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Sdswanson / WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Man Dies After Officer-Involved Shooting In Falcon Heights — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 32-year-old man has died after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Falcon Heights. — Philando Castile's mother, Valerie Castile, says he died at Hennepin County Medical Center after 11 p.m.
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Washington Post:
Minn. cop fatally shoots man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook — A Minnesota traffic stop turned deadly Wednesday evening as a police officer opened fire on a driver. — The victim, 32-year-old Philando Castile, died at a Minneapolis hospital, a family member told The Washington Post.
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Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
Minnesota Police Shooting's Aftermath Is Captured in Gruesome Video — A Minnesota man was fatally shot Wednesday night by the police during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb, and the aftermath was captured in a grisly video recorded by the car's front-seat passenger and streamed live.
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Pat Pheifer / Star Tribune:
Aftermath of Falcon Heights officer-involved shooting captured on phone video — The man, identified by relatives as a St. Paul schools employee, died at HCMC, according to an uncle. The shooting followed a traffic stop near Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street. — A man was shot by police in Falcon Heights on Wednesday evening.
New York Daily News:
Minnesota man Philando Castile shot and killed by cops during traffic stop; girlfriend pleads …
Minnesota man Philando Castile shot and killed by cops during traffic stop; girlfriend pleads …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: Ma'am Survivor — The Clintons — both Hillary and Bill — are very smart, but also quite reckless. They play too close to the edge and sometimes go over. They parse words to parry attacks. They possess a sort of preternatural political ability, but also a political paranoia.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Will House Republicans overplay their hand on Hillary Clinton? — For more than 20 years, whenever Bill and Hillary Clinton have gotten into real political trouble, they have found an unlikely ally in House Republicans. — Over and over again, from Bill Clinton's darkest hours as president …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Email Was Probably Hacked, Experts Say — When the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, said on Tuesday that his investigators had no “direct evidence” that Hillary Clinton's email account had been “successfully hacked,” both private experts and federal investigators immediately understood …
Wall Street Journal:
MORE IN HILLARY CLINTON — The State Department didn't respond …
MORE IN HILLARY CLINTON — The State Department didn't respond …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State: Some classified markings in Clinton emails were ‘human error’
State: Some classified markings in Clinton emails were ‘human error’
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Cooper Allen / USA Today:
Loretta Lynch makes it official: No charges in Hillary Clinton email probe
Loretta Lynch makes it official: No charges in Hillary Clinton email probe
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
WH rejects call to block Clinton from receiving classified briefings
WH rejects call to block Clinton from receiving classified briefings
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Charles C. Johnson / GotNews:
BREAKING: #AltonSterling Was Child Raping Dead Beat Dad Who Owed $25,000+ in Child Support, Not Good “Father of Five” — Yet another narrative exploded... No, Alton Sterling wasn't a good dad at all. — One of the lies currently being peddled about pedophile gang banger Alton Sterling is that he was a good father.
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Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering — OVER the past several years, we have borne witness to grainy videos of what “protect and serve” looks like for black lives — Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, Kajieme Powell, to name a few. I don't think any of us could have imagined …
The Daily Beast:
New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police — Footage provided to The Daily Beast shows Alton Sterling being repeatedly shot by police officers after he was pinned to the ground. — BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — New cellphone video provided to The Daily Beast shows Alton Sterling …
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New York Times:
In a Defiant, Angry Speech, Donald Trump Defends Image Seen as Anti-Semitic — Donald J. Trump on Wednesday offered a defiant defense of his campaign's decision to publish an image widely viewed as anti-Semitic — saying he regretted deleting it — and vigorously reaffirmed his praise of Saddam Hussein, the murderous Iraqi dictator.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues Roger Ailes for sexual harassment — Gretchen Carlson, a longtime host on Fox News, is accusing the network's CEO and chairman Roger Ailes of sexual harassment and retaliation. — A spokeswoman for Ailes did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
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Alex Weprin / Politico:
Outfoxed? — Fox News was enveloped in silence for most of Wednesday …
Outfoxed? — Fox News was enveloped in silence for most of Wednesday …
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Media Matters for America:
CNN Reports That 10 Women Have Contacted Law Firm About Treatment Under Roger Ailes
CNN Reports That 10 Women Have Contacted Law Firm About Treatment Under Roger Ailes
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California — Clinton leads Trump by 30 percentage points in head-to-head matchup — Clinton's lead slips to 24 percentage points when third party candidate included — Most California Democrats want Bernie Sanders to step aside
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Trump Goes Back to Washington to Face Wary Republicans
Trump Goes Back to Washington to Face Wary Republicans
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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Clinton maintains her lead in a particularly negative race
Clinton maintains her lead in a particularly negative race
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CNN:
House Democrats boo Bernie Sanders in contentious meeting
House Democrats boo Bernie Sanders in contentious meeting
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Talks for Possible Endorsement Next Week
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Talks for Possible Endorsement Next Week
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Clinton, Sanders in talks to host joint event: reports
Clinton, Sanders in talks to host joint event: reports
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Muslim Migrant Linked to Al-Qaeda Tries to Murder Ohio Judge — 37-year-old Yahya Farooq Mohammad, who had previously been charged with providing support to Al-Qaeda, was indicted this week for soliciting the murder of a federal judge. — Yahya Farooq Mohammad (TIME)
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Emma Ockerman / TIME:
Man Facing Terrorism Charges Indicted for Plot to Murder Judge in His Case
Man Facing Terrorism Charges Indicted for Plot to Murder Judge in His Case
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Indianapolis Star:
In Donald Trump VP search, Mike Pence ‘rings the most bells’ — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is widely regarded as the best choice to become Donald Trump's running mate, several Republican strategists told IndyStar, and his recent visit with Trump signals he is willing to join the ticket.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate
Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate
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Ann Coulter / Breitbart:
My VP Prediction — Donald Trump's First Mistake — My vice presidential prediction is: Trump is about to make his first mistake. I knew this would happen as soon as he hired campaign consultants, rather than relying on his gut. If these campaign consultants were any good …
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Anti-Donald Trump Forces See Convention Coup as Within Reach — Backing of 28 Rules Committee members would allow a full vote on unbinding delegates — Months after Donald Trump appeared to seal the Republican nomination for president, anti-Trump forces still have one last chance to force …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP leader: Release Clinton's FBI interview — 's interview with the FBI made public as GOP lawmakers demand more information on the investigation into her private email server. — “It's pretty clear ... that the American people would like to see what Hillary Clinton said to the FBI …