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New York Times:
Prosecutors Charge 6 Baltimore Officers in Freddie Gray Death — Grateful for, and Wary of, Extra Force Grateful for, and Wary of, Extra Force — Residents of Baltimore's downtown areas largely view the influx of State Police and National Guard members positively.
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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:
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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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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American Spectator and Hot Air
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray Reportedly Arrested Under Suspicious Circumstances — The governor of Maryland closed public schools in Baltimore. — CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon — Kevin Moore, the man who filmed police arresting Freddie Gray and dragging him on the ground was arrested on Thursday night …
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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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Kay Steiger / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Charges Filed Against Police Who Targeted Freddie Gray
BREAKING: Charges Filed Against Police Who Targeted Freddie Gray
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Counter Current News:
Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest
Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest
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Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Jayne Miller / WBAL-TV:
Second man in police transport van speaks out
Second man in police transport van speaks out
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’
Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’
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BizPac Review, Mediaite and Politico
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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Fox News:
Former Christie ally pleads guilty in Bridgegate case
Former Christie ally pleads guilty in Bridgegate case
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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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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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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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Balloon Juice, Salon, New York Times and Washington Post
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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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Nature of Poverty — Lately it seems as though every few …
The Nature of Poverty — Lately it seems as though every few …
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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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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.
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Politico
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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Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Politico, OnPolitics, Fox News and Power Line
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Feds roll out $20M police body camera ‘pilot program’ — The Obama administration is spending $20 million on police body cameras, amid rising tension over police violence. — The announcement from the Justice Department on Friday would create a new pilot program to equip police in dozens …
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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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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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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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