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Erik Prince, an ex-Navy SEAL, said the 5mph wind was enough to displace the bullet by two inches. Donald Trump was "not saved" by the US Secret Service's "brilliance," he said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDonald Trump may be alive due to the shooter's bad wind estimate, according to a former Navy SEAL officer. In an X post on Sunday, Erik Prince joined those criticizing the Secret Service's handling of the fatal shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, saying Trump may only be alive due to a "bad wind estimate by an evil would-be assassin."
Persons: Erik Prince, Donald Trump, Prince, , Trump Organizations: ex, Navy, Service, Navy SEAL, Red Sky LLC, Business Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania
The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man who shot at Donald Trump. Crooks was a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pa., and was shot dead by a Secret Service sniper. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe FBI said it had identified the man who shot at former President Donald Trump, who had been speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Crooks was shot dead at the scene by a Secret Service sniper after he fired from "an elevated position" outside the rally venue.
Persons: Thomas Matthew Crooks, Donald Trump, Crooks, Organizations: FBI, Secret Service, Republican, Trump, Service, Secret, The New York Times, Business Locations: Bethel Park, Pa, Butler , Pennsylvania, Bethel Park , Pennsylvania
Read previewA former Secret Service agent said counter-snipers at the Pennsylvania rally where a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump should have had "360-degree coverage" of the event and surrounding buildings. "I don't know how many they had, but they usually always look for 360-degree coverage," former Secret Service agent Anthony Cangelosi told Business Insider. AdvertisementCangelosi said the Secret Service would sometimes use "counter-sniper response units," which are posted on the ground and can quickly move into position if they notice a threat. AdvertisementCangelosi said he expects the Secret Service to amp up security at future events moving forward. "The Secret Service is well aware of the fact that they have to be perfect all of the time," Cangelosi said.
Persons: , Donald Trump, Anthony Cangelosi, John Jay, Sheriff Michael Slupe, Cangelosi, couldn't, Trump Organizations: Service, Pennsylvania, Secret Service, Business, Federal Bureau of Investigation, John, John Jay School of Criminal, City University of New, Sheriff, Washington Post, Republican National Convention Locations: Bethel Park , Pennsylvania, City University of New York, Butler, Wisconsin
Read previewA former Secret Service agent said that the assassination attempt on Donald Trump represented a "failure" for his security team. He was seen defiantly raising his fist with a bloodied ear before being ushered away from the scene by the Secret Service. "Now, in some cases, it's almost impossible to do that, but that's why the Secret Service has counter-sniper teams. "We are engaged with President Biden, former President Trump, and their campaigns, and are taking every possible measure to ensure their safety and security." AdvertisementThe Secret Service is "probably gonna have to hold his horses to keep him from getting out into the public right away," he said.
Persons: , Donald Trump, Tim McCarthy, Ronald Reagan, McCarthy, Regan, Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Joe Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden Organizations: Service, WGN, Business, Secret, Social, FBI, Homeland, DHS, Republican National Convention Locations: Chicago, Butler , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
Seconds after gunfire rang out, Secret Service counter-assault snipers began shooting the suspect who was found on top of a roof. They put it out over their radio to keep an eye on him- and that information was passed to Secret Service as well, according to the source. The Secret Service does not allow any weapons inside the cordoned off areas of any event. In a statement, the Secret Service said the detail had been increased recently. “”There’s an untrue assertion that a member of the former President’s team requested additional security resources and that those were rebuffed,” said Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
Persons: Donald Trump, Foundationally, Andrew McCabe, Ben Macer, Witnesses, might’ve, AGR, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Mark Green, President Reagan, Ruben Gallego, , Anthony Guglielmi, CNN’s John Miller Organizations: CNN, American Glass Research, Service, Trump, Republican, FBI, Union, KDKA, Authorities, Secret Service, Democratic, House Homeland, Department of Homeland Security, ” Democratic, Senate, National Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security’s, of Intelligence, & & . Locations: “ State, Arizona, Pennsylvania
"This counter-sniper made an amazingly quick decision and clearly saved Trump's life," said Bill Pickle, the former special agent in charge of Al Gore's vice-presidential Secret Service detail. AdvertisementCangelosi said the Secret Service team at the event should have a "site plan" that would include a layout of the area and the surrounding buildings. The Secret Service has advance teams that scope out sites and make staffing recommendations ahead of major events, one expert said. The CS team returned fire, long-gun-toting counter-assault agents in black jumpsuits and helmets rushed the stage, and business-suited agents on the rally platform hurried Trump off stage. "The worst nightmare for the Secret Service has always been a lone gunman who hasn't been announcing his views publicly and is ready to die."
