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Shooting Suspect ‘Big Into Segregation,’ Roommate Says — Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a predominantly black Charleston, South Carolina, church Wednesday night, had been “planning something like that for six months,” according to his roommate.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Take Down the Confederate Flag—Now — Last night, Dylann Roof walked into a Charleston church, sat for an hour, and then killed nine people. Roof's crime cannot be divorced from the ideology of white supremacy which long animated his state nor from its potent symbol—the Confederate flag.
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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Everything Known About Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof — The man accused of killing nine inside a black church wore pro-apartheid flags, held ‘strong conservative beliefs,’ and made a ‘lot of racist jokes.’ — Police said they have arrested Dylann Storm Roof …
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Post and Courier:
Nine dead after ‘hate crime’ shooting at Emanuel AME — (Matthew Fortner/staff) Scene of church shooting at 9 p.m. at 110 Calhoun Street, site of Mother Emanuel AME Church. — The Post and Courier — A white gunman killed nine people during a prayer meeting at one of Charleston's oldest …
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New York Times:
Charleston Church Shooting Suspect, Dylann Storm Roof, Is Captured — CHARLESTON, S.C. — The man suspected of killing nine people at a prayer meeting at a historic black church in this city's downtown area was caught on Thursday some 200 miles away in North Carolina, local and federal officials said.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting 10 photos — Police close off a section of Calhoun Street near the scene of the shooting. — Hide Caption — 10 of 10 — Story highlights — Charleston, South Carolina (CNN)[Latest developments] — The suspect is in his early 20s, 5'9" in height. "
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Santorum Calls Charleston Shooting ‘Assault On Religious Liberty’ — Presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) on Thursday called the attack by a white gunman on a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. part of a broader assault on “religious liberty” in America.
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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Fox And Friends Say More Guns Would Have Stopped The Charleston Church Massacre
Fox And Friends Say More Guns Would Have Stopped The Charleston Church Massacre
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham: Charleston Shooter May Have Been ‘Looking for Christians to Kill’
Lindsey Graham: Charleston Shooter May Have Been ‘Looking for Christians to Kill’
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The White House:
President Obama Delivers a Statement on the Shooting in South Carolina
President Obama Delivers a Statement on the Shooting in South Carolina
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CNN:
Who is the Charleston church shooting suspect?
Who is the Charleston church shooting suspect?
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Jeffrey Collins / BuzzFeed:
These Are The Victims Of The Charleston Church Shooting
These Are The Victims Of The Charleston Church Shooting
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Washington Post:
Full text: Obama's remarks on fatal shooting in Charleston, S.C.
Full text: Obama's remarks on fatal shooting in Charleston, S.C.
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Gov. Haley Breaks Down: ‘The Heart And Soul Of South Carolina Was Broken’ (VIDEO)
Gov. Haley Breaks Down: ‘The Heart And Soul Of South Carolina Was Broken’ (VIDEO)
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Republican State Sen. On Church Shooter: 'We've Got To Find This Jackass'
WIS-TV:
Charleston church shooting suspect from Columbia area
Charleston church shooting suspect from Columbia area
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Chauncey Devega / Salon:
Charleston church massacre: The violence white America must answer for
Charleston church massacre: The violence white America must answer for
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Alastair Jamieson / NBC News:
KKK Is Among 19 Hate Groups Operating in South Carolina
KKK Is Among 19 Hate Groups Operating in South Carolina
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Harriet McLeod / Reuters:
Gunman at large after killing nine at black South Carolina church
Gunman at large after killing nine at black South Carolina church
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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
For Charleston's Emanuel A.M.E. Church, shooting is another painful chapter in rich history
For Charleston's Emanuel A.M.E. Church, shooting is another painful chapter in rich history
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
In Facebook Photo, Charleston Suspect Wears Flags Of Racist African States
In Facebook Photo, Charleston Suspect Wears Flags Of Racist African States
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Democrats in the U.S. Shift to the Left — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination face a significantly more left-leaning party base than their predecessors did over the last 15 years. Forty-seven percent of Democrats …
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant, Bastard, Patriot — Alexander Hamilton was a bastard. Indeed, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson never tired of calling him that - the ‘Bastard Brat of a Scots Pedlar’ who infuriated them time and again. They called him this for one reason above all …
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Alexander Hamilton to Share Image on $10 Bill With a Woman
Alexander Hamilton to Share Image on $10 Bill With a Woman
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Woman's Portrait Will Appear on the $10 Bill
Woman's Portrait Will Appear on the $10 Bill
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Rand Paul on Charleston Shooting: 'There's A Sickness in Our Country' — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told a crowd of social conservatives that a “sickness” in the country was responsible for the mass shootings in South Carolina, adding that the problem “isn't going to be fixed by your government.”
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Brian Williams breaks silence in Matt Lauer interview — Suspended NBC news anchor Brian Williams has broken his silence in an interview with his colleague Matt Lauer. — The sit-down with Lauer, the co-host of the “Today” show, was taped earlier this week, according to two people at NBC.
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Why Is Brian Williams Good Enough for MSNBC, but Not NBC?
Why Is Brian Williams Good Enough for MSNBC, but Not NBC?
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plate — In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas' speciality license plates are government speech, and the state can reject a proposal featuring the Confederate flag. — Mark Wilson / Getty Images
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plates
Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plates
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Nature:
The ancestry and affiliations of Kennewick Man … Kennewick Man, referred to as the Ancient One by Native Americans, is a male human skeleton discovered in Washington state (USA) in 1996 and initially radiocarbon-dated to 8,340-9,200 calibrated years before present (BP)1.
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple Watch 2: Apple plans FaceTime camera, iPhone-free Wi-Fi, $1000+ models, similar battery — Two months after the initial launch of the Apple Watch, and only a day following the device's debut at Apple Stores, sources have revealed Apple's considerations for the 2016 release of a second-generation model.
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Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over — Apply a 14.5% flat tax to personal income and to businesses. Cut deductions. Watch the economy roar. — Some of my fellow Republican candidates for the presidency have proposed plans to fix the tax system. These proposals are a step in the right direction …
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Priscilla Alvarez / National Journal:
Ben Carson Says He Wants to Seal the Border to Keep Out People ‘That Want to Bomb Us’ — The presidential contender spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' annual conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. — There is only one Republican presidential candidate …
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