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68 days ago

Smiles turned to shock and fear, Trump dived to the ground and guests ducked under tables after loud bangs were heard

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69 days ago

Deepening sense of deadlock despite regional diplomacy as Washington and Tehran show no signs of compromise

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Chaos erupted in the heart of the nation's capital last night as the White House Correspondents' Dinner - Washington's most glitzy annual tradition - was shattered by gunfire.
Cole Tomas Allen said in his manifesto that security was so lacking on his journey to Washington and at the dinner that if he were an Iranian agent, he could have brough a .50-caliber machine gun

The Guardian view on Trump and the Washington shooting: political violence and gun culture endanger all | Editorial ⊖⊖

Determining the attacker’s motivation may take time. But toxic rhetoric, polarisation and the ubiquity of firearms are a dangerous mix

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While many of those present during the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner were shocked…

Cole Allen, 31, sent the eerie anti-Trump writing to his family members just 10 minutes before he fired shots at the hotel in Washington, where the ritzy press gala was taking place on Saturday night.
Security reviews are under way in Washington after a gunman stormed a Trump dinner just days before King Charles’s first U.S. state visit.

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A Washington DC event rapidly descending in fear and panic and fear after gunshots is, sadly, of a piece with the chaotic tragedy of our times

For as long as I can remember, the White House correspond…

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