• A 20-year-old man fired at Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one rallygoer.
• An ex-classmate said the gunman was a poor shot and was rejected from his high school's rifle team.
• "He was asked not to come back because how bad of a shot he was," the classmate said to ABC News.

The 20-year-old gunman who fired at former President Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday was a bad shot, his ex-classmate says.

Jameson Myers, who said he attended both elementary and high school with the suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, spoke to ABC News after the shooting, which left one rallygoer dead and two others injured.

Myers told ABC News Crooks had tried to join their high school's rifle team, but was rejected and told not to try out again.

"He didn't just not make the team, he was asked not to come back because how bad of a shot he was, it was considered like, dangerous," Myers said.

Myers graduated in 2022 with Crooks. According to CBS News, Myers was in the Bethel Park High School varsity rifle team. He told CBS he and Crooks were close in elementary school but not in high school.

Another anonymous rifle team member told ABC News that people believed Crooks "wasn't really fit" to join them.

"He also shot terrible," the team member said.

But Myers added that Crooks, who was killed at the scene by Secret Service agents, never acted like a "political revolutionary" and that he was a "very nice, even sweet guy."

The rifle team's coach declined to respond to ABC News' queries. The school district told the outlet that Crooks had "never appeared on a roster" and that there was "no record" of him trying out.

The FBI confirmed Crook's identity to Business Insider early on Sunday morning.

Crooks was a dietary aide at the Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the center said in a statement obtained by The Hill on Sunday. His motives for the attack are, at press time, unclear.

Outside school, Crooks was a member of the Clairton Sportsmen's Club, a club with multiple pistol and rifle ranges in Clairton, Pennsylvania, CBS News reported.

He had used an AR-style 5.56 rifle that was legally purchased to shoot Trump and the spectator, FBI Pittsburgh Office Director Kevin Rojek said in a call with reporters on Sunday.

Trump was seen ducking for cover after gunshots rang out at his Saturday rally. Photographers later captured snapshots of Trump as he stood and pumped his fist at the crowd in defiance, with streaks of blood on his face.

He was then escorted off-stage by Secret Service agents.

The top of his ear was pierced with the bullet, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday. In an interview with the New York Post on Sunday, he said he was lucky to be alive.

"I'm not supposed to be here, I'm supposed to be dead," Trump said.

"By luck or by God, many people are saying it's by God I'm still here," he added.

He also told the Post that he thinks the Secret Service agents did a "fantastic job" gunning down the shooter.

• Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says she wouldn't have sold her Nvidia stock if she knew it was going up.
• She previously called Nvidia a "check the box stock" with too much "hyperactivity." 
• Nvidia's stock has gained 172% this year, and it briefly became the most valuable company in June. 

Hindsight is 20/20 for Ark Invest's Cathie Wood, whose fund missed out on the Nvidia stock rally when it sold its position too early.

"Before selling NVDA in ARKK, had we known that the market was going to reward it and the other Mag 6 stocks to the exclusion of stocks that will be the prime beneficiaries of AI, like TSLA – the largest AI project earth – and multiomics names like RXRX, we would have held it," Wood said in an X post on Sunday.

Wood's post referred to four stocks via their ticket symbols — Nvidia, Ark Innovation ETF, Tesla, and Recursion Pharmaceuticals.

She also appeared to reference the "Magnificent Seven," a list of top tech companies that include Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla.

A Nvidia spokesperson declined to comment to Business Insider.

Representatives for Wood didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Wood's remarks on Sunday are probably the closest we are ever going to get to a mea culpa from the famed investor. According to The Wall Street Journal, Wood's investment fund sold at least $4.5 million worth of Nvidia stock this year.

"Everyone now understands that Nvidia is the key chip player. It's created the AI age in a sense, but we do think that it has become a check the box stock," Wood told The Wall Street Journal's Dion Rabouin in a podcast that aired in February.

"I've watched Nvidia all my career actually since it's gone public, it's a very cyclical stock," she said. "There's this hyperactivity, everyone excited trying to get in at the same time, so there's double ordering, triple ordering, quadruple ordering, and then there is an inventory correction. We think that will happen again."

But Nvidia's stock price has more than outperformed Wood's bearish prediction. The chip giant's stock has gone up by 172% this year, and it briefly became the world's most valuable company last month.

To be sure, Wood isn't the only one who thinks Nvidia is wildly overvalued.

NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran said he sold half his Nvidia stake last year after the company hit a $1 trillion valuation.

"The run up has been just so astonishing that I cannot in good conscience hold on to it and call myself a value investor," Damodaran told CNBC in an interview from June 2023.

• Ultra-processed foods are everywhere but tend to be low in nutrients and fiber.
• A dietitian shared how to grab a quick low-UPF lunch at your favorite chain.
• Prioritize lean protein over processed meat and include a good source of fiber, she said. 

A dietitian shared three principles to follow if you want to cut down on ultra-processed foods but rely on fast food chains.

There's no set definition of UPFs, but they tend to be low in nutrients, and made hyper-palatable using ingredients and processes that you wouldn't find in a regular kitchen. This can lead to overeating and weight gain.

