Israeli PM says Trump was marked for death by Iran after tearing up ‘fake agreement’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in his first interview since Israel launched its blistering attacks on Iran that the country’s Islamic regime had pinpointed President Donald Trump as a threat to its nuclear program and actively worked to assassinate him.
“They want to kill him. He’s enemy number one. He’s a decisive leader. He never took the path that others took to try to bargain with them in a way that is weak, giving them basically a pathway to enrich uranium, which means a pathway to the bomb, padding it with billions and billions of dollars,” the prime minister told Fox News’ Bret Baier during a special Sunday edition of “Special Report.”
“He took up this fake agreement and basically tore it up. He killed Qasem Soleimani. He made it very clear, including now, ‘You cannot have a nuclear weapon, which means you cannot enrich uranium.’ He’s been very forceful, so for them, he’s enemy number one.”
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Netanyahu revealed he was also a target of the regime after a missile was fired into the bedroom window of his home. He went on to call himself Trump’s “junior partner” in threatening Iran’s ability to weaponize nuclear arms.
Netanyahu said his country was facing an “imminent threat” of nuclear destruction and was left with no choice but to act aggressively in the “12th hour.”
“We were facing an imminent threat, a dual existential threat,” he said.
“One, the threat of Iran rushing to weaponize their enriched uranium to make atomic bombs with a specific and declared intent to destroy us. Second, a rush to increase their ballistic missile arsenal to the capacity that they would have 3,600 weapons a year…. Within three years, 10,000 ballistic missiles, each one weighing a ton, coming in at mach 6, right into our cities, as you saw today… and then in 26 years, 20,000 [missiles]. No country can sustain that, and certainly not a country the size of Israel, so we had to act.”
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Netanyahu said, by doing so, Israel is not only protecting itself but also protecting the world.
Iran has since retaliated with a large-scale ballistic missile attack on Israeli cities, although many of the projectiles were thwarted.
Netanyahu told Fox News he believes Israel’s offensive measures have set back the Iranian nuclear program “quite a bit,” sharing his belief that negotiations with the terrorism-sponsoring regime were clearly “going nowhere.”
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He also said his country is prepared to do whatever is necessary to eliminate the nuclear and ballistic missile threat Iran poses to the world.
Netanyahu has described the operation, coined as Operation Rising Lion, as “one of the greatest military operations in history.” Addressing the Iranian people, he said they had been oppressed for 50 years by the same Islamic regime that has long threatened to destroy the State of Israel.
An encore of Netanyahu’s special interview with Bret Baier will also run at 5 PM/ET on Sunday.
Suspected Minnesota lawmaker assassin Vance Boelter captured
MINNEAPOLIS – Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers, killing one and her husband, was captured on Sunday, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News.
Boelter, 57, was captured in Sibley County after a two-day manhunt. He allegedly killed Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, early Saturday morning at their Brooklyn Park home in Minneapolis before allegedly shooting State Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, in their nearby Champlin home in a related attack.
The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News that Boelter “verbally” identified himself to authorities searching for him in the area on Sunday evening.
“The face of evil. After relentless and determined police work, the killer is now in custody,” the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. “Thanks to the dedication of multiple agencies working together along with support from the community, justice is one step closer.”
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Speaking at a press conference alongside other law enforcement officers after Boelter’s arrest, Brooklyn Park Police Department Chief Mark Bruley said there were more than 20 different SWAT teams involved in the search. He described it as “the largest manhunt in the state’s history.”
The manhunt included officers from multiple agencies on foot as well as the use of a helicopter.
There’s no question that this is the largest manhunt in the state’s history.
“The suspect crawled to law enforcement teams and was placed under arrest at that point in time,” Lieutenant Colonel Minnesota State Patrol Jeremy Geiger said.
There was no indication that Boelter was working with anyone else, authorities said.
The Hennepin County District Court issued a criminal complaint charging Boelter with four felony counts of second-degree murder with intent (not premeditated).
The complaint charges Boelter with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Victims 1 and 2 — identified as Melissa and Mark Hortman — and two counts of attempted second-degree murder for the shootings of Victims 3 and 4 — identified as John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman. All charges are felonies, and each carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum of three years due to the use of a firearm.
