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Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: At least 60 feared dead and shots fired as lorry RAMS into crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice leaving bodies strewn across the road in suspected Terror attack — At least 50 people are feared dead and 150 have been injured in a Bastille Day attack in Nice, southern France
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Guardian:
Nice ‘terrorist attack’: truck hits Bastille Day crowd killing 77 people - live updates — Police say a vehicle which struck crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice contained ‘arms, loaded with grenades’ — Mayor of Paris tweets in solidarity with Nice
Barney Henderson / Telegraph:
Live ‘Several dead’ after truck crashes into crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice ‘terror attack’ — Auto update — Local authorities state it is an attack and several gunshots have been heard, French TV reports — Police and ambulances went to the scene and authorities …
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Nick Gutteridge / Daily Express:
NICE LATEST: At least 73 dead as lorry driven into Bastille Day crowd in terrorist attack — AT LEAST 73 people have been killed and 100 more injured in the southern French city of Nice tonight after a lorry was “deliberately driven” into a crowd out celebrating Bastille Day in a confirmed terrorist attack.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Other McCain
The Hill:
Dozens killed after truck plows into crowd in France — Dozens are dead after a truck drove into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France. — The French paper, Le Figaro, reported that 73 were dead, a similar count to the number reported by the mayor of Nice, Chrisian Estrosi.
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New York Times:
Scores Reported Dead in Nice, France, as Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd
Scores Reported Dead in Nice, France, as Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd
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Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, France 24 and The Week
Steve Almasy / CNN:
Nice official: ‘Tens of dead’ when truck runs into crowd
Nice official: ‘Tens of dead’ when truck runs into crowd
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Washington Post:
Truck rams Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France; at least 70 reported killed
Truck rams Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France; at least 70 reported killed
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Vocativ, Guardian, Jihad Watch, Sydney Morning Herald and Hit & Run
Indianapolis Star:
Next Slide — Gov. Mike Pence is dropping his re-election bid in Indiana to become Donald Trump's running mate. — IndyStar has confirmed that Trump plans to announce Pence as his selection for vice president, ending a weeks-long vice presidential casting call during which Trump vetted a handful of high-profile Republicans.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Signals He Will Pick Mike Pence as Running Mate — Donald J. Trump's campaign has signaled strongly to Republicans in Washington that he will pick Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, as his running mate, though Republicans caution the party's mercurial presidential candidate …
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Patricia Murphy / Roll Call:
Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source — Announcement expected Friday — Could Bayh and the Reruns Reboot the Senate? In Search of a Hero A ‘Trumptastic’ GOP Convention — Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — @Patricia Murphy — Donald Trump is planning to announce …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House praises Trump's VP pick for expanding Medicaid — 's vice presidential