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  Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home last night by unknown assailants, according to Prime Minister Dr. Claude Joseph. Interim Prime Minister Dr. Claude Joseph said in a statement that First Lady Martine Mose had also been injured and was being hospitalized. Interim Prime Minister Joseph condemned the "hateful, brutal, and savage conduct," saying that the situation in Haiti was under control thanks to the National Police and other authorities. The killing occurred late Tuesday, amid rising political and economic stability and an uptick in gang violence. Under Mose's administration, the country of more than 11 million people had become increasingly unstable and dissatisfied. Its economic, political, and social problems have worsened, with gang violence escalating in the capital, Port-au-Prince, inflation skyrocketing, and food and fuel becoming scarce at times in a country where 60% of the population lives on less than $2 per day. These problems ...