assassin

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Jennifer Lopez plays a classic “hero with no name”-type in “The Mother,” a revenge thriller in which her character is an underworld assassin trained by the U.S. military.

From Los Angeles Times

The issue of protecting Supreme Court justices was thrust into the spotlight last year when a would-be assassin with a gun and a knife traveled to the Maryland home of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.

From Washington Times

In one case, a federal prosecutor investigating drug cartels was shot dead by jet-ski-riding assassins while on his honeymoon, next to his pregnant wife on a Colombian beach.

From New York Times

President Ibrahim Raisi called for an immediate investigation into the motives of the assassin and into whether there were accomplices.

From New York Times

Best known for her role as diabolical Russian assassin Villanelle on “Killing Eve,” Comer is a protean presence with a gestural grace and an organic affinity for the stage.

From Washington Post