UPFs make up around 70% of the US food supply, and products can include the obvious soda, candy, to most store-bought sauces and even some wholewheat bread and yogurt.

Despite the associated health risks of eating UPFs, it's tough to avoid them while eating out. But it is possible to make healthy choices like you would at home, Kat Garcia-Benson, a dietitian based in Texas who works with Top Nutrition Coaching, told Business Insider.

Garcia-Benson encourages people to feel empowered by their food choices rather than feeling guilt and shame if they're not able to eat perfectly.

"We can prioritize nutrient-dense foods and at the same time, we can move on that spectrum depending on what's available, what's accessible," she said.

Garcia-Benson shared three principles to follow if you want to cut down on UPFs but need to eat out.

Choose a lean protein

Garcia-Benson recommends prioritizing a lean source of protein, such as grilled chicken, baked fish, or beans, over processed meats like sausage and bacon.

"If you're wanting to support your health long-term. If you're wanting to have a meal that maybe feels a little bit lighter and gives you a little bit more energy, we're going to focus on the lean protein," she said.

Processed meats have been linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, which is rising in younger people.

Evidence shows that eating even small amounts of processed meat on a regular basis increases the risk of the disease, according to The American Institute for Cancer Research.

Include fiber

Another priority for Garcia-Benson is adding some kind of vegetable or another good source of fiber to every meal.

"I work a lot in the digestive health field, and so fiber is a big focus of mine when working with clients," she said.

Fiber, which is found in plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds, is crucial for digestive health. It feeds the "good" bacteria in the gut, which are linked to smoother digestion and overall health.

UPFs tend to be low in fiber and high in fat, salt, and sugar because they're manufactured to be ultra-palatable. So by prioritizing fiber in your meal, you'll naturally eat fewer UPFs.

Think about the meal's purpose

When deciding what to order, it's important to think about what your nutritional needs for the rest of the day are, Garcia-Benson said.

"What you need that meal to do for you will oftentimes determine what would be the best choice for carbohydrates," she said. If you're going to be sitting at a desk for the rest of the day, you might opt for a salad. But if you're about to work out, you might want to include some more carbs for an energy boost.

"I like to focus on what to add versus what to take away," Garcia-Benson said.

• China's economy grew 4.7% in the second quarter of this year from a year ago, missing expectations.
• Its economy faces immediate internal challenges.
• One of the biggest challenges is weak domestic demand: People aren't buying enough stuff.

China's economy is under siege from tariff hikes by the US and the European Union, but this may not be its most immediate threat.

Instead, China's sluggish domestic demand appears to be a more pressing issue.

On Monday, Beijing released new data that underscores the scale of China's domestic consumption problem.

China's economy grew 4.7% in the second quarter of this year from a year ago, according to the National Bureau of Statistics — missing the 5.1% growth analysts polled by Reuters had expected.

Growth was dragged by weak consumption, with retail sales of consumer goods expanding just 2% in June from a year ago. In June, sales of cars, cosmetics, and household electronics and musical instruments slumped 6.2%, 14.6%, and 7.6% respectively from a year ago, the data showed. Notably, even as consumption fell in all these categories, residents' disposable income grew.

Not the first indicator of trouble

The data released on Monday comes after another data release signaled trouble a few weeks ago.

China's official Purchasing Managers' Index represents larger companies and state-owned enterprises, many of which are in industrial manufacturing. The index contracted for the second straight month in June, data released on June 30 shows.

In contrast, an S&P Global PMI reading — which reflects activity at export-oriented small and medium private businesses — showed output growth hit a three-year high in June.

That means consumer demand within China is slowing, even as demand for made-in-China products grows externally.

The divergence is important because China — the world's factory — could face lower global demand for some of its exports after trade tariffs kick in.

In a recent report, economists at Nomura wrote that there are "concerns that China's economy will be unable to sustain a strong recovery through depending only on exports."

The market's conviction in China's recovery is eroding, the Nomura economists wrote, with China's benchmark CSI 300 index giving up some gains after hitting a May peak.

China has acknowledged it faces challenges in the consumption space.

"We should be aware that the external environment is intertwined and complex, the domestic effective demand remains insufficient and the foundation for sound economic recovery and growth still needs to be strengthened," China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

While exports may continue to support growth in the coming months, "it probably won't overcome weakness on the domestic side," Eric Zhu, an economist at Bloomberg Economics, said in early July.

China's unwilling consumers

China is facing a real-estate crisis, stock-market volatility, geopolitical headwinds, and demographic challenges.

The economic uncertainty is contributing to weak consumer sentiment and risk hedging. People are spending their money on gold and experiences instead of discretionary goods.

Weak consumer demand is bad for China's economy, as it can contribute to a vicious cycle of deflationary pressure on the back of slowing wage growth and consumer spending. Not even China's mega-sales festivals can entice buyers to spend money the way they used to.

"The divergence between expansionary production and contractionary new orders suggests activity data on the supply side may continue to outperform demand-side activity data, which is likely to exert continued downward pressure on goods prices," the Nomura economists wrote in a separate note in early July.

