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House Report: ‘Stunning Security Failures’ Led to Assassination Attempt at Trump Rally

The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in Butler, PA, was entirely “preventable and should not have happened.” So says a damning interim report released Monday from a bipartisan House panel investigating the July shooting, further noting a series of “stunning security failures” at the event helped enable the potentially lethal action.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.

Biden Cancels Student Loans for 60,000 Public Service Workers

The Biden administration announced Thursday it is racing to cancel student loans for more than 60,000 public service workers. The move comes just 18 days before the 2024 election and brings the number of public service workers who have now benefitted from such taxpayer-funded largesse to over one million.

US President Joe Biden announces student loan relief on August 24, 2022, in the Roosevelt

Target, Walmart Will Both Be Closed (Again) on Thanksgiving

Shoppers considering spending some time in retail superstore outlets at the end of next month might need to rethink their strategy. Walmart will not open on Thanksgiving Day for the fifth consecutive year to enable staff across the country to enjoy some family time, the company announced Monday. Target is also following suit.

Clearwater, UNITED STATES: A shopping cart stands in front of a Target store 22 September

Brace for Impact: Floridians Warned Hurricane Milton Ready to Explode

Hurricane Milton is closing on Florida’s west coast with landfall expected as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning as a mass exodus continues. The extreme weather event will arrive as Floridians still work to recover from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene’s impact 12 days ago.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Boards are placed over the windows of a bar as the s