Gov. Tim Walz said “the heroic actions by the Hoffman family and their daughter Hope saved countless lives” during a Sunday press conference.
“The latest news is Senator Hoffman came out of his final surgery, and is moving towards that, towards recovery,” Walz said at Sunday night’s press conference.
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The complaint alleges that Boelter acted with intent to kill, using a firearm, in attacks against four individuals, including two who were elected officials.
Police documents say that at approximately 2:05 a.m., Champlin Police responded to a 911 call reporting a masked individual had shot two people at a residence. Officers discovered Victims 3 and 4, both of whom had been shot but survived.
Surveillance footage captured a man dressed in police-style tactical gear, later identified as Boelter, approaching the home in a Ford SUV equipped with police-style lights. The footage, authorities allege, showed Boelter announcing himself as a police officer before entering the residence and shooting the victims.
Roughly 90 minutes later, Brooklyn Park Police, having learned that a legislator was involved in the earlier shooting, were dispatched to another legislator’s home as a precaution, documents say.
Upon arrival around 3:35 a.m., officers witnessed Boelter shoot Victim 2 through the open front door. Officers discovered both Victims 1 and 2 deceased from gunshot wounds.
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Authorities uncovered a disturbing arsenal in Boelter’s possession, documents said. Inside his vehicle, registered to him, police found three AK-47 assault rifles, a 9mm handgun, and a list of names and addresses of other public officials.
Additional evidence, including a ballistic vest, a mask, and a police-style badge, was recovered nearby.
His bail was set at $5 million.
“There is information that led us to do the searches…in Sibley County,” Bureau of Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said, adding later that Boelter’s vehicle and a hat that appeared to belong to the suspect were located in that area near his home.
Authorities have said the suspect targeted lawmakers in a planned attack, showing up at their homes wearing a police-like uniform and a mask.
“Boulter exploited the trust. Our uniforms are meant to represent,” Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bob Jacobson said during the Sunday evening press conference. “That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility. We want to thank community members across the state for their support, for their tips and their information.”
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Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar shared a message from Hoffman’s wife on Sunday, saying the state senator was shot nine times and she eight.
“John is enduring many surgeries right now and is closer every hour to being out of the woods,” Yvette wrote. “He took [nine] bullet hits. I took [eight] and we are both incredibly lucky to be alive. We are gutted and devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark. There is never a place for this kind of political hate.”
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Officials said Boelter had signs in his vehicle that read “No Kings.” Cities across the United States had “No Kings” protests — expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s ICE raids — scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
Trump orders ‘largest mass deportation operation’ as unrest erupts in major cities
President Donald Trump on Sunday said ICE must “expand efforts to detain and deport” illegal immigrants in “America’s largest [c]ities,” including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.”
The president’s comment came in a Truth Social post on Sunday evening after a week of anti-ICE protests that have taken place in major cities across the country, with most demonstrations remaining peaceful while others turned into violent riots in places like LA and Portland.
“Our Nation’s ICE Officers have shown incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a very important mission, the largest Mass Deportation Operation of Illegal Aliens in History,” Trump wrote. “Every day, the Brave Men and Women of ICE are subjected to violence, harassment, and even threats from Radical Democrat Politicians, but nothing will stop us from executing our mission, and fulfilling our Mandate to the American People.”
“ICE Officers are herewith ordered, by notice of this TRUTH, to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History,” the president added.
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The immigration protests began in LA on June 7, after local ICE raids resulted in hundreds of arrests, including the arrests of those with violent criminal histories. The president immediately deployed the National Guard to the area when protests started two weeks ago, garnering criticism from Democrats insisting their presence would only escalate tensions.
As the protests and riots expanded nationally, continuing into this weekend, violence also took hold of certain crowds, injuring both federal and local law enforcement officials, as well as demonstrators.
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On Saturday, an innocent bystander was fatally shot during an organized protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, when two event peacekeepers in neon vests opened fire on a suspect, Arturo Gamboa, 24, who ran toward the crowd with a rifle, and ended up shooting the wrong person.
In spite of the protests, Trump doubled down on his efforts to deport illegal immigrants in his Sunday post.
