American missionary couple killed in Haiti, agency says

Two American Christian missionaries were killed by gang violence in Haiti on Thursday, said Missouri State Rep. Ben Baker, whose daughter, Natalie, died in the attack.

Davy and Natalie Lloyd, full-time missionaries to Haiti, were shot and killed at 9 p.m. Thursday, according to Missions In Haiti, Inc. Baker posted about the attack on Facebook.

"My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain," Baker wrote. "They went to Heaven together. Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now."

Missions In Haiti is a nonprofit Christian ministry founded by David and Alicia Lloyd that has operated in the Caribbean nation since 2000, according to the group's website. The couple's son, Davy, and his wife, Natalie Lloyd (Baker), joined the mission after they were married in June 2022, according to Natalie's Instagram account. 

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According to the nonprofit, Davy, Natalie and several children were at a youth group gathering at church on Thursday when "they were ambushed by a gang of 3 trucks full of guys." 

"Davy was taken to the house tied up and beat. The gang then took our trucks and loaded everything up they wanted and left," Missions In Haiti said in a social media post. 

The group recounted that "another gang" went to the scene "to see what was going on and if they could help, so they say." 

"No one understood what they were doing, not sure what took place but one was shot and killed and now this gang went into full attack mode," Missions In Haiti said. 

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Davy, Natalie and another individual named Jude were in the house, communicating what was happening to Missions In Haiti via Starlink satellite internet. As they hid, the gangs began shooting at the house, according to Missions In Haiti.

Missions in Haiti lost contact with the missionaries. Hours later, they posted that Davy, Natalie and Jude were killed in the attack.

Missions in Haiti and Sen. Baker did not immediately respond to requests for additional information.

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the tragedy, posting "God bless Davy and Natalie" on Truth Social.

"Such a tragedy. Haiti is totally out of control. Find the killers NOW!!!" Trump wrote. 

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Haiti, an island nation plagued by poverty, natural disasters and corruption, has plunged into further turmoil since Feb. 29, when gangs launched coordinated attacks, burned police stations, opened fire on the main international airport and stormed Haiti’s two biggest prisons, releasing more than 4,000 inmates. The country’s largest seaport also remains paralyzed as food, medication and other critical items dwindle.

At least 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, according to the U.N.’s World Food Program.

Gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Chérizier and his "G9 Families and Allies" claimed responsibility for the mass jailbreak and accompanying bloodbath, which left at least nine dead and forced the U.S. to issue urgent warnings to leave Haiti "as soon as possible." More than 2,500 people have been killed or injured in Haiti from January to March, the Associated Press reported. 

"Barbeque" came to power after rival gang leaders Joly "Yonyon" Germine and Eliande Tunis were arrested in Florida and convicted for the October 2021-armed abduction and ransom of 16 U.S. citizens and one Canadian, including five children as young as eight months, during a missionary trip to an orphanage.

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President Biden's administration has agreed to contribute $300 million to a multinational force that will include 1,000 police officers from Kenya who have been sent to Haiti to reestablish law and order.

"Haiti is in an area of the Caribbean that is a very volatile," Biden said at a news conference with Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday. "There’s a lot going on in this hemisphere. So we’re in a situation where we want to do all we can without us looking like America once again is stepping over and deciding this is what must be done."

Haiti's main international airport in Port-au-Prince reopened for the first time since March on Monday, though the seaport remains closed. Gangs control 80% of the capital, according to the AP.

The U.S. government has evacuated hundreds of citizens by helicopter who fled the violence, along with nonprofit groups operating in the besieged capital.

The U.S. in recent weeks has also flown military planes over Haiti and landed them at the Toussaint-Louverture airport to help prepare for the arrival of foreign troops. 

"I can tell you for sure that deployment will happen in the next few days, few weeks," Kenya's foreign affairs principal secretary, Korir Sing'oei, said on Sunday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Former NFL player Antonio Brown backs Donald Trump, cites pardons for hip-hop figures

Former NFL player Antonio Brown is known for saying virtually anything that is on his mind.

The outspoken Super Bowl champion recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with OutKick. The conversation eventually shifted to politics, with author Nick Adams asking Brown about the origins of his perceptive affinity for former President Trump.

"I've never met him. I've got admiration for his business moves and I study his dad Fred Trump. But, I think Donald Trump is a good businessman and come[s] from a good family and has been a good president," Brown told Adams.

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Adams later asked Brown if he was backing Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

"Are you endorsing Trump?" Brown declared.

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Brown cited the pardons and commutations Trump granted in his final days in the Oval Office in 2021.

