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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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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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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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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 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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Fbi / Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Shootings at Military Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee … The FBI's Knoxville Field Office, along with the Chattanooga Police Department and other law enforcement partners, are working jointly to investigate today's shootings at a military recruitment center and a reserve center …
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Tennessean.com, Guardian, New York Times, Real Clear Politics, National Review, Talking Points Memo and Slantpoint
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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New York Times:
Gunman Kills 4 Marines at Military Site in Chattanooga
Gunman Kills 4 Marines at Military Site in Chattanooga
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Associated Press:
Official: 4 Marines killed in military attacks in Tenn.
Official: 4 Marines killed in military attacks in Tenn.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
Politico:
Small donor myth debunked — The heavily touted grassroots fundraising engines were largely spin, a POLITICO analysis shows. — Don't believe the small donor hype. — Suggestions by Hillary Clinton and other presidential candidates that their campaigns are being powered …
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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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Janie Har / Associated Press:
Jeb Bush Takes Uber to San Francisco Startup — It wasn't quite hipster Jeb Bush who arrived at a San Francisco startup— via ride-share service Uber— but the Republican presidential contender did his best Thursday to show he's not part of what he called the ho-hum stagnation of Washington.
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