Donald Trump, just days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for president.

By Michael D. Shear, Glenn Thrush, Peter Baker and Michael Levenson NYTimes News Service • Jul. 15, 2024 • Updated 12:05 am

Biden asks America to ‘lower the temperature’ after Trump shooting

By Michael D. Shear NYTimes News Service • Jul. 15, 2024 • Updated 12:05 am

Secret Service under scrutiny after assassination attempt on Trump

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, David A. Fahrenthold, Hamed Aleaziz and Eileen Sullivan NYTimes News Service • Jul. 15, 2024 • Updated 12:05 am

Trump wounded in assassination attempt as hail of bullets erupts at campaign rally

By Peter Baker, Simon J. Levien and Michael Gold NYTimes News Service • Jul. 14, 2024

How the big donors in Hollywood ditched the Biden campaign

By Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein and Reid J. Epstein NYTimes News Service • Jul. 14, 2024

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The summer dry season “kicked into high gear during June.”

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