Persons: , Donald Trump, Bill Pickle, Al Gore's, Pickle, Anthony Cangelosi, Cangelosi, couldn't, Jabin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, it's, Trump, hasn't Organizations: Service, Business, Saturday, CS, Secret Service, Washington, Getty, Trump, FBI, Inter, Congress Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Bethel Park , Pennsylvania, Washington
Read previewA municipal police officer at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania encountered the shooter before the assassination attempt but retreated, according to The Washington Post. Secret Service agents quickly surrounded the president, who later confirmed in a Truth Social post that a bullet struck his ear. A Secret Service sniper fatally shot Crooks. AdvertisementLaw enforcement officials and the Secret Service are facing criticism following the incident. According to the outlet, the roof was less than 164 yards from where Trump stood onstage.
Persons: , Donald Trump's, Butler County Sheriff Michael T, Slupe, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Mike Johnson Organizations: Service, The Washington Post, Butler County Sheriff, Business, Trump, Secret Service, Defense Intelligence Agency, BI, GOP, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Republican National Convention Locations: Pennsylvania, Butler County, Butler, Milwaukee
Read previewDr. Ruth Westheimer, a renowned sex therapist, media personality, and Holocaust survivor known for leading entertaining and culture-shifting conversations about sexual health and pleasure, has died at 96, multiple outlets reported. Westheimer, known to her fans as "Dr. Ruth," extolled the benefits of sex even during the final years of her life. Julius Siegel, pictured above, was the father of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who was born in Germany as Karola Ruth Siegel. Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Westheimer"I don't think of myself as a survivor. Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer pictured attending the World AIDS Day Benefit Gala November 30, 1990 in New York City.
Persons: , Ruth Westheimer, Westheimer, Pierre Lehu, Dr, Ruth, Karola Ruth Siegel, Westheimer's, Julius Siegel, Manfred, Fred, Joel, Miriam, David Letterman, Arnaldo Magnani, Jamie McCarthy, NPR's Scott Simon, Hitler Organizations: Service, Associated Press, New York City, Business, People, Sorbonne University, University of Paris, The New School, Columbia University, Presbyterian Hospital, NPR Locations: New, Germany, Frankfurt, Switzerland, British, Palestine, Paris, Israeli, Manhattan, New York, York City, New York City
CNN —Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the iconic sex therapist whose cheerful and disarming advice helped educate millions of Americans about sexual desires and practices, has died, her publicist Pierre Lehu told CNN on Saturday. Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in Pasadena, California, in January 2016. Becoming Dr. Ruth Westheimer speaks during an American Society of Newspaper Editors convention in April 1986. Bob D'Amico/ABC/Getty Images Westheimer on the set of "Quantum Leap" with actor Dean Stockwell and director Stuart Margolin in 1993. Ron Galella Collection/WireImage/Getty Images Westheimer rides on the back of a motorcycle during New York's Salute to Israel Parade in May 1996.
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CNN —Yet again, tens of thousands of people in Gaza are on the move, as the Israeli military issues fresh evacuation orders for a number of areas in Gaza City. It’s unclear how many people in Gaza City have heeded the latest evacuation order. The IDF confirmed to CNN that the evacuation order for parts of Gaza City was the third in the past 10 days. On July 2, the Israeli authorities clarified that the European Hospital in Khan Younis was not included in the evacuation order. Now, one of the main hospitals in Gaza City – the Al Ahli Baptist – has also closed its doors.
