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New York Times:
Prosecutors Charge 6 Baltimore Officers in Freddie Gray Death — The state's attorney in Baltimore described repeated mistreatment of a 25-year-old man whose killing has set the city on edge.
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Cbssonia / CBS Baltimore:
The Other Man In The Van With Freddie Gray Breaks His Silence — BALTIMORE (WJZ ) — From the beginning, the investigation into what killed Freddie Gray has centered on what happened inside the police transport van. — We knew there was another prisoner inside the van and tonight we hear from him.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Freddie Gray's Death Ruled a Homicide, Officers Face Charges … The death of Freddie Gray has been ruled a homicide caused by severe trauma. — State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, the chief prosecutor for Baltimore, announced this morning that her office has also found probable cause to pursue criminal charges in connection to the case.
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Pamela Wood / Baltimore Sun:
Six officers charged in death of Freddie Gray — The six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray - who died last month after being injured in police custody - have been charged criminally, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday.
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Cbssonia / CBS Baltimore:
City State's Attorney Says Freddie Gray's Arrest Illegal, Charges Officers — BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby says Freddie Gray received his critical injuries in Baltimore police custody and has charged all six officers involved in his death.
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Jayne Miller / WBAL-TV:
Second man in police transport van speaks out
Second man in police transport van speaks out
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances — Republicans think Rand Paul is also damaged, but riots are unlikely to matter much to GOP voters. — Martin O'Malley's political career, which started on the streets of Baltimore, may also end there: Half of Democratic insiders …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
How Rand Paul blew it on Baltimore — The Kentucky senator tried to present himself as a different kind of Republican. Then the riots happened. — When Rand Paul launched his presidential bid in early April amid an array of diverse faces, he talked about focusing on the inner cities …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
What Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primer
What Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primer
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John Dickerson / Slate:
How Bernie Sanders running for president helps Hillary Clinton.
How Bernie Sanders running for president helps Hillary Clinton.
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New York Times:
Christie Ally Expected to Plead Guilty in George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Case — A former Port Authority official and ally of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is expected to plead guilty on Friday to the first charges stemming from the 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
DOJ announces new $20 million body-camera program — The Justice Department announced a $20 million pilot program for police body cameras on Friday. — “This body-worn camera pilot program is a vital part of the Justice Department's comprehensive efforts to equip law enforcement agencies throughout …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Feds roll out $20M police body camera ‘pilot program’
Feds roll out $20M police body camera ‘pilot program’
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John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:
Why Larry Flynt Is Endorsing Hillary Clinton — The Hustler honcho has long supported Democrats-and thinks Clinton could get a chance to shift the balance of the Supreme Court. — t jheil — When Larry Flynt is feeling righteous, he describes himself as a crusader …
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
What Jon Stewart and George Stephanopoulos Got Wrong — Last night on The Daily Show, in talking about the Baltimore riots, this exchange took place between host Jon Stewart and ABC's George Stephanopoulos: — Stewart: Right now it seems the easy thing to do is to say …
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Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Capitol Police Left Guns in Bathrooms — When a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's security detail left his Glock and magazine stuffed in the toilet seat cover holder of a Capitol Visitor Center bathroom stall, a CVC worker found the gun, according to a source familiar …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Rep. Trey Gowdy: He might take Hillary Clinton's word on disputed e-mails — Shannon Rae Green, Jeff Franko, Sierra Oshrin — WASHINGTON — South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who heads the House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks that left four Americans dead …
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Mark C. Urban / Science:
Accelerating extinction risk from climate change — Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. — Predicting extinction in a changing world — There is great interest in understanding …
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BBC:
Ben E King: R&B legend dies at 76 — Ben E King received an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012 — R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song Stand By Me, has died at the age of 76. — King started his career in the late 1950s with The Drifters …
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Matt Larotonda / ABC News:
Building Collapses at Watergate Complex — More than 25 firefighters are on the scene of a partial structure collapse today at the Watergate complex in Washington, the D.C. Fire Department has confirmed. — Search and rescue teams are also at the scene. One person was seen being loaded into an ambulance.
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Marco Rubio Defends His ‘Poison Pill’ Iran Amendment — Democrats call it a “poison pill.” South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham calls it a “message,” functionally meaningless, except as a distraction from the Iran negotiations. But speaking Friday morning at National Review's semi-annual Ideas summit …
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Heidi Hemmat / FOX31 Denver:
Colorado heating and cooling company refuses service to ‘colored people’ in ‘Mount Ghetto’ … DENVER — A FOX31 Denver hidden camera investigation captured a local business woman refusing to do business in a Denver neighborhood because she says the residents are “colored people” and “they don't pay their bills.”
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Mitch McConnell unplugged — Exclusive interview: 'I hope this will be a Congress of significant accomplishment. I don't think it's going to be of huge accomplishment.' — Four months into his tenure as majority leader, Mitch McConnell says don't expect any legacy-making deal with Barack Obama …
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
On Clinton's age, Republican rivals imply — but never say — she's old — (Reuters) - Her campaign barely three weeks old, Hillary Clinton already has been attacked by Republicans on everything from donations to her family's charitable foundation, to her tenure as secretary of state and her ties to Wall Street.
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