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Hegseth said in a social media message Monday that the military has started to take action against Kelly, a former astronaut and the husband of Gabby Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman shot in 2011 in an assassination attempt.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
There is no public evidence to suggest the assassination was motivated by that vote.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
The limited series follows the life of President James Garfield (Michael Shannon), including his unplanned bid for presidency, his brief time as the 20th president of the United States and his assassination at the hands of Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen).
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
But Trump’s electoral victory, and surviving an assassination attempt, might have given the president a false sense of his own invincibility.
—Frank Miele, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
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To take it from idea to information to knowledge to execution.—
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The firm praised management’s execution and says the stock is highly underappreciated by investors.—
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Despite his efforts, violence has continued to escalate with police increasing patrols and surveillance in Puerto Lopez following recent massacres in the province, the Associated Press said.—
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While refusing to fight for the Confederacy and trying to reach safety in Mexico, the group was ambushed by Confederate soldiers on horseback in the 1862 Battle of the Nueces, also called the Nueces massacre.—
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The Kohbergers’ pride in Bryan was shattered by the revelation that he was suspected of and later admitted to the slaughter.—
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One wonders if Christ, who stormed the temple shouting that the Lord demands mercy, not sacrifice, freeing lambs and goats meant for ritual slaughter, would cheer bruin thrill killing.—
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Advertisement In April 2021, Min Aung Hlaing personally agreed at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting to the Five Point Consensus intended to end the bloodshed and open a path toward dialogue.—
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But the prison was unprepared to deal with the bloodshed.—
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Since the boycott, PEN has donated to Palestinian aid organizations, highlighted writers and journalists who have been targeted and killed by Israel, and released a report on the deliberate destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage.—
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Consumers and retailers should destroy affected products and not return them, as Gold Star will issue refunds with proof of destruction.—
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Nineteen students and two teachers were killed, and investigations have faulted the police response and suggested that a 77-minute delay in police mounting a counterassault could have contributed to the carnage.—
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Several officers who fought the rioters told The Associated Press that the hardest thing to deal with has been the effort by many to play down the violence, despite a massive trove of video and photographic evidence documenting the carnage.—
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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