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4 Marines killed in attacks on Chattanooga military facilities — Shares - — CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire at two military facilities Thursday in Chattanooga, killing four Marines, officials told CBS News. The suspect also was killed.
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Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, left, opened fire at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing four Marines and wounding three others before he was killed. At right is the recruiting center's front door, which was pierced by bullets.
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WRCB-TV:
4 Marines killed, police officer shot in Chattanooga — UPDATE: Four U.S. marines were killed Thursday by a gunman in Chattanooga. Mayor Andy Berke confirmed the fatalities in an afternoon news conference. A police officer, who was wounded, is said to be in stable condition.
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timesfreepress.com:
This story is developing. … The gunman in the Chattanooga military installation shooting has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez. — He was believed to have been born in Kuwait, and it was unclear whether he was a U.S. or Kuwaiti citizen.
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timesfreepress.com:
This breaking news story is being continually updated as new information comes in. … Four members of the military were killed in two attacks on military centers in separate parts of Chattanooga by an unknown gunman, leading to lockdowns at local hospitals as well as the Army Recruiting Center …
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New York Times:
Four Marines Killed in Chattanooga Shootings — CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A gunman opened fire on a Navy and Marine Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Thursday, leaving four Marines dead, and a recruiter wounded. The gunman was also killed. — Officials said during a news conference …
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Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's High School Yearbook Quote Will Give You Chills — Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez shot and killed four people and wounded one at military installations in Chattanooga, TN, today. — A source within the Pentagon confirmed to IJReview that Abdulazeez's name …
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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Read Chattanooga Shooter's Blog — The killer of four U.S. Marines in Chattanooga maintained a short-lived blog that hinted at his religious inner life. Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez's blog had only two posts, both published July 13 and written in a popular style of Islamic religious reasoning.
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Fbi / Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Shootings at Military Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee
FBI Statement on Shootings at Military Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Gunman identified in Tennessee rampage
Reuters:
Five dead, including gunman, in Tennessee military facilities shootings
Five dead, including gunman, in Tennessee military facilities shootings
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Jason Hanna / CNN:
‘Active shooter incident’ reported at Tennessee naval center
‘Active shooter incident’ reported at Tennessee naval center
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump — Over the weekend, Donald Trump held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that attracted several thousand people. He shared the stage with the father of a man who was killed by an undocumented immigrant—and Trump continued his rant …
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NBC News:
First Read: How Donald Trump Shrank the GOP Field — First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — How Donald Trump shrank the GOP field — Yes, 17 Republicans are running for president.
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
I could have wound up in prison, Obama tells inmates — On a visit to a federal prison in Oklahoma, the president says he believes social disparities mean some youth go to the principal's office while others go to jail. — EL RENO, Okla. — Instead of the White House, but for the grace of God …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
PHOTOS: Protesters Welcome Obama To Oklahoma With Confederate Flags
PHOTOS: Protesters Welcome Obama To Oklahoma With Confederate Flags
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Leslie Rangel / KFOR-TV:
Oklahoma black man leads presidential protest by waving Confederate Flag
Oklahoma black man leads presidential protest by waving Confederate Flag
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Darlene Superville / Yahoo Politics:
Obama visits prison to call for a fairer justice system
Obama visits prison to call for a fairer justice system
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Ellen Pao / Washington Post:
Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: The trolls are winning the battle for the Internet — Ellen Pao resigned this month from her position as interim chief executive of Reddit. — I have just endured one of the largest trolling attacks in history. And I have just been blessed with the most astonishing human responses to that attack.
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Declines To Support A National $15 Minimum Wage — Clinton says she supports raising the national minimum wage, but adds that “what you can do in L.A. or in New York may not work in other places.” — Darren McCollester / Getty Images — Hillary Clinton on Thursday …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Barred By Existing Law, Federal Commission Rules — “[A]llegations of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily state a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex” barred by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Employment Opportunity …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Scott Walker wants to drug test food stamp recipients. That shows why he'll never be president. — Sixteen years ago, George W. Bush presented to America his vision of “compassionate conservatism,” and in response he received an absolute torrent of glowing articles in the media calling him a …
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abc7chicago.com:
Road trip for suburban woman ends in jailhouse death — New video shows the arrest of 28-year-old Sandy Bland, who died three days later in a Texas jail cell. Police say her death was self-inflicted. — ABC7 I-Team Investigation — Embed — Newly obtained video shows the arrest …
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Michael Tracey / The New Republic:
The Bernie Sanders Archive Is Bustling With Mysterious Young Men — Campaign interns have been tasked with digitizing every document—and keeping quiet about it — July is a sleepy time on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, and ordinarily the basement of the Bailey/Howe Library would be sleepier still.
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Lanny Davis / The Hill:
Why is the media picking sides on polling?
Why is the media picking sides on polling?
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CBS News:
Anti-abortion group: More Planned Parenthood videos coming — Shares - — Congressional Republicans say they will launch an investigation of Planned Parenthood as a result of an undercover video released by the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-abortion group, asserting …
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