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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.
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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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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 …
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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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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 …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
You Need To Suck It Up And Vote For Trump — Donald Trump is a vulgar clown posing as a conservative, unmoored to any coherent ideology. He has generated unprecedented opposition and the contempt of people across the political spectrum. He is unbound to any principle other than his own appetite for adulation.
David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California
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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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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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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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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 …
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The Daily Beast:
New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police
New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police
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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”
BREAKING: #AltonSterling Was Child Raping Dead Beat Dad Who Owed $25,000+ in Child Support, Not Good “Father of Five”
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Jarvis DeBerry / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Before killing Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police had a history of brutality complaints
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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Alex Weprin / Politico:
Outfoxed? — Fox News was enveloped in silence for most of Wednesday, as news ricocheted around New York and Washington of former host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit depicting the network's legendary CEO and chairman Roger Ailes as a pervasive harasser of women.
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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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues Roger Ailes for sexual harassment
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues Roger Ailes for sexual harassment
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders booed by House Democrats — Sen. Bernie Sanders is still talking like a guy who's running for president. But frustrated House Democrats — who booed him at one point during a morning meeting — say it's time to stop. — With the Democratic convention just weeks away …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump posts picture of Disney book: ‘Where is the outrage’ over star? — on Wednesday tweeted an image of a Disney book featuring a six-pointed star in an attempt to draw comparisons to an anti-Hillary Clinton — image he tweeted this past weekend. — “Where is the outrage for this Disney book?
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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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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 …