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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.
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas — It had been 12 hours since he'd lost his son to one of the country's worst mass police shootings, and he still couldn't understand why. — Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa, 32, had survived three tours in Iraq …
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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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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.
Associated Press:
Latest: Dallas chief calls shooting of police ‘well-planned’ — DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): — Dallas Police Chief David Brown says a shooting attack that left five police officers dead was “well planned.”
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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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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots — In the mourning over the murders of five police officers in Dallas, and relief that the standoff had ended, one unusual detail stuck out: the manner in which police killed one suspect after negotiations failed.
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Madlin Mekelburg / The Texas Tribune:
Dan Patrick Blames Black Lives Matter Movement for Dallas Shooting … *Correction appended. — Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined a handful of other Texas Republican officials Friday in blaming former Black Lives Matter protests …
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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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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Statement on Dallas Shooting
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Statement on Dallas Shooting
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CNN:
Obama on Dallas: ‘Vicious, calculated, despicable attack on law enforcement’
Obama on Dallas: ‘Vicious, calculated, despicable attack on law enforcement’
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USA Today:
Black man legally carrying gun wrongly called ‘suspect’ in Dallas
Black man legally carrying gun wrongly called ‘suspect’ in Dallas
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Black Lives Matter group condemns Dallas attack
Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Original Dallas Shooting Suspect Released From Custody
Original Dallas Shooting Suspect Released From Custody
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
A Confession... In the era of Facebook Live and smart phones …
A Confession... In the era of Facebook Live and smart phones …
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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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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’
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday
The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday
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Joe Sterling / CNN:
Dallas shooting victims: Who are the slain officers?
Dallas shooting victims: Who are the slain officers?
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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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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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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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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.
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Political Insider blog:
Newt Gingrich: White Americans 'don't understand being black in America' — Never let it be said that Newt Gingrich is predictable. — As the political world waits to see if the former Georgia congressman and U.S. House speaker gets tapped to be Donald Trump's running mate …
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Catherine Shoard / Guardian:
Simon Pegg: I respectfully disagree with George Takei over gay Sulu — Actor and scriptwriter for Star Trek Beyond defends decision to reveal character is in a same-sex relationship, saying audience would infer that he was always gay - and that ‘we are all LGBT somewhere’
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Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: “I Think It's Really Unfortunate”
George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: “I Think It's Really Unfortunate”
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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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Mike Huckabee / Politico:
If You Can't Support Trump, You Don't Deserve a Microphone — “Breaking News! If Ted Cruz, John Kasich and others don't endorse Donald Trump, they won't be invited to speak at the Republican National Convention!” So the anchors all urgently reported earlier this week.
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