The contraction in official manufacturing PMI and a pullback in industrial profits also validate concerns of "'too little, too late' policy stimulus," Vishnu Varathan, the chief economist of Asia excluding Japan at Mizuho Bank, in early July.

"Doubts that Beijing has a handle on economic revival are justifiably mounting," Varathan added.

July 15, 2024: This story has been updated with new data from China's National Bureau of Statistics.

• Donald Trump, fresh from an assassination attempt, said he was glad to get an "iconic" photo from it.
• "Usually you have to die to have an iconic picture," the former president told the New York Post. 
• The photo has been touted by Republicans on social media.

Former President Donald Trump, who was seen pumping his fist in the air after he got shot at during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, said that he was glad he didn't have to die for an iconic picture.

"A lot of people say it's the most iconic photo they've ever seen," Trump said to the New York Post on Sunday. "They're right, and I didn't die. Usually, you have to die to have an iconic picture."

He added: "I just wanted to keep speaking, but I just got shot."

Trump was seen ducking for cover after gunshots rang out at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Photographers later captured snapshots of Trump as he stood and pumped his fist at the crowd in defiance with streaks of blood across his face.

Trump was then escorted off-stage and whisked away by Secret Service agents.

The top of his ear was pierced with the bullet, he wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday.

The "iconic" photo is certainly doing him favors. It is being reposted and widely shared by Republican lawmakers and Trump supporters on social media.

Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., posted the photo by the Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci, writing: "He'll never stop fighting to Save America."

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio also shared the photo, saying: "God protected President Trump."

Vucci, who has covered Trump for years, said he understood the significance of the moment when he heard gunshots ring out.

"I knew immediately it was gunfire," Vucci said in a video posted on the AP's website on Saturday. "So I looked at the stage, and I saw the Secret Service agents rushing to President Trump."

"In my mind, it all happened really fast," Vucci added. "At the moment I heard the shots being fired I knew that this was a moment of American history that had to be documented."

Trump told the New York Post he was lucky to be alive.

"I'm not supposed to be here, I'm supposed to be dead," Trump said.

"By luck or by God, many people are saying it's by God I'm still here," he added.

He also told the Post that he thinks agents did a "fantastic job" gunning down the shooter. The authorities have identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20.

The shooting left one spectator in the rally dead and left two others critically injured.

Following the shooting, senior lawmakers like House Speaker Mike Johnson have asked people to dial down the heated political rhetoric as the country gears up for the November presidential elections.

"We've got to turn the rhetoric down," Johnson said on Sunday. "We've got to turn the temperature down in this country."

"We need leaders of all parties, on both sides, to call that out and make sure that happens so that we can go forward and maintain our free society that we all are blessed to have," he added.

Trump and Biden have also called for unity in the US after the shooting.

A representative for Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

• "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Shannen Doherty died on Saturday at the age of 53.
• She discussed her funeral plans during a January episode of her podcast, "Let's Be Clear With Shannen Doherty."
• The actor said she wants to be cremated and have her remains mixed with her dog's and her father's.

Shannen Doherty had some ideas for her funeral before her death.

The "Beverly Hills, 90210" actor died on Saturday. In a January episode of her "Let's Be Clear with Shannen Doherty" podcast featuring guest Chris Cortazzo, she spoke about what she wanted her burial arrangements to be like.

"I want to be mixed with my dog, and I want to be mixed with my dad. I do not want to be buried. I want to be cremated," Doherty told Cortazzo, her best friend and the executor of her will.

She also mentioned being intrigued by the idea of using her remains to "grow a tree."

When Cortazzo mentioned that he would "wear" some of Dohery's remains around his neck as a necklace, Doherty said she had done the same with some of her father's remains.

"I did that with my dad. I had my dad around my neck for a little bit. I actually don't know where that necklace went, but I was having nightmares," Doherty said.

For her final resting place, Doherty said she would "have to find a place that my dad and I both really loved and meant a lot to us," adding that they spent their most precious time together in Malibu.

As for her funeral service, Doherty said she preferred a "shorter" list of attendees and wanted it to be held at her house, "but like a party."

Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 but went into remission in 2017. In 2020, she announced that her illness had returned as stage 4 cancer.

She had spent months getting her affairs in order. On an episode of her podcast that aired in April, Doherty said she was getting rid of her material possessions so her mother wouldn't have to worry about them after she died.

"It feels like you're giving up on something that was very special and important to you," she said. "But you know that it's the right thing to do and that it's going to give you a sense of peace and a sense of calm because you're helping the people that you leave behind just have a cleaner, easier transition."

Like Doherty, more and more Americans are opting for cremation instead of a traditional casket burial. According to data from the National Funeral Director's Association, the national cremation rate overtook the casket burial rate in 2015 and has been on the rise ever since.

Part of the reason is that cremations tend to be cheaper than burials: In 2021, the national median cost of a funeral with a viewing and burial was about $7,848, while the median cost of a funeral with cremation was about $6,971.

However, even cremation has a sizable impact on the environment, leading to alternatives like "aquamation," where a body is dissolved in a vessel, leaving behind bone minerals that are then ground up, or human composting, where a body is mixed with plant material and turned into soil.

A representative for Doherty did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.