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Three college students killed in Chapel Hill shooting; 46-year-old man charged — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A 46-year-old Chapel Hill man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder after three college students were shot and killed Tuesday evening at a condominium complex on Summerwalk Circle in Chapel Hill, authorities said.
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New York Times:
Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Students Near University of North Carolina — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A 46-year old man was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of three students at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina campus, the police said on Wednesday …
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Patrick Poole / The PJ Tatler:
Killer of 3 NC Muslim Students Was Hardcore Anti-Religion Atheist Progressive — A horrific triple homicide was committed yesterday in Chapel Hill, NC, as three Muslim students were apparently murdered by a deranged anti-religion progressive. — The News & Observer reports:
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Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
3 Muslim students shot to death in apartment near UNC Chapel Hill — Story highlights — (CNN)A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of three Muslim students in an apartment near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
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Adam Withnall / The Independent:
Chapel Hill shooting: Craig Stephen Hicks condemned all religions on Facebook prior to ‘Muslim mass-murder’ arrest
Chapel Hill shooting: Craig Stephen Hicks condemned all religions on Facebook prior to ‘Muslim mass-murder’ arrest
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Raleigh News & Observer:
Victims' father says Chapel Hill triple homicide was a ‘hate crime’
Victims' father says Chapel Hill triple homicide was a ‘hate crime’
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WRAL-TV:
Chapel Hill police: Parking dispute may have led to triple shooting
Chapel Hill police: Parking dispute may have led to triple shooting
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Sasha Goldstein / NY Daily News:
Neighbor killed 3 members of Muslim family near UNC-Chapel Hill campus over parking dispute …
Neighbor killed 3 members of Muslim family near UNC-Chapel Hill campus over parking dispute …
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Fox News:
North Carolina man charged in shooting death of 3 Muslim students
North Carolina man charged in shooting death of 3 Muslim students
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Rossalyn Warren / BuzzFeed:
Here Are The Three Victims Of The Chapel Hill Shooting
Here Are The Three Victims Of The Chapel Hill Shooting
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Associated Press:
Missoula lawmaker: Yoga pants, Speedos should be illegal in public — HELENA — A Montana lawmaker is seeking to strengthen the state's indecent exposure law, stopping just short of his wish to outlaw yoga pants. — Rep. David Moore on Tuesday introduced House Bill 365 in the House Judiciary Committee …
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Montana GOP Legislator Wants to Ban Yoga Pants — Montana Republican state Rep. David Moore has a plan to guide America out of the darkness—ban yoga pants. — Moore, who is upset that group of naked bicyclists pedaled through Missoula last year, decided that what his state really needs right now is tighter regulations on trousers.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Dance On Grave Of ISIL Hostage: ‘Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel B**ch’ — Not all conservatives used the death of American hostage Kayla Mueller to highlight the brutality of the Islamic State — some decided to focus their disgust on the 26-year-old's humanitarian work for Palestinians.
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Kayla Mueller: Dead ISIS Hostage Was Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel Bitch — No tears for the newly-departed Kayla Mueller, the ISIS hostage whose parents confirmed today that she is dead. Mueller was a Jew-hating, anti-Israel piece of crap who worked with HAMAS and helped Palestinians harass Israeli soldiers …
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BuzzFeed:
Full Transcript Of BuzzFeed News' Interview With President Barack Obama — FULL TRANSCRIPT: — BuzzFeed News: So, eight years ago, today actually, you announced your campaign in Springfield. I read that speech last night and I was struck by how much it's a generational call to your generation, I guess to some degree mine.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: I didn't mislead voters on gay marriage — President Obama is denying a former top political adviser's contention that he intentionally deceived voters about his position on gay marriage in an interview published Wednesday. — The president said David Axelrod, his former senior adviser …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Obama Defends His Legacy: “These Are The Kinds Of Things You Learn”
Obama Defends His Legacy: “These Are The Kinds Of Things You Learn”
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The White House:
Letter from the President — Authorization for the Use of United States Armed Forces in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: — The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a threat to the people and stability of Iraq …
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New York Times:
Emerging Hillary Clinton Team Shows Signs of Disquiet — Lingering tensions between Hillary Rodham Clinton's loyalists and the strategists who helped President Obama defeat her in 2008 have erupted into an intense public struggle over who will wield money and clout in her emerging 2016 presidential campaign.
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Grandfather visiting Alabama from India stopped by police while taking walk, left partly paralyzed — Madison police last week roughed up a 57-year-old Indian citizen who was walking on the sidewalk outside his son's home, leaving the older man temporarily paralyzed and hospitalized with fused vertebrae.
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ESPN:
Little League punishes Chicago team — Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West and suspended its coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents, it was announced Wednesday.
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Ted Cruz:
Sen. Cruz: We Must Protect State Marriage Laws — RE-INTRODUCES STATE MARRIAGE DEFENSE ACT — WASHINGTON, DC — Today U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with 11 fellow Senators, re-introduced the State Marriage Defense Act, which respects the definition of marriage held by the people …
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Ted Cruz introduces bill to leave marriage to the states
Ted Cruz introduces bill to leave marriage to the states
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker When Asked About Evolution: 'I'm Going To Punt On That' — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a presumed 2016 Republican presidential contender, decided to dodge the question when asked Wednesday what he thought of the scientific theory of evolution, according to multiple reports.
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
White House weighs adjusting Afghan exit plan to slow withdrawal of troops — The Obama administration is considering slowing its planned withdrawal from Afghanistan for the second time, according to U.S. officials, a sign of the significant security challenges that remain despite an end to the U.S. and NATO combat mission there.
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