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Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed that Officer Hunter Foster, who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June, has resigned from the Senatobia Police Department. Body camera footage released the day before shows Foster firing three shots into a car after officers shouted at it to stop. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office ruled the shooting justified.

At a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, a heckler wearing a "Release the Epstein Files" shirt was punched, shoved, and had her hair pulled before being escorted out. President Trump mocked the protester's weight and called her a paid protester, and video showed the man who struck her remaining in the arena and high-fiving other attendees. This post summarizes claims made by President Trump (seizing Iran's oil, controlling the Strait of Hormuz, defending rallies, attacking Democrats, nearing a Mexico trade deal). It is a report of what he said, not itself an independently checkable factual assertion here. This is an opinion/analysis piece from the Wall Street Journal describing France's finances as shaky and offering charts. The framing ("lavish consumer support," "shaky state") is analytical

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Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed that Officer Hunter Foster, who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June, has resigned from the Senatobia Police Department. Body camera footage released the day before shows Foster firing three shots into a car after officers shouted at it to stop. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office ruled the shooting justified.

BREAKING: The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Senatobia, Mississippi, over the summer has resigned, the mayor says. https://t.co/hSacEfIbq7

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Action News 5 / WAPT NAMES: Senatobia = a city in Tate County, Mississippi.

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At a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, a heckler wearing a "Release the Epstein Files" shirt was punched, shoved, and had her hair pulled before being escorted out. President Trump mocked the protester's weight and called her a paid protester, and video showed the man who struck her remaining in the arena and high-fiving other attendees. This post summarizes claims made by President Trump (seizing Iran's oil, controlling the Strait of Hormuz, defending rallies, attacking Democrats, nearing a Mexico trade deal). It is a report of what he said, not itself an independently checkable factual assertion here. This is an opinion/analysis piece from the Wall Street Journal describing France's finances as shaky and offering charts. The framing ("lavish consumer support," "shaky state") is analytical

WATCH: A protester is forcibly escorted out of President Trump's rally in Youngstown, Ohio, after reportedly being punched, shoved and having her hair pulled during an altercation in the crowd. The protester was wearing a T-shirt that read “Release the Epstein Files” when https:/

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Fox News NAMES: "Release the Epstein Files" = a slogan demanding release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein investigations. POST 2113661111639642295: NOCLAIM

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BBig claims from the White House this hour, and they have nothing to do with a deal.
BAl Jazeera is reporting that Trump says Washington could seize Iran's oil — and control the Strait of Hormuz.
BThat's a claim with a lot of history behind it. The Strait of Hormuz is where about a fifth of the world's oil passes every day.
BAnd Iran has threatened to close it for decades. So him saying the US controls it — that's not a throwaway line. That's a direct challenge.
BHe also defended his rallies, hit Democrats, and says a Mexico trade deal is close. All in one appearance.
BMulti-tasking. But the Hormuz line is the one that travels.
BAnd on the rally point — Fox News says a protester in Youngstown got punched, shoved, and had her hair pulled before being escorted out.
BAnd according to Fox News, the man who hit her stayed in the arena, high-fiving people. That's the detail.
BShe was wearing a 'Release the Epstein Files' shirt. Trump then mocked her.
BHe called her a paid protester. This is the president, at a rally, watching someone get hit and then making jokes.
BThat's not just a campaign story. That's a story about what happens when the crowd gets physical and the person on stage decides to play to it.
BAnd by that account, nobody in that arena stopped it. That's the part that stays with me.
BOne more item: a US security red alert went out to embassies across the Middle East, warning of potential rapid escalation.
BThat's rare language. Twelve countries at once.
BAnd it lands right as the president's making claims about Iran's oil. The timing isn't a coincidence.
BNo, it's a pattern. Words in Washington, alerts in the region, and everyone in the middle trying to read what's actually coming.
BWe'll keep an eye on the Strait of Hormuz and the embassies through the hour. Show starts now.

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