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“In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside,” he said. “These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens.”
He added that he wants ICE officers “to know that REAL Americans are cheering [them] on every day.”
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“The American People want our Cities, Schools, and Communities to be SAFE and FREE from Illegal Alien Crime, Conflict, and Chaos,” he wrote. “That’s why I have directed my entire Administration to put every resource possible behind this effort, and reverse the tide of Mass Destruction Migration that has turned once Idyllic Towns into scenes of Third World Dystopia. Our Federal Government will continue to be focused on the REMIGRATION of Aliens to the places from where they came, and preventing the admission of ANYONE who undermines the domestic tranquility of the United States.”
ICE has organized several high-profile raids across the country as part of the president’s campaign promise to deliver mass-deportations. Trump promised to prioritize criminal illegal aliens, but critics allege the administration is separating families and targeting non-criminal workers.
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“I don’t think the president understands that we have entire sectors of our economy that cannot function without immigrant labor,” LA Mayor Karen Bass said on “State of the Union” Sunday.
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The Trump administration called for a halt on deportation raids on agricultural sites, hotels and restaurants, and not to arrest “noncriminal collaterals” the New York Times reported. The move came out of fears that the sweeping raids were hurting key industries in the U.S.
Ex-Biden press secretary’s partisan statements reviewed after shock party switch
Former Biden-era White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly left the Democratic Party in her rear-view mirror, announcing in June that she had become an Independent after spending more than two years as President Joe Biden‘s top spokesperson and defender.
“Our country has become obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system. In her new book, timed for publication just one year after the 2024 election, Karine Jean-Pierre shares why Americans must begin to look beyond party lines and why she chose to embrace life as an Independent,” a press release announcing Jean-Pierre’s upcoming book, “Independent,” stated while revealing that the former spox had ditched the Democratic Party.
“Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly, she has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden. . . . She takes us through the three weeks that led to Biden’s abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision,” the press release continued.
Fox News Digital took a look back at Jean-Pierre’s history as press secretary – which spanned from May 13, 2022, until January 20, 2025 – including the most partisan stances and statements she made in defense of the administration as the immigration crisis spiraled to new highs, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the administration embraced transgender issues, and the White House’s heated rhetoric aimed at President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election.
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“We are not finishing a wall. We are cleaning up the mess that the prior administration made. We are trying to save lives. This is what the prior administration left behind that we are now cleaning up,” Jean-Pierre declared from the White House briefing room’s podium in July of 2022, as the Biden administration said it would not continue work on the Trump administration’s border wall.
“A border wall is an ineffective use of taxpayer dollars, so it’s ineffective,” she added.
Months later, as Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants who came to the U.S.-Mexico border because of health concerns was set to expire, Jean-Pierre argued, “It would be wrong to think that the border is open. It is not open.”
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Critics at the time slammed the press secretary over the comment, calling the comment a “bold-faced lie” as migrants were seen coming across the border with little consequences.
The Biden administration was in power when the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision effectively ending the recognition of abortion as a constitutional right in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision in June of 2022, with Jean-Pierre calling the ruling “extreme.”
“When the Supreme Court made that extreme decision on Dobbs, it really put a lot of families and women’s lives at risk,” she said during a press conference in July of 2022.
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The Biden White House frequently celebrated LGBTQ holidays during its four years, including fiercely defending transgender issues and policies that the Trump administration has since ended.
“Tomorrow is Trans Visibility Day,” Jean-Pierre said during a March 2023 press conference slamming Republicans who put forth legislation that aimed to keep biological boys out of girls’ sports and end transgender surgeries for minors. “On a day that we should be lifting up our trans kids and our trans youth and making sure that they feel seen, we’re seen more and more of these hateful, hateful bills.”
“We’ve been very clear about these anti-LGBTQ bills that we’re seeing in state legislatures across the country, in particular these anti-trans bills, as they attack trans kids, as they attack trans parents. It is shameful, and it is unacceptable,” she added.
In the months leading up to Election Day, Trump faced two separate assassination attempts, including one in Butler, Pennsylvania, during a campaign rally in July that left him with an injury to the side of his head after a bullet whizzed towards him, and another in September when a man attempted to kill Trump while he played golf in Florida.
