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Trump Calls Off Iranian Strikes, Citing Likely Deaths

President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was β€œcocked and loaded” to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone, but he canceled the strikes 10 minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die.

Trump Kicks Off 2020 Campaign At Orlando Rally

Jabbing at the press and poking the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.

US Sending Troops To Mideast Amid Gulf Tensions Over Iran

The U.S. is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions in the Persian Gulf mounted Tuesday over Iran’s announcement it will not comply with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons. At the same time, Iran insisted it was not seeking war.

Masked Gunman Killed In Shootout At Dallas Courthouse

An Army veteran wearing a mask and carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition for his high-powered rifle was shot dead Monday after he opened fire outside a busy federal courthouse in downtown Dallas, authorities said.

Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested At Raptors Rally In Toronto

Gunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat on stage.

Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Jeans Queen, Dies At 95

Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the β€œpoor little rich girl” of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and ’80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday at the age of 95.

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