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Iran launched an estimated 300 missiles and armed drones at Israel in its first direct strike against Israel from Iranian territory. Israel, the UK, the US, and France intercepted 99% of the projectiles, with Jordan intercepting missiles over its airspace. Five projectiles landed within Israel’s borders, with one wounding a 7-year-old girl.
The attack was retaliation for an Israeli airstrike this month, which killed three Iranian generals and four officers at an Iranian consular building in Syria. The two have engaged in hostilities since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, typically through Iranian proxy groups. Iran has funded Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi rebels in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza, and militant groups in Iraq and Syria. Israel has targeted Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists (but rarely comments on strikes).
Western nations condemned the attack, while President Joe Biden said the US will not participate in retaliatory military action against Iran. It comes as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange dozens of rockets across the Israel-Lebanon border and as Iran seized an Israeli-linked ship. Israel said it will respond to Iran's attack on its own timeframe. |
A trial against former President Donald Trump begins today in Manhattan, with prosecutors accusing him of falsifying business records in the course of allegedly paying hush money to former adult film star Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, and one other woman. Trump has denied the allegations since they first surfaced in 2018.
The case centers on a $130K payment made to Daniels by Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, in 2016 in exchange for Daniels staying quiet about a supposed extramarital affair with Trump in 2006 (see timeline). Prosecutors allege Trump listed a reimbursement payment to Cohen as a legal expense in an effort to conceal its purpose.
Trump's defense has cast Cohen—the state's key witness, who himself pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 2018—as having a vendetta against Trump. Prosecutors have cast the payments as part of a broader "catch and kill" scheme by the former president's allies.
Trump will reportedly be required to attend each day of the proceedings, which are expected to run for about six weeks. |
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World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler defeated Collin Morikawa to win yesterday's 2024 Masters Tournament. The win at Augusta National marks Scheffler's second Masters title, earning him a $3.6M prize.
Last year's champion, Jon Rahm—currently No. 3 in the world rankings—finished nine over par and tied for 45th place. Tiger Woods, a five-time Masters winner, endured a challenging 72 holes, ending the four days with the worst score of any tournament in his professional career.
The weekend tournament came as the sport faces a crossroads in terms of organization and viewership. The PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf league have yet to reconcile the terms of last year’s merger, splitting the opportunities for a number of star players to appear at the same events. Meanwhile, notable tournaments have seen a drop in viewership, with recent invitationals seeing more than a 30% year-over-year drop in viewers. |
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