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11:15 PM ET, May 3, 2015

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Ben Carson announces his run for President — UNDATED (WKRC) — The Republican field of candidates continues to widen. Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson is expected to make a major announcement at an event tomorrow in his hometown of Detroit. But in an exclusive interview tonight …

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

Carson: 'I'm announcing my candidacy for president' — Ben Carson announced his 2016 White House campaign in an interview broadcast late Sunday by a Cincinnati television station. — “I'm willing to be part of the equation and therefore, I'm announcing my candidacy for president of the United States of America,” Carson told WKRC.

Dallas Morning News:

Gunmen open fire outside ‘Muhammad Art Exhibit’ at Garland ISD facility, police say — Bruce Joiner, a Garland ISD security officer, was treated at a local hospital and released. — Two gunmen opened fire Sunday evening outside a contest for cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad …

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WFAA-TV:
Two shot near Garland events center

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Susan Edelman / New York Post:

Woman to become NY firefighter despite failing crucial fitness test — The FDNY for the first time in its history will allow someone who failed its crucial physical-fitness test to join the Bravest, The Post has learned. — Rebecca Wax, 33, is set to graduate Tuesday from the Fire Academy without passing …

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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:

Jon Krakauer's ‘Missoula,’ About Rape in a College Town — Three years ago, a young woman befriended by the powerhouse author Jon Krakauer and his wife told them she had been raped when she was a teenager by a boy she knew and, later, for a second time, by a family friend. She was still struggling to recover.

CNN:

Protests erupt in Tel Aviv, Israel 6 photos — Israeli police officers detain an Israeli Ethiopian. — Hide Caption — 6 of 6 — Story highlights — Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN)Protests in Tel Aviv over alleged police mistreatment of Ethiopian Jews turned violent Sunday …

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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:

Fmr. CNN Anchor Soledad O'Brien to Journalists: Stop Saying ‘Thug’ — Former CNN host Soledad O'Brien told her old network's Reliable Sources Sunday morning that journalists had an obligation to choose their words more carefully than simply calling protesters, however violent, “thugs,” …

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Arit John / Bloomberg Business:

Martin O'Malley: 'Wouldn't Think of Announcing' 2016 Campaign Anywhere but Baltimore — No Democrat is having a harder time moving away from the tough-on-crime 90s than former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, whose potential presidential campaign has been plagued in the last week by questions …

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John Wagner / Washington Post:
O'Malley says Baltimore would be setting for announcement of presidential bid

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Martin O'Malley: Baltimore unrest a ‘heartbreaking setback’

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Washington Post:

The Clintons, a luxury jet and their $100 million donor from Canada — Bill Clinton was planning a charity trip to Latin America and needed a big plane. — For Frank Giustra, who had never met the former president, this was an opportunity. The Canadian mining magnate …

Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:

Want a lawless police force? Federalize it: Column — Accountability comes from having law enforcement under multiple umbrellas. — In the wake of the Baltimore riots, Al Sharpton is calling for the federal takeover of local police. Like most ideas from the loathsome Rev. Sharpton, this is a lousy one.

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Jeb Bush: Our enemies must ‘fear’ US again — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush argued Saturday that American foreign policy should frighten the nation's enemies abroad with its strength. — “The basic policy should be our friends know we have their back over the long haul …

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Justin George / Baltimore Sun:

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

John Boehner sees a national policing crisis — House Speaker John Boehner says there's a national crisis in relations between black communities and law enforcement. — “I do,” he said when asked in an interview aired Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” whether he believes that such a crisis exists.

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
John Kasich on a 2016 bid: 'I don't really do odds'

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LeftOfCenter / Latest from Crooks and Liars:

Kimberley Strassel Blames Baltimore's Troubles On Teachers Unions — Kimberley Strassel writes a weekly column for the Wall Street Journal, so naturally she subscribes to all the Conservative [talking points] lies. She denies the SCIENCE of man-made climate change and she's A-OK …

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