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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Dallas gunman killed by bomb robot, ‘wanted to kill officers,’ officials say — A Dallas police officer covers his face as he stands with others outside the emergency room at Baylor University Medical Center on July 8. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) — Police used a “bomb robot” …
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Richard Wheatstone / Mirror.co.uk:
Dallas police shooting: ‘Black Power group’ claims responsibility for police killings and warns of more assassinations to come — “More Will Be Assassinated In The Coming Days! Do You Like The Work Of Our Assassins? Get Your Own Sniper” read a post on the Black Power Political Organisation Facebook account
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Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT — Last night's horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers - five of whom were killed and seven wounded - is an attack on our country. It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe. — We must restore law and order.
Washington Post:
‘Like a little war’: Snipers shoot 11 police officers during Dallas protest march, killing five — At least five Dallas law enforcement officers were killed and seven wounded Thursday evening as a protest over recent police shootings was interrupted by chaos.
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Claire Z. Cardona / Dallas Morning News:
11 officers shot, 4 dead, 1 person in custody after shots fired during downtown Dallas rally — This is a developing story and will update throughout the evening. — What we know so far — * Person of interest turned himself in to Dallas police, another person involved in a shootout with officers was taken into custody
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Dallas Police Officers Killed In Sniper Attack: What We Know Friday — This is a developing story. — A sniper attack in Dallas killed five police officers Thursday, in a bout of violence that didn't end until a sniper who had fired on police died in a parking garage.
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David Caplan / ABC News:
Suspect in Dallas Ambush Shooting ID'd as Ex-Army Reservist — Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, has been identified as one of the suspected gunmen in an ambush Thursday that left five Dallas law enforcement officers dead and seven more officers injured, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.
CNN:
Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers shot dead during protests against police — (CNN)Shooters killed five officers during protests against police in downtown Dallas, marking the deadliest single attack on U.S. law enforcement since September 11, 2001. — The gunfire started Thursday night …
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Mike Leslie / Heavy.com:
Micah Xavier Johnson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Email Follow — An Army veteran “upset about Black Lives Matter” and “recent police shootings” who opened fire Thursday night in Dallas in an attack on police officers has been identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, the Los Angeles Times and CBS News report.
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CNN:
Obama on Dallas: ‘Vicious, calculated, despicable attack on law enforcement’ — President Obama reacts to Dallas shootings from Warsaw — Warsaw, Poland (CNN)President Barack Obama said Friday that the nation was “horrified” after what he called “a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement” in Dallas.
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New York Times:
Dallas Shooting Leaves 5 Police Officers Dead; Suspect Is Killed — DALLAS — At least one sniper, who said he wanted to shoot white police officers, killed five officers and wounded seven others at a demonstration in Dallas on Thursday night against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, officials said.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots
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Associated Press:
Latest: Dallas chief calls shooting of police ‘well-planned’
Latest: Dallas chief calls shooting of police ‘well-planned’
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New York Daily News:
Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh threatens ‘war’ …
Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh threatens ‘war’ …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Military experts: Dallas police attacker appeared ‘tactically professional’ and ‘focused’
Military experts: Dallas police attacker appeared ‘tactically professional’ and ‘focused’
Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Original Dallas Shooting Suspect Released From Custody
Original Dallas Shooting Suspect Released From Custody
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING VIDEO=> DALLAS SHOOTER FILMED FIRING ON POLICE - EXECUTING POLICE OFFICER IN DALLAS
BREAKING VIDEO=> DALLAS SHOOTER FILMED FIRING ON POLICE - EXECUTING POLICE OFFICER IN DALLAS
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Jeffburkett / CBS Dallas:
Police: Dallas Shooting Suspect Micah Johnson “Wanted To Kill White People”
Police: Dallas Shooting Suspect Micah Johnson “Wanted To Kill White People”
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton: ‘I mourn for the officers shot’
Clinton: ‘I mourn for the officers shot’
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Claire Z. Cardona / Dallas Morning News:
11 officers shot, 5 dead, SWAT in standoff with 1 person after shooting after Dallas rally
11 officers shot, 5 dead, SWAT in standoff with 1 person after shooting after Dallas rally
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump calls Dallas shootings ‘an attack on our country’
Trump calls Dallas shootings ‘an attack on our country’
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Liz Farmer / Dallas Morning News:
Graphic video shows ambush, shooting of officers in Dallas
Graphic video shows ambush, shooting of officers in Dallas
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Mike Ma / Breitbart:
Twitter Takes No Action As Calls For Cop-Killing Sweep Platform
Twitter Takes No Action As Calls For Cop-Killing Sweep Platform
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Stewart Rhodes / Oath Keepers:
Snipers Kill Five Officers, Wound Six, During Dallas Black Lives Matter Protest
Snipers Kill Five Officers, Wound Six, During Dallas Black Lives Matter Protest
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NBC News:
Dallas Police Ambush Suspect ‘Wanted to Kill White People’: Police Chief
Dallas Police Ambush Suspect ‘Wanted to Kill White People’: Police Chief
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Bernie Sanders / Fox News:
Obama renews gun control push after ‘senseless’ Dallas murders
Obama renews gun control push after ‘senseless’ Dallas murders
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Wall Street Journal:
Suspect in Dallas Police Shootings Targeted White Officers
Suspect in Dallas Police Shootings Targeted White Officers
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The Return of Clinton Derangement Syndrome — Her email scandal has predictably transformed from a legal inquiry into a partisan witch hunt. — If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, then Republicans lost their minds chasing the Clintons down rabbit holes years ago.
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump slashes TV appearances as advisers clash over controlling his message — Donald Trump, in a sharp shift in strategy, is now refusing to appear on many television outlets, and top advisers who want to limit his exposure are no longer notifying him of every interview request.
Michael Eric Dyson / New York Times:
What White America Fails to See — IT is clear that you, white America, will never understand us. We are a nation of nearly 40 million black souls inside a nation of more than 320 million people. We don't all think the same, feel the same, love, learn, live or even die the same.
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Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: “I Think It's Really Unfortunate” — EMAIL ME — Speaking exclusively to THR, the actor and LGBT activist says the ‘Star Trek Beyond’ development for his character is out of step with what creator Gene Roddenberry would have wanted.
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Lynnsey Gardner / WJXT-TV:
Corrine Brown facing 24 federal counts — FBI, grand jury had been investigating 12-term congresswoman — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff were indicted Friday for their roles in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent education charity.
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Oliver Milman / Guardian:
Green party's Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over ticket — Stein, expected to become the party's nominee at its August convention, says she has invited Sanders to collaborate: ‘Everything is on the table’ — Bernie Sanders has been invited to continue his underdog bid …
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Nancy Zdunkewicz / Democracy Corps:
Clinton and Congressional Democrats Widen Lead Over Opponents — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 11 points in Democracy Corps' most recent national survey (48 percent to 37 percent, with 8 percent voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson). This survey of 900 likely 2016 voters …
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