assault
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“Detectives are evaluating all potential motives for the assault, including whether the incident may have had a political component; however, we have not developed evidence to support that conclusion,” Escondido Police Lt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of common assault and has since been charged to appear before Londonderry Magistrates' Court next month.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar agreed that the two countries had a "convergence of national interests in many areas" but publicly took Rubio to task over President Donald Trump's assault on visas.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
As ProPublica and others have reported, citizens — including Garcia Venegas — accused of assaulting officers have not always been charged with assault.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The assault on Messines Ridge was a spectacular tactical success.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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