Trump grazed, survives assassination attempt

Plus, enrolling at NYC’s Rat Academy, remembering Richard Simmons and exploring Memphis’ rich food scene [The Star] First Up [By Andrew Joe Potter] By Andrew Joe Potter Good morning. Canada’s men fell to Uruguay on penalties in the third-place match of Copa America. [Despite sputtering to the finish line, the team did accomplish one big win along the way](. Here’s the latest. MUST READS Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Politics [Trump injured but “fine” after being shot in ear during assassination attempt]( Former U.S. President Donald Trump was shot at after taking the stage at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, with a bullet piercing his right ear. The presumptive GOP nominee is doing “fine,” his campaign tells the Associated Press. Secret Service agents fatally shot the assailant; another attendee was killed and two others were critically injured. [Here’s what we know about the most serious attempt to assassinate a U.S. president or presidential candidate since the 1980s](. Susan Kao/Toronto Star THE RAT DETECTIVE [What Toronto can learn from the rodent-crazy characters working tirelessly in the underbelly of America’s rattiest city]( New York City’s Rodent Academy, the Sherlock Holmes of pest control teaches exterminators, public health workers and the rodent-curious alike. On this particular day, reporter Amy Dempsey Raven is there to learn what it will take to get Toronto, Canada’s rattiest city, back under human control. [In part one, it’s time to address the main catalyst of the rat boom: our slovenly, disorganized selves](. Michael Buckner/Getty Images OBITUARY [Richard Simmons, an oft-imitated TV fitness sensation, is dead at 76]( Richard Simmons, flamboyant, energetic TV fitness instructor, health empire pitchman and a pop culture phenomenon, died at his home Friday at age 76, his publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. Simmons had receded from public life in recent years; earlier in the year, he went public with his battle with skin cancer. [Here’s what made the hyperactive host such an indelible figure](. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press politics [What’s gone wrong with Elizabeth May’s Green Party? Everything]( Despite global temperatures rising and instability among Canada’s political left, support for the Green Party hasn’t budged beyond five per cent in the last five years, Althia Raj writes. Sure, some of the party’s struggles aren’t its fault, but even former Green stalwarts concede they’ve occasionally self-immolated. [Leader Elizabeth May thinks Canadians just need help connecting the dots](. Dreamstime PERSONAL FINANCE [Why getting hitched could save you a bundle come tax season]( As if a lifetime of marital bliss wasn’t incentive enough, tying the knot comes with a few tax benefits. (Who says romance is dead?) Financial experts tell Srivindhya Kolluru that the spousal tax credit is one such perk, claimable if your partner earns less than $15,705 in 2024. [And that’s not the only benefit for married or common-law partners](. UP CLOSE Nicole Osborne/for the Toronto Star Arthur Miller’s decision to take “Death of a Salesman” to China in 1983 was a brilliant gamble, Joshua Chong writes. At this year’s Stratford Festival, the Chinese director and actor who masterminded the production, Ying Ruocheng, [is the subject of a play finally shining a light on this forgotten moment in theatre history](. PLAN THIS Alex Shansky Yes, you’ll find plenty of barbecue options in Memphis but there’s so much more to its culinary scene than that, writes Lori Rackl. [Come on down to Tennessee’s second-largest city to see why chefs think Memphis is about to take off](. Thanks for reading. You can send any questions, comments or marriage proposals to the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_216574), and Andy will see you back here Monday. If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [View in Browser]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](