“It’s been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you’re here at the podium in the White House briefing room calling him a threat,” Fox News’ Peter Doocy pressed during a news conference in September of 2024. “How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president and the vice president and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than ‘threat’?”
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris and Biden had both repeatedly claimed that “Democracy is on the ballot” last year amid Trump’s re-election campaign. While the White House, Biden and Harris additionally described Trump as a “threat” to democracy, Fox Digital previously extensively reported.
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Jean-Pierre exhaled in a sign of disapproval before answering: “Peter, if anything, from this administration, I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question, the question that you’re asking. It is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you are asking it, because American people are watching. And to say that, when you start bringing political rhetoric. . . . That is not okay.”
“There are people watching at home who might miss the part where you say, let’s lower the temperature. And there are mentally unstable people who are attempting to kill political candidates, attempting to kill Donald Trump. And they are still hearing this White House refer to him as a threat. Is there no concern?” Doocy continued in the press conference.
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“We’re using examples. We’re not just saying that just to say it,” Jean-Pierre responded.
Rand Paul reveals what Trump must do to win his vote after White House picnic drama
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., revealed what it would take for him to vote for President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” on Sunday, telling NBC “Meet The Press” host Kristen Welker that he’s not “an absolute no.”
Paul had long been an opponent of the bill, claiming it contained insufficient spending cuts and objecting to the provision that raised the debt ceiling by $5 trillion. The Kentucky senator told Welker that he liked the tax cuts contained in the bill — claiming that they could in fact raise revenue and thus help the deficit — and said he had spoken to President Trump the previous evening after the military parade.
“I’ve let [Trump] know that I’m not an absolute ‘no,’ I can be a ‘yes.’ I like the tax cuts… I think there should be more spending cuts, but if they want my vote they’ll have to negotiate, because I don’t want a vote to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion,” Paul said.
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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” would make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, and includes the president’s signature campaign item “no tax on tips,” coupled with spending cuts and a large debt ceiling hike. The House version of the bill raises the debt ceiling $4 trillion while the Senate blueprint has a $5 trillion raise. Paul, a libertarian, has long opposed federal spending and raised the alarm about the United States’ increasing levels of debt.
“Congress is awful with money, so you should give them a more restrictive credit line, not a more expansive one,” Paul said.
Paul acknowledged the debt ceiling needed to be raised, but said he felt it should be raised in three-month increments, so Congress could continue talking about the debt. He said that in order for him to vote for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the debt ceiling provisions would have to be voted on separately.
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Trump has criticized Paul’s opposition in voting for the bill, claiming he was “playing into the hands of Democrats.”
“If Senator Rand Paul votes against our Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, he is voting for, along with the Radical Left Democrats, a 68% Tax Increase and, perhaps even more importantly, a first time ever default on U.S. Debt. “Rand will be playing right into the hands of the Democrats, and the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him! The GROWTH we are experiencing, plus some cost cutting later on, will solve ALL problems. America will be greater than ever before!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Paul said he and the president are trying to get their conversations to a “better place” after a recent blowup regarding a White House picnic. The senator claimed that he was uninvited to the picnic, which all Democratic and Republican lawmakers were invited to, in retaliation for his opposition to the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Paul slammed the move as “incredibly petty.”
“The level of immaturity is beyond words,” Paul told reporters Friday.
Shortly after, Trump took to his social media website Truth Social to say that Paul was “of course” invited to the picnic, and proclaimed him the “toughest vote in the history of the senate.”
“Of course Senator Rand Paul and his beautiful wife and family are invited to the BIG White House Party tonight. He’s the toughest vote in the history of the U.S. Senate, but why wouldn’t he be? Besides, it gives me more time to get his Vote on the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, one of the greatest and most important pieces of legislation ever put before our Senators & Congressmen/women. It will help to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I look forward to seeing Rand. The Party will be Great!” Trump posted.
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Paul also came out against censuring Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Ca., after he was handcuffed and forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference Thursday. Padilla interrupted Noem’s press conference, rushed the stage and attempted to ask her a question as federal agents attempted to push him out of the room. The senator was subsequently removed from the room and handcuffed.
