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UPDATES: Police believe five motorcyle gangs involved in deadly Twin Peaks shootout — UPDATE, 7:45 p.m.: Police now believe there were five gangs involved in Sunday's deadly shootout at Twin Peaks in Central Texas Marketplace, and some were allied with one another.
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9 bikers killed in rival gang shootout outside Waco restaurant — WACO — A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a crowded Waco restaurant Sunday afternoon killed nine bikers and injured at least 18, police said. — No bystanders were injured in what police said was the culmination …


Sunday Biker Gang Shooting Leaves Nine Dead, Several Injured
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9 Are Killed in Biker Gang Shootout in Waco
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Cossacks Motorcycle Club: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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Reports: 9 dead in Waco, Texas, shooting
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Dean Potter, extreme climber, dies in Yosemite base jumping accident — Yet again, Dean Potter was hurtling through the air. A dead tree stood on the ground below him, a strange tug at the space between his shoulders came from above. — Potter, already a famous rock climber, had been having this dream night after night.
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Dean Potter Killed in BASE-Jumping Accident — The climbing great died Saturday while attempting a wingsuit flight from Yosemite's Taft Point — On Saturday evening, May 16, BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died after attempting a wingsuit flight from Taft Point …


The GOP is dying off. Literally. — Lead image by Getty. — It turns out that one of the Grand Old Party's biggest—and least discussed—challenges going into 2016 is lying in plain sight, written right into the party's own nickname. The Republican Party voter is old—and getting older …
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Right-wing wins come at too high a price
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ABC Colleague: George Stephanopoulos 'Really Isn't a Journalist' — If ABC's chief anchor thought two apologies over his undeclared Clinton Foundation donations would be enough to pacify his critics, he was wrong. — It has been a rough weekend for ABC News's embattled chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos, and an even worse Sunday.
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Stephanopoulos's Long, Long Record of Loyal Service to the Clintons
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The Note: Trouble In Mason City, Feat. Hillary Clinton and Rick Santorum … NOTABLES —YOU REALLY OUGHT TO GIVE IOWA A TRY: Broadway this is not. But if Rick Santorum has anything to do with it, there's going to be trouble today in Mason City, Iowa — the town famous for inspiring “The Music Man.”
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Washington's new odd couple: McConnell and Obama — Washington's new odd couple is President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. — The longtime adversaries — McConnell memorably said his top priority was to make Obama a one-term president — are suddenly cooperating …
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Lindsey Graham: June 1 presidential announcement — Sen. Lindsey Graham to explore White House run 04:12 — Washington (CNN)South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he'll announce his presidential plans June 1 — but seemed to have already made up his mind.
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Obama to Limit Military-Style Equipment for Police Forces — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday will ban the federal provision of some types of military-style equipment to local police departments and sharply restrict the availability of others, administration officials said …
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Exclusive Interview: Elian Gonzalez Wants to Come to the US … Elian Gonzalez would like to return to the United States, he tells ABC News in an exclusive interview. — “To the American people, first I say thank you for the love they give me,” Gonzalez said. “I want the time to give my love to American people.”
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Shape Of Greek Endgame Emerges: IMF Discussed “Cyprus-Like” Plan After Tsipras Warned Of Looming Default — As we said over the weekend, it's all about Riga again for Greece. EU leaders will meet on Thursday and Friday in Latvia where PM Alexis Tsipras will try to secure a more favorable outcome …
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Democrats sic identity politics on their own — The left has handicapped its ability to debate policy, even among themselves. — They told me if I voted for Mitt Romney, we'd have a condescending president who looked down on his female critics as “little ladies” who didn't understand how the world works.
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