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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one rallygoer killed and two others seriously wounded.Lawmakers are alarmed at how the would-be-assassin was able to open fire from a rooftop within 150 meters 164 yards of the former president. President Joe Biden has also directed an independent review of the security at the rally.A look at some of the action Monday as lawmakers sought to ensure that their panels would play a leading role in the various follow-up investigations.House panel lines up first hearingThe first hearing about the shooting has been scheduled for next Monday, July 22, with the director of the U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle. She ;ll testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The United States Secret Service has a no-fail mission, yet it failed on Saturday when a madman attempted to assassinate President Trump, killed an innocent victim, and harmed others, said Rep. J stanley cup ames Comer, the committee Republican chairman.Comer said lawmakers were grateful to the Secret Service agents who acted quickly to protect Trump, but que stanley thermobecher stions remain about how a roofto stanley italy p within proximity to President Trump was left unsecure.Comer panel isn ;t the only House committee taking action.The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., sent a Bnqg Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
BOSTON 鈥?The Boston Celtics, playing without their starting guard, exploded on a 19-2 fourth-quarter run and cap stanley germany tured their third straight win on termo stanley Friday night.With both guards Rajon Rondo soreness and Avery Bradley ankle sitting out, forward Jared Sullinger scored nine of his 31 points and guard Jerryd Bayless hit two 3-pointers and ran the offense during the run to power Boston to a 99-89 victory over the Sacramento Kings.Sullinger, who also had 16 rebounds, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter.Bayless, who came off the bench, had 19 points and four assists and forward Jeff Green scored 17 points despite a 6-of-20 shooting night.The Kings, playing without forward Rudy Gay illness and guard Marcus Thornton hip, knee saw their two-game winning streak snapped despite 31 points and 16 rebounds by center DeMarcus Cousins and 24 points and six assists from guard Isaiah Thomas.Swingman Gerald Wallace, starting at guard, had eight points, 12 rebounds, nine assists and two steals for the Celtics, while rookie forward Kelly Olynyk came off the bench with 11 points and eight rebounds.The K stanley polska ings used a 14-3 run in the final minutes of the first quarter to go up by eight at the end of one. But the Celtics scored the last two points of the quarter to start a 12-0 run that put them ahead by two. The teams went back and forth and Boston led by three at the break.Sacramento scored the first six points of the third quarter, prompting Celtics coach Brad Stevens to call a quick timeout |
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