Persons: CNN —, Khan Younis, don’t, Khader Al Za’anoun, Wafa, Al Za’anoun, , ” Al Za’anoun, OCHA, Deir, Dawoud Abu Alkas, – Jonathan Whittall –, Tedros Ghebreyesus, , Nasser, Al, Hosam Naoum, Rasheed, Saleh, ” Saleh, ” OCHA, , Maysa Saleh, Khan Younis “, Louise Wateridge Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, UN, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, IDF, Reuters, European Hospital, World Health Organization, Cross, Nasser, WHO, Episcopal, Facebook, Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Shujaya, Old City, Daraj, Khan Younis, Rafah, Al Mawasi, Khan, Al Ahli, Jerusalem, Deir al, Deir
But he would not be the first president to step aside rather than seek reelection if he ultimately makes that decision. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President. Reel America Preview: LBJ Announces He Won't Run 3/31/1968Nearly 60 years old when he made that speech, Johnson looked much older. By the time he bowed out of the race, Johnson, unlike Biden, was facing multiple challenges for the Democratic nomination in the spring of 1968. “There’s the misconception that LBJ opted not to run again due solely to the growing controversy and divisions over the war in Vietnam.
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Hong Kong CNN —China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in a major step forward for the country’s ambitious space program. “The Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission has been a complete success,” said Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), from the control room. Once they receive the samples, Chinese scientists are expected to share data and carry out joint research with international partners, before Beijing later opens the samples for access by international teams, according to statements from CNSA officials. China and the US are not alone in eyeing the national prestige, potential scientific benefits, access to resources and further deep space exploration that successful moon missions could bring. Last year, India landed its first spacecraft on the moon, while Russia’s first lunar mission in decades ended in failure when its Luna 25 probe crashed into the moon’s surface.
Persons: China’s, , Zhang Kejian, Xi Jinping –, , zhong ”, Luna, James Head, Yuqi Qian, Artemis, Bill Nelson, ” Nelson Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Tuesday, CCTV, China National Space Administration, CNN, Brown University, , University of Hong, International, NASA, Luna Locations: Hong Kong, Mongolia, United States, Beijing, China, Soviet, University of Hong Kong, India, Japan, Texas, Chang’e
Tu Lam, a former Special Forces soldier, rates the fighting techniques Keanu Reeves uses in the "John Wick" movies. He talks about judo and jujitsu, sniper techniques, and the ways public missions are handled in "John Wick" (2014), with Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, and John Leguizamo. He explains how suppressors work, the best ways to handle a knife, and how to turn anything in a room into a weapon, as seen in "John Wick: Chapter 2" (2017), with Common, Ruby Rose, and Laurence Fishburne. He compares his own experiences with urban shootouts, working with military dogs, and fighting on a motorcycle to "John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum" (2019), with Halle Berry, Ian McShane, and Anjelica Huston. Finally, he breaks down defensive driving, clearing a room, and fighting on stairs in "John Wick: Chapter 4" (2023), with Bill Skarsgård and Donnie Yen.
Persons: Lam, Keanu Reeves, John Wick, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, John Leguizamo, Ruby Rose, Laurence Fishburne, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Bill Skarsgård, Donnie Yen Organizations: Special Forces, Business
Hong Kong CNN —China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underlines the country’s rise as a space superpower. Its return journey to Earth is estimated to take about three weeks, with a landing expected in China’s Inner Mongolia region around June 25. “The lunar surface is rich in basalt,” Zhou added. It marked the second time a mission has successfully reached the far side of the moon, after China first completed that historic feat in 2019 with its Chang’e-4 probe. Last year, India landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, while Russia’s first lunar landing mission in decades ended in failure when its Luna 25 probe crashed into the moon’s surface.
Persons: China’s, Bill Nelson, Nelson, , “ zhong, CNSA, , Zhou Changyi, Zhou, James Head Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Beijing, China National Space Administration, NASA, CNSA, Brown University, Luna Locations: Hong Kong, China, Mongolia, Aitken, India, Japan, Texas
Hong Kong CNN —China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country’s aspirations of putting astronauts on the moon. China’s most complex robotic lunar endeavor to date, the uncrewed mission aims to return samples to Earth from the moon’s far side for the first time. The landing marks the second time a mission has successfully reached the far side of the moon. The probe will spend two days on the far side of the moon, and 14 hours to collect moon soil samples, Xinhua reported. Last year, India landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, while Russia’s first lunar landing mission in decades ended in failure when its Luna 25 probe crashed into the moon’s surface.