"I think he does some great things for my brothers in the music industry in regards to Lil Wayne, Kodak [Black]."

In the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election, five-time Grammy Award winner Lil Wayne met with Trump at a Florida golf club. The encounter culminated with a photo of the rapper standing next to the politician – which was shared on Wayne's social media account. 

Just a few weeks after the meeting, Wayne was charged with felony gun possession. He proceeded to enter a guilty plea. At the time, the music star faced up to a decade in prison.

But, Wayne's sentencing never happened, as the hip-hop artist was among the 143 pardons and commutation announced by the former president on his final day in office. On Jan. 21, 2021, Wayne thanked Trump for granting his pardon.

Desiree Perez, the CEO of Jay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation and Death Row Records co-founder Michael "Harry O" Harris, were also on the list of individuals who received pardons or commutations. The string of decisions by Trump seemed to cap a lengthy, yet complicated relationship between the former president and the hip-hop industry.

Brown also called on Trump to help "free Young Thug." The rapper is currently standing trial before an Atlanta jury. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was arrested in Atlanta in May 2022 and is charged with conspiracy to violate Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for an offense dating to January 2013, and suspicion of participating in criminal street gang activity. 

"Trump… if you're watching this you need to free Young Thug if you could help out," Brown said.

Only a sitting U.S. president can grant a pardon or commutation of federal charges. The pardons or commutations do not apply to state charges or any other charges.

Brown appeared in seven games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. A shirtless Brown famously jogged to the stadium tunnel in the third quarter of a game against the New York Jets.

Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady, who spent two seasons with Brown in Tampa Bay, later acknowledged the wide receiver would no longer be a member of the team.

"I mean that's obviously a difficult situation and I think we all want him to – I think everybody should find, hopefully do what they can to help him in ways that he really needs it," Brady said in the postgame press conference. "We all love him, we care about him deeply, we want to see him be at his best, and unfortunately it won't be with our team."

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Knicks seek Willis Reed-type moment from 2 key players as they head to do-or-die Game 7 vs Pacers

The New York Knicks will have a second shot at putting their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers away on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

Playing back on their home court will certainly give the Knicks an energy boost in what has become a grueling series that has left them with brutal injuries to key players. It’s going to take a Willis Reed-like effort for Josh Hart and OG Anunoby to play in Game 7 but they may just do it.

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Anunoby was benched with hamstring strain he suffered in Game 2. Hart was dealt with an abdominal strain that kept him on the sidelines for most of Game 6. In a do-or-die scenario, ESPN reported hours before tipoff on Sunday that both players were expected to make themselves available for the game. The game will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Jalen Brunson said after Friday’s loss to the Pacers he expected Hart to give it a go.

"It’s Game 7."

Anunoby was highly successful guarding Pascal Siakam in the first two games. Siakam had 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a heroic effort in their 116-103 Game 6 win.

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With time running out for both teams, they will need to step up in the basketball Mecca to put on a Broadway-esque show worthy of a Tony Award rather than just the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

New York has been hampered by injuries throughout the season and into the series. Julius Randle was lost for the year before the playoffs began and then the team lost Mitchell Robinson.

Brunson hurt his foot in Game 2 but managed to continue to play.

As Reed famously played in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, all eyes will be on Hart and Anunoby to try and do the same.

The winner will meet the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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RFK Jr. insists he meets CNN's criteria to join Trump, Biden on presidential debate stage: 'I qualify'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fight to join the presidential debate stage is far from over, he told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, as he insists his team is "in discussion" with CNN to make sure he appears alongside President Biden and former President Donald Trump.

"CNN published a list of criteria for candidates getting in, and we have shown CNN that we meet all of those criteria and that President Trump and President Biden cannot meet those criteria," he said this week on "Sunday Morning Futures."

"One of the two key criteria, is that every candidate has be on ballots in enough states to get 270 electoral votes by June 20, and we will qualify for that. President Trump and President Biden cannot qualify for that because they don't have any electoral votes at this time. They are presumptive nominees for their party. They themselves are not on the ballot, and I will be the only one on the ballot," he continued.

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Kennedy also highlighted the second criterion that candidates must reach 15% in four separate national polls that CNN will take into account. 

His team has presented the outlet with five national polls, he said, specifically mentioning a Harvard-Harris poll, a Monmouth poll, the Quinnipiac poll, and a recent CNN poll that showed he meets the 15% threshold.

"So I qualify for the debates," he said, noting that his team is currently in discussion with the network.

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"We'll be on the ballot… we have enough signatures today for 201 electoral votes. By the end of the month, we'll be at 340," he added later.

