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Argentina vice president survives gunman’s assassination attempt

A man was arrested in Argentina after pointing a gun at Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as she greeted supporters outside her residence in Buenos Aires, a rare case of political violence that shocked the South American nation.

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Factbox-Recent attacks on prominent figures in Latin America

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Thursday night survived an apparent assassination attempt after a gunman threatened her at near point-blank range and the gun failed to discharge.

Reuters

Explainer-How the attack on Argentine VP Cristina Kirchner unfolded

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was attacked late on Thursday by an assailant with a loaded gun that apparently failed to discharge.

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U.S. condemns assassination attempt in Argentina -Blinken

The United States on Friday condemned the attempted assassination of Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner a day earlier.

Reuters

Biden, Harris prepare for traditional Labor Day events

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will head to events championing unionized labor at an inflection point for the movement, with workers in new industries and geographies seeking to organize.

Tribune News Service

Argentina shaken by assassination attempt on vice president

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines descended on the capital's main plaza on Friday in a show of solidarity against a shocking assassination attempt on the country's vice president a day earlier, which triggered an outpouring of support in a country gripped by deep political polarization and economic crisis.

Reuters

Who is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? Argentina’s controversial vice president in ‘assassination attempt’

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Mexican president condemns attempted attack on Argentina VP Kirchner

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday condemned an attempted shooting of Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Thursday, calling the incident "reprehensible."

Reuters

Biden, Harris prepare for traditional Labor Day events - Roll Call

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris head to events championing unionized labor.

Roll Call

Assassin who pointed gun at Argentina vice president is 'church-goer' with Nazi tattoo

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was touching the face of a sailor in the crowd outside her Buenos Aires home last night when a gunman appeared from the crowd and pointed his weapon right between her eyes

Daily Mirror

Argentina vice-president incredibly survives assassination attempt after attacker’s gun jams: ‘The trigger was pulled’

Video footage of the incident shows a man holding a pistol inches away from the vice-president’s head as she greets supporters

The Independent UK

Argentina’s vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner survives assassination bid as gun jams in her face

The attack was thwarted when the assailant’s handgun misfired and he was quickly overpowered by her security officers

Evening Standard

Argentine vice president survives assassination attempt

BUENOS AIRES: A man attempted to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner near her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday, the country's president said.

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Argentina's vice president is threatened by a man wielding a handgun

Argentina's president says an attempt to kill the vice president fails when a handgun misfires

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The Independent UK

Argentina: Attempt to kill VP fails when handgun misfires

Aregentina's president says a man tried to kill politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but failed because the handgun misfired

Axios

Man detained after gun pointed at Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

The president described the incident as a "homicide attempt."

France 24

Argentina VP Kirchner unharmed after attempted shooting

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was unharmed late Thursday when a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her but the gun did not go off, officials said.

The Independent UK

Man detained after pointing gun at Argentine vice president

A man has been detained in Argentina after he reportedly aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Vice President Cristina Fernández in what government ministers are characterizing as an assassination attempt

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Argentina's VP Kirchner unharmed in point-blank attempted shooting

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner escaped unharmed on Thursday after a man fired a loaded gun at her that failed to go off inches from her head.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Health care bill will cut costs and improve access, Kamala Harris tells Durham seniors

DURHAM, N.C. — With midterm elections just over two months away, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Durham on Thursday to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce health care costs and increase access.

The Conversation

US byelections suggest improved prospects for Democrats at midterms, while Liz Cheney suffers huge loss

The US midterm elections occur in just over two months, on November 8. All 435 House of Representatives seats and 35 of the 100 senators are up for election. At the 2020 elections, Democrats won the house by a 222-213 margin, and held the Senate on a 50-50 tie with…

Miami Herald

Medical examiner: Dolphins’ Jason Jenkins died of blood clot. And celebration of life details.

Dolphins senior vice president of communications and community affairs Jason Jenkins died of a blood clot, according to the Miami-Dade medical examiner department. A team spokesperson also confirmed the cause of death.

The Times of India

India men's volleyball team meets VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

NEW DELHI: India's Men's Volleyball Under-20 team, which recently won Silver in the Asian Volleyball Championship, on Wednesday met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar here.

Benzinga

Could The Rise Of Natural Gas Demand Lead To A Cease-Fire In Ukraine? Former Saudi Aramco Vice President Thinks So

Dr. Sadad Al Husseini, the former executive vice president of Saudi Aramco and founder of Husseini Energy, a Saudi Arabian energy company, was on CNBC Monday commenting about natural gas supply and demand and the effect of sanctions on Russia and the global economy.

Orlando Sentinel

Vice President Harris visits Florida space center but misses out on Artemis launch

ORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris was among the thousands of people who came to the Space Coast on Monday hoping to witness the launch of Artemis I. Although the rocket never left the launch pad, Harris did get an up-close view of the nation’s space launch facilities.

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