Persons: China’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China National Space Administration, Xinhua, Luna, NASA Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, Aitken, China, United States, Mongolia, India, Japan, Texas
As the seat of power, Zhongnanhai is often thought of as China’s equivalent to the White House, or the Kremlin. Architectural changesThere have been serious revisions to the architecture of Zhongnanhai since the end of imperial rule in 1912. Having re-established Zhongnanhai as a center of political power in the new China, Mao set about rebuilding the compound according to his tastes. “It was here,” noted Aldrich, “with the background trappings of a scholar, that he met Nixon and Kissinger in 1972.”Most subsequent leaders have preferred to keep a house outside the Zhongnanhai compound. However, the compound hasn’t always been so forbidden for the masses following the collapse of China’s imperial dynasty.
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Barry Romo, whose combat experiences in Vietnam led him to become a leading antiwar activist who threw his medals onto the Capitol steps during a demonstration by veterans, died on May 1 in Chicago. His death, in a hospital, was caused by a heart attack, said Roberto Clack, a friend and colleague. Mr. Romo was a strong supporter of the war when he arrived in Vietnam as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1967 — but within four years, he was a leader of the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War. In early 1968, he fought during the Tet offensive. The intensity of enemy fire kept Bobby’s body sitting in the sun for 48 hours until it could be retrieved.
Persons: Barry Romo, Roberto Clack, Mr, Romo, Bobby Romo Organizations: Capitol, U.S . Army, Vietnam Veterans, Star Locations: Vietnam, Chicago, Tam Ky Province, Dong Ha, North Vietnam
The colleges had a choice; in most places, they chose to escalate. By May 2, according to The Appeal, a nonprofit criminal-justice news site, there were at least 100 encampments in nearly 40 states, and more than 2,000 protesters had been arrested. In proudly defending the mass arrests in New York, Mayor Eric Adams did not focus on trespassing or the disruption to campus life. What he emphasized instead was the urgent need to literally police an ideological threat. It is also a case study in the dynamics of escalation, and I’d like to emphasize three stories, each related, that may help explain the pattern.
Persons: Eric Adams, Organizations: Indiana University, University of Virginia, University of Texas, Columbia, New York City, Hamilton Hall, United Locations: U.C.L.A, Austin, New York, United States, Israel, Gaza
The reporting included a video obtained by CNN captured by a Marine’s GoPro camera that had not been seen publicly in full before. Much of the controversy about the Pentagon’s two investigations into the attack has focused on gunfire in the aftermath of the blast. “Lastly, why do journalists have this video footage and the Department does not? The recent discovery of new video released by CNN directly contradicts and exposes outright lies from our recent briefing last month from CENTCOM officials,” the Gold Star families said in a statement they sent to CNN. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/FileThe evidence also suggests the Pentagon may have more video footage than it has acknowledged in public.
Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin, Austin “, , , Mike Waltz, Darrell Issa, Tim Burchett, Brian Mast, Rich McCormick, Keith Self, Cory Mills, Chris Smith –, Sayed Ahmadi, Ahmadi, , ” James Adams, Hamid, Jared Schmitz, Humberto Sanchez, Taylor Hoover, Nicole Gee, Kareem Nikoui, Hunter Lopez, Rylee McCollum –, Biden, Erik Kurilla, CENTCOM, I’m, Haroon Sabawoon, Rob Lodewick, ” Lodewick Organizations: CNN —, Defense, CNN, Pentagon, House Foreign Affairs, Command, Marines, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Department, Gold Star, Department of Defense, Biden Administration, , Anadolu Agency, Getty, Army, DoD, Service Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan, US
In one lunar region, Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission has beaten the odds and survived three long, frigid lunar nights since its sideways landing on January 19. The Tianwen-2 mission will visit the space rock later this decade. But first, China has set its sights on returning to the moon’s “hidden side.”An illustration depicts the far side of the moon, with Earth behind it. Since the Chang’e 4 mission in 2019, China remains the only country to have landed on the moon’s far side, sometimes called the “dark side” of the moon. Scientists hope that returning samples from the far side could solve some of the biggest remaining lunar mysteries, including the moon’s true origin.
