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For the second time in just over two months, someone apparently tried to shoot President Trump, coming dangerously close to within 500 yards on Sunday, law enforcement officials said. (Photo: PTI)5 min read Last Updated: September 16, 2024 | 02:27 PM IST Sunday was meant to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump — a rare respite this deep into the presidential campaign — with a round of golf planned in addition to voicing his opinions on social media. Then everything changed when the Secret Service found the muzzle of a rifle protruding from a bush fence at…

Starting in Spring/Summer 2025, a new soft luxury swimwear brand will hit the market.The brand name “Venuja” comes from Venus, a planet in our solar system that is covered in thick sulfurous clouds that reflect sunlight and create a vibrant aura around it that is a pale yellow, creamy caramel, and pale indigo blue. Owner and CEO Paola Zoli was inspired by the planet’s ethereal glow and founded the brand in February 2024 to recreate similar effects and hues through a collection of swimwear and clothing that can be worn day or night. After several years working at the Italian…

Wahpeton, N.D. — Emily Lepinski recorded 33 kills and 16 digs for the Central Lakes College Raiders, who went 1-3 at the North Dakota State College of Science Belbank Tournament on Sept. 13-14.Chauncey Phillip had 32 kills and Gretchen Eckhoff had 40 digs. Emma Simon had 87 set assists and Maddie Lochner had 58 digs.The Raiders lost to NDSCS, Bismarck State University, and Lake Region State University. CLC defeated Concordia University JV in straight sets. Bismarck State University 25 25 21 25 Central Lakes 22 11 21 15 Central Lakes 15 11 25 19 Lake State 25 25 22 25…

KENYON, Minn. (AP) — Handing out coffee after Sunday services outside Holden Lutheran Church, Jeff Davidson said he remains attached to the church his Norwegian ancestors helped establish in a cornfield in 1857 because “it’s full of really supportive people.”An hour’s drive north, at San Pablo Luterana Church in a rough neighborhood of Minneapolis, Lizette Vega echoed the sentiment as her husband helped prepare a post-service taco lunch: “This is a place where I feel like I belong.”A welcoming, open-minded community is how sixth-generation farmers, Mexican immigrants and many other Minnesotans, with characteristic understatement, describe the foundation of their faith.…

It has happened again. Another calm, sunny weekend. Another lone gunman with a rifle. An apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. And with 50 days until the presidential election, the country has entered uncharted territory.On Sunday, a Secret Service agent opened fire after spotting a man with a rifle near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, while the Republican nominee was playing. The suspect fled in an SUV and was later arrested by local police.In the bushes, the FBI found two backpacks, an AK-47-style gun with a scope and a GoPro camera, suggesting there was a plan to…

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Saranac Lake’s Zach Goetz (right) struggles to get away from Moriah’s Joe Pelkey ​​during Saturday’s game at Linney Field in Mineville. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien) MINEVILLE — The Saranac Lake football team came to Linney Field ready to rock the bus, literally. The Red Storm took on the host Moriah Vikings, perennial Section VII powerhouses, and stunned their opponents, winning 20-18 on a game-clinching two-point conversion stop by Red Storm player Scottie Nicholas, who deflected a pass with just under two minutes left in the game. It was the first time Saranac Lake had beaten the Vikings since 2019.…

I hate doing dishes. In my house, my partner’s chores include doing the dishes every night, but my chores include literally everything else. But on this week’s Ask Code Switch, I answer a question from listener Shaquille Stewart, who asks, “Who should do the dishes?” This is not about gender roles or shirking responsibility. It is about expectations of additional unpaid work in the workplace. If no one is “technically” the “dishwasher” in your workplace, then who should wash the dishes and why? … Code Switch My name is Shaquille Stewart, and I’m writing this podcast because about a year…

The United States defeated Great Britain and Ireland 17.5-8.5 at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon, to win their third consecutive PGA Cup. The U.S. went into Sunday’s final with a nearly unbreakable 12-4 lead, needing just one point to defend and 1.5 points to win. Michael Brock, John Summers, Ben Polland, Tyler Collett and Brad Marek all won singles matches for the local team, while Jesse Mueller won a half-point to cap off a dominant three-day campaign for the U.S. team, which beat club professionals from Great Britain and Ireland in the biennial tournament. “It’s the highlight of my…

Sandstone Terrace’s collaborative art installation suspends miniature hot air balloons that spin in the breeze above the bar’s pedestrian alley in downtown Iron Mountain. (Photo by Brandi Wentz) LANSING — In Iron Mountain, Sandstone Terrace rooftop bar shares an alley with First National Bank & Trust. And above the alleyway, a celestial art installation is suspended. A collection of rainbow-colored umbrellas was on display in the summer of 2023. In June 2024, miniature spinning hot air balloons were introduced in place of umbrellas. “It’s a big attraction for people to sit on the edge and take…