Military parade lacks ‘dark malevolent energy,’ MSNBC hosts say, arguing its ‘different’
MSNBC hosts Ali Velshi and Chris Hayes appeared surprised on Saturday that the military parade event in Washington, D.C., wasn’t giving off “dark, malevolent energy,” which they said was often the case at President Donald Trump‘s rallies.
“One thing I will say, I want to go back to you, Ali, that, again, when we talk about the sort of tension in the country, and sometimes, you know, you and I have both been at Trump rallies, those can be very tense, a kind of, I would say, like kind of a dark, malevolent energy, sometimes in them, not always, but it doesn’t seem like that’s the energy on the Mall today, which I think is a good sign, right?” Hayes asked Velshi.
The military parade on Saturday honored the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, which also coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday. However, the parade came as riots and protests continue in Los Angeles and across the country over the Trump administration’s policies.
“Correct. You’re really correct about that, Chris, and it’s something we were watching for. I’m just sort of surprised by the number of people who were at the front of the parade watching, cheering, and then would come and ask to take a selfie. This is a very different, this is a very different mood here. People seem to be going out of their way to say that they’re here to celebrate the Army’s 250th birthday,” Velshi said.
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Velshi said that politicization was still present at the event, but that it wasn’t dark or tense.
“Now, there are people walking around with signs. Moments ago, while you were talking to Jen, a guy just came around and said, ‘Trump 2028!’ and I said, ‘How does that work exactly?’ and he was, like, laughing and had a big flag on him. So there’s some politicization here, but it’s not dark, it’s not tense, it’s not amped up. It’s different. It’s different from covering a Trump rally,” he continued.
Hayes brought up “exuberant” protests across the nation in small towns and asked MSNBC host Jen Psaki about the country’s “civic culture.”
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“There’s sort of a feeling of hope, I think, and this speaks to what Ali is sort of experiencing, is that the country’s civic culture and democratic culture is actually quite strong and sort of is an enormous asset that we have when we compare ourselves to other places. There genuinely is a democratic and civic culture in this country that I think, I think, most Americans still hang on to,” he said.
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki said it was “encouraging” to hear that “there is a calm and that it isn’t overly exercised among the people attending.”
However, Psaki said the calm may shift depending on what President Trump said during his speech at the parade.
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“People who have never participated in protests or have never seen themselves as part of an activist movement are out there today, right? They’re out there with their kids and their 98-year-old mothers, and that tells you how people feel moved in this moment. So, that is a part of our environment, that is a part of who we are as a country, and today is an example of that. And let’s certainly all hope that that continues at this event this evening,” the MSNBC host said.
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Man dies after security shoots him by mistake at ‘No Kings’ rally amid rifle threat
An innocent bystander who was shot during a “No Kings” protest in Utah has died, police said Sunday.
The victim, identified as Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, was shot during the Saturday protest, which attracted around 10,000 people, and died later that night, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.
“Our victim was not the intended target,” said Redd, who added that Ah Loo, 39, was just participating in the march.
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Redd said Ah Loo was mistakenly shot by one of two event peacekeepers in neon vests who opened fire after a suspect, identified as Arturo Gamboa, 24, ran toward the crowd with a rifle.
They saw Gamboa pull out a rifle before raising it in a firing position before moving toward a crowd of protesters, Redd said. One of the men in the vests fired three times, striking Gamboa and the victim, who later died.
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Gamboa was wounded and was allegedly found with a rifle and a gas mask in his backpack. Paramedics took Gamboa to the hospital. Detectives later booked Gamboa into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on a charge of murder.
Two SWAT medics performed life-saving care on the victim before he was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said.
The shooter was cooperating with investigators, police said.
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Gamboa, who did not fire a shot, doesn’t have any criminal history, the chief said.
Tourist caught crushing Swarovski chair in Italian museum’s ‘nightmare’ scenario
A tourist was caught-on-camera crushing a Swarovski crystal-encrusted chair inside a museum in Italy – then taking off.
The Palazzo Maffei in Verona took to social media to expose the tourist’s actions as he was caught sitting on the chair, causing it to collapse and fall to the ground.