Persons: Graziano Ranocchia, Ranocchia, Plato, Emma Pomeroy, “ She’s, , Pomeroy, Armas Rakus, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Kevin Bacon, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Engineers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA, Apollo, Platonic Academy of Athens, University of Pisa, Netflix, University of Cambridge, Norton Disney, Archaeology Group, Roman, International Space, CNN Space, Science Locations: China, Kurdistan, Gunung Leuser, South Aceh, Indonesia, Morocco
Temperatures during the lunar night can plunge to minus 208 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 133 degrees Celsius), according to NASA. And Moon Sniper wasn’t expected to withstand even one lunar night, which is a period of darkness on the moon lasting about two weeks. Riding out the lunar nightThe mission team communicated with Moon Sniper on April 23 after the lander rode out its third lunar night. From JAXAIn addition to surviving the extreme cold of the lunar night, Moon Sniper has also endured the searing temperatures of the lunar day, which can reach 250 degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius), according to NASA. On February 29, after seven days of operating, Odie went to sleep because it wasn’t intended to survive the lunar night.
Persons: CNN —, Smart, SLIM, , Moon, , Odysseus, Odie ”, Odie, “ Odie, Jack Fischer, Fischer, ” Fischer, , I’m, Vikram, Artemis, Noah Petro, Artemis III, ” Petro Organizations: CNN, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA, JAXA, Reconnaissance, Artemis, Apollo Locations: Japan, Houston, India, China
China’s planned 53-day mission would see the Chang’e-6 lander touch down in a gaping crater on the moon’s far side, which never faces Earth. China became the first and only country to land on the moon’s far side during its 2019 Chang’e-4 mission. Ambitious missionThe Chang’e-6 probe will be a key test for China’s space capabilities in its effort to realize leader Xi Jinping’s “eternal dream” of building the country into a space power. This time, to communicate with Earth from the moon’s far side, Chang’e-6 must rely on the Queqiao-2 satellite, launched into lunar orbit in March. This time, China has said the Chang’e-6 mission will carry scientific instruments or payloads from France, Italy, Pakistan and the European Space Agency.
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Phillip Cho, a US Army sniper in the 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska. At sniper training, we focus on things like range estimation, target detection, and precision marksmanship, the last of which is the most heavily portrayed aspect in Hollywood movies. For me, the easiest part is probably shooting because I was already a good shot before I became a sniper. AdvertisementIn Week 3 of U.S. Army Sniper School, 35 students participate in the ghillie wash, which is designed to test the strength and durability of the suits as well as weather them. The MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle sights view a target on the range at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2023.
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One told CNN he heard the first large burst of shooting come from where US Marines were standing, near the blast site. This is significantly more than the three “near simultaneous” bursts of gunfire that the Pentagon investigations have claimed occurred. The Supplemental Review found no new evidence of a complex attack, and uncovered no new assertions of outgoing fire post-blast. “They were targeting people,” another, Nazir, 16, told CNN. CNN spoke with about ten Marines anonymously, many of whom described hearing gunfire and feeling under attack from it.
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Read previewAn American veteran fighting in Ukraine said soldiers in his unit prefer to use Soviet-era rifles over modern ones because it's easier to find ammunition, including by taking it from the Russians. Jonathan Poquette is currently serving as a sniper in Ukraine, and he said that his unit prefers AK-74 rifles, which are chambered for 5.45×39mm rounds. He said that the prolific availability of older rifles among Ukraine's soldiers was also partly an issue with Ukraine's planning. This has also included ammunition from defeated Russian soldiers, or that fleeing Russians have left behind. Ukraine's ammunition shortagesUkraine is suffering from extensive shortages of ammunition and weaponry that have had serious ramifications all along the front lines.
Persons: , Jonathan Poquette, Poquette, Nuzhnenko, Kalashnikov, Oleksandr Ratushniak, Volodymyr Zekenskyy, Frederick Kagan, Serhii Mykhalchuk Organizations: Service, Business, AK, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, REUTERS Poquette, Chosen Company, 59th Motorized Brigade, NATO, US, REUTERS, Artillery Rocket Systems, EU Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Soviet Union, Russian, Bakhmut, Radio Free Europe, Kyiv, Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Russia, Europe, Czech Republic
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