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Tegna / WZZM-TV:
County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse … ST. JOSEPH, MICH. - At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor's office said. — Three people are dead and one person is injured, said the employee, who wished not to be named.
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WOOD-TV:
Sheriff on Berrien County Courthouse shooting: ‘Our hearts are torn apart’ — ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WOOD) — The Berrien County Courthouse will remain closed through Tuesday after two bailiffs were shot and killed during an inmate transfer Monday. — “Our hearts are torn apart.
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Melissa Hudson / ABC57 News in South Bend, Indiana:
Shots fired at Berrien County Courthouse — Multiple shots were fired at the Berrien County Courthouse Monday afternoon. — The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. — A Berrien County Commissioner told Vahid Sadrzadeh on scene that a man who was on his way to jail took a gun off a deputy and started opening fire.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’ — Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to decide on his vice presidential pick by the end of the week and that he is leaning toward a “political” pick rather than a “military” one.
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
Trump VP short-lister Flynn clarifies abortion stance, says he's ‘pro-life’ — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, considered a potential pick for Donald Trump's running mate, insisted Monday that he is “pro-life” - clarifying his stance on abortion after riling conservatives by calling it a woman's choice.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems — Donald Trump explained in a Monday interview with me that he does not spend entire campaign rallies talking about Hillary Clinton's email controversy because “when you are in front of an audience of 10 …
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Potential Trump VP Pick Clarifies He's Pro-Life After Saying He's Pro-Choice
Potential Trump VP Pick Clarifies He's Pro-Life After Saying He's Pro-Choice
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge as Parents of Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Speak Out for First Time — The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas, identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, displayed a noticeable change in behavior after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015 …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Dallas Police Chief Received Death Threats After Gunman Killed Officers
Dallas Police Chief Received Death Threats After Gunman Killed Officers
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Holly Yan / CNN:
Writing in blood, threats of bombs: Latest on Dallas investigation
Writing in blood, threats of bombs: Latest on Dallas investigation
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George Hunter / Detroit News:
Detroit police arrest four for threats against cops
Detroit police arrest four for threats against cops
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New York Times:
Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings … * Handcuffs exclude arrests. Counts represent at least that level of force, based on stop-and-frisk data from 2003 to 2013. Similar situations account for gender, age, police precinct, the reason for the stop …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’
Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Huckabee's claim that more white people were shot by police in 2015 than minorities
Huckabee's claim that more white people were shot by police in 2015 than minorities
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Republican Platform Subcommittee Follows Trump on Trade — A party platform subcommittee on the economy, jobs and debt voted on Monday voted to remove a reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. — mniquette — The Republican Party, which has long backed free trade …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rick Perry: Trump's Border Wall Will Only Be a ‘Virtual Wall’
Rick Perry: Trump's Border Wall Will Only Be a ‘Virtual Wall’
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Evan Bayh mounting Senate return — (CNN)Evan Bayh is mounting a return bid to the U.S. Senate, giving national Democrats a boost as they aim to retake the chamber in November. — An announcement about Bayh's candidacy for the Indiana Senate seat is expected later Monday morning, said a source familiar with the plans.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Evan Bayh to run for Senate
Evan Bayh to run for Senate
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Jason Evangelho / Forbes:
‘Pokémon GO’ Is About To Surpass Twitter In Daily Active Users On Android — Cops and kids are playing Pokémon Go together in the streets, local businesses are tailoring their marketing around Pokémon Go, and self-professed socially awkward gamers are making new friends by the dozen.
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USA Today:
Westboro Baptist Church recruits Jigglypuff, a Pokémon, against LGBT community on Pokémon Go
Westboro Baptist Church recruits Jigglypuff, a Pokémon, against LGBT community on Pokémon Go
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Joseph Schwartz / Similarweb Blog:
Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America's Latest Obsession
Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America's Latest Obsession
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Ryan W. Miller / USA Today:
Teens used Pokémon Go app to lure robbery victims, police say
Teens used Pokémon Go app to lure robbery victims, police say
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Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
A Single Photo From Baton Rouge That's Hard to Forget — It is a remarkable picture. A single woman stands in the roadway, feet firmly planted. She poses no obvious threat. She is there to protest the excessive force which Baton Rouge police allegedly deploy against the city's black citizens.
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Zack Kopplin / The Daily Beast:
Baton Rouge Cops Throw Protesters Into Street, Arrest Them for Being There
Baton Rouge Cops Throw Protesters Into Street, Arrest Them for Being There
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury — Two House Committees on Monday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Hillary Clinton perjured herself on the email controversy while testifying before Benghazi Committee investigators in October.
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Media Matters for America:
NRA's Ted Nugent Smears Philando Castile And Says Obama Wants To Start A Race War — National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent reacted to the police shooting of Philando Castile and the mass shooting targeting police officers in Dallas, TX, by claiming President Obama wants to start …
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NBC News:
Jeb Bush: People Will ‘Feel Betrayed’ by Trump — Bush: Trump created ‘alternative universe’ 4:05 — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush predicts that Donald Trump's supporters will “feel betrayed” when his promises go unfulfilled. In a conversation with MSNBC, Bush said that Trump …
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Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Behind a Bill Clinton speaking engagement: A $1,400 hotel phone bill and $700 dinner for two — Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. — When former presidents and other dignitaries traveled to California to wax nostalgic on the speaking circuit, they may have been demanding …
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jama.jamanetwork.com:
United States Health Care Reform — Progress to Date and Next Steps — FREE ONLINE FIRST — JAMA. — ABSTRACT — Importance — The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.
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Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
CNN Contributor Calls Katrina Pierson's Statements ‘Borderline Asinine’ to Her Face — Clinton supporter and CNN contributor Bakari Sellers accused Trump's national spokesperson Katrina Pierson of airing “borderline asinine” comments in a heated debate on CNN Monday morning.
Sara Murray / CNN:
How the GOP is courting John Kasich — Cleveland (CNN)John Kasich may be the most intensely courted man in the Buckeye State. — With just seven days until the GOP convention, the quest to convince Kasich to back Donald Trump — or even participate in the convention he campaigned to bring to Cleveland — has been quiet but feverish.