“The nightmare of every museum has become a reality, even at Palazzo Maffei,” the museum wrote in a post on their Facebook page, with the surveillance video attached.
“What you just saw would be ridiculous if it hadn’t, unfortunately, actually happened,” a museum employee says during the video.
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The museum pointed out that the tourists conveniently waited for security to leave before making their move and capturing the photo.
The chair was described as being “extremely fragile.”
“An irresponsible gesture caused serious damage to Nicola Bolla’s ‘Van Gogh’ chair, a very delicate work, entirely covered in hundreds of Swarovski crystals,” the museum said.
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The museum said they were unsure for several days if they would be able to restore the chair.
“We were truly worried it might not be possible to restore it,” the museum said.
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However, thanks to efforts by numerous individuals, the museum shared that they were able to successfully save the work of art.
“Heartfelt thanks go to the police, our security department and the restorers, whose valuable work allowed the recovery of the work,” the museum shared.
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“We share this episode not only for the record, but to start a real awareness campaign on the value of art and the respect it is due.”
It’s unclear how much it cost to fix the art display. It is also unclear if the culprits were ever identified or if they would face any consequences.
Nebraska teen’s miraculous recovery journey after father’s tough love moment in rehab
For many young girls, their father is the childhood hero who carries their bike, puts the Band-Aid on their injuries, and – in my case – caught me when I fell off the horse.
But when I was 15, Dad did a lot more than clean a scraped knee. On my way to softball practice, I was in a head-on collision that left me with a traumatic brain injury and in a coma for more than two weeks.
I didn’t know it at the time, but my father, who is a first responder for our county, was on the scene.
He stabilized my neck as the emergency team extracted me from the car and lifted me into the ambulance. For many fathers, that might be the most heroic and most difficult thing they do for a child.
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But a few months after the accident, Dad did something even harder: he told me that there was a bigger hero in my life – God – and that my recovery was between me and Him.
In rural Nebraska, where I live, most 15-year-olds are learning how to drive, stressing over geometry and working on their family farms. That year, however, I was in a brain trauma rehabilitation facility, learning how to walk, identify colors and eat properly.
It was the hardest thing I’d ever done, especially as someone who had played softball, raised horses and coached Special Olympian barrel racers. Now I needed help for things as basic as brushing my teeth, getting dressed and going to the bathroom.
One day, I was done with it all. Discouraged, exhausted and resigned to a helpless existence, I told the therapist to take me back to my room at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. There was Dad, once again my biggest supporter, who literally had saved my life.
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Only this time, he wasn’t the hero. “I can’t make you walk,” he said. “This is a conversation you need to have with God.”
I was floored, but Dad was right. I was stuck in my own misery and had never taken my circumstances to my Father. Part of it was pride. I had been the one who was competitive and took care of others. Now I was totally dependent on others.
In total humility, I stared at the ceiling of my rehab room, and I asked God for help. The next day, I was ready to try again and to try and stand for the first time.
Almost three years after that conversation, I don’t know why God allowed me to be in that accident. But I’ve come to realize that my story isn’t about me – but about what it can do for others.
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For example, I was ticked when I found out that 98,000 people on my Caring Bridge page saw images of me on a hospital bed. But I’ve also heard from some of those people directly that seeing my struggle gave them hope and increased their faith.
I went to prom this spring with a young man named Carson, a friend I made at Madonna. He was in an accident like mine and is confined to a wheelchair. While his body is still struggling, it’s clear that his light is very much alive. What he needs more than anything as he continues on his recovery is to feel a real connection with other people, especially those his age.
And this summer, I’ll be going to New Orleans with 20,000 teenagers, young adults and supportive adults for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Youth Gathering.
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My story won’t be plastered on the screens, but it’ll certainly come up in conversation, especially since I attended the last Gathering just months before my accident. Answering “What have you been up to?” could help kids recovering from their own traumas, impacted by family abuse, or simply stuck in the mental health challenges common in my generation.
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On Father’s Day, I’m eternally grateful that I get to spend yet another one with my dad, the man who held me as a baby and also when I was being loaded into an ambulance. And I’m even more grateful to the Heavenly Father, who is still the other hero by my side.