The Democrat-turned-Independent also outlined his stances on key issues set to determine the outcome of this November's highly anticipated race, including the economy, abortion and border security.

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On immigration, he insisted he would shut down the border overnight and would be willing to deport "a lot" of those living in the U.S. illegally, but specified that he did not want to tear apart families.

He blamed unchecked government spending for 40-year-high inflation, arguing that neither Trump nor Biden has adequately addressed the issue. He also clarified his stance on abortion, stating that he supports a woman's right to an abortion until the baby reaches viability and the government "has an interest in protecting that child."

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Stefanik defends speech at Israel's Knesset torching Biden, Democrats: 'Equivocation after equivocation'

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Sunday defended a recent speech she delivered to the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, torching President Biden’s "betrayal of the importance of the U.S.-Israel alliance." 

Stefanik, who is meeting with Israeli leaders at the same time Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is also visiting Jerusalem, appeared on "Fox News Sunday" after speaking at the parliament building. Fox News host Shannon Bream asked the third-highest ranking House Republican if the concept broadly adopted in the 1940s of leaving partisan politics at the water’s edge and minority leaders refraining from criticizing a sitting American president while abroad was now "out the door." 

But the congresswoman, reportedly on former President Trump's 2024 VP shortlist, shot back that she had been "invited to talk about my work when it comes to combating antisemitism and my strong record when it comes to U.S./Israel support." 

"The world needs to know, and Israel needs to know, that the House Republican majority stands strongly with Israel," Stefanik said. "That this equivocation, this weak, failed leadership that we are seeing from Joe Biden, that’s not where the American people are, that’s not where the United States Congress is. And it’s not reflective of the legislation that we passed that Joe Biden signed into law. So, it is important for the world to hear. The world is looking for moral leadership, Shannon. And it’s important that House Republicans step up to fill that void, which we have under Speaker Johnson’s leadership." 

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Stefanik said the main focus of her speech "was that the American people stand strongly with Israel, as do House Republicans," referencing how on Thursday the House passed legislation that rebuked Biden for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, seeking to force the weapons transfer. 

Debate over the bill showed Washington's deeply fractured outlook on the Israel-Hamas war. The White House and Democratic leadership scrambled to rally support from a House caucus that ranges from moderates frustrated that the president would allow any daylight between the U.S. and Israel to progressives outraged that he is still sending any weapons at all. The bill passed comfortably 224-187 as 16 Democrats joined with most Republicans to vote in favor. Three Republicans voted against it.

"You’ve had equivocation after equivocation from Democrats, led by Joe Biden, or whether it’s Chuck Schumer calling for a new leader replacing Prime Minister Netanyahu, that is not the place – that is not the type of leadership we need to be seeing from the highest levels of the United States of America," Stefanik said. "And that’s one of the focuses that I had today in my speech at the Knesset, that House Republicans stand strongly with Israel at their time of existential need."

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"Oct. 7 was the bloodiest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust," she added. "We want to make sure Israel has all the resources, no equivocation that it comes to eradicating Hamas." 

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Amid concern that tens of thousands of people have been injured and killed in Gaza, Bream noted that Amnesty International sounded the alarm that U.S. weapons are being used in violation of international and U.S. laws. Stefanik, in response, said Hamas uses civilians as shields, while "Israel has great respect when it comes to human rights" and "that’s why the United States stands fully with Israel, and that’s why they need to be a voice of truth, as those antisemitic propaganda are being shared around the world and being shared by perpetrators who support this terrorism." 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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No body cam footage of Scottie Scheffler's incident with officer, mayor says

ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington may have the only footage of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest at the PGA Championship as Louisville, Ky., Mayor Craig Greenberg said there was no police bodycam footage of it.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections and was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic. He allegedly drove past a police officer who was directing traffic and failed to stop when directed.

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According to an arrest report, Louisville Detective Bryan Gillis suffered injuries in the incident, but Greenberg said there was no police footage of the incident.

"The officer did not have body cam footage turned on during the incident," Greenberg said Saturday, via the Louisville Courier-Journal. "We will release footage that we have ... to my knowledge, we have not yet discovered any video of the initial contact between Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler."

Greenberg did say there was a "fixed camera" across the street from where the incident took place. He was unsure if Gillis was wearing a body camera. He didn’t say whether Scheffler’s charged would be reduced.

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Darlington was in the vicinity of the incident and captured Louisville police placing Scheffler in the back of a police car.

Scheffler called the incident a "big misunderstanding."

"This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers. It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do," he said. "I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I’m hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.

"Of course, all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who passed away in the earlier accident this morning. It truly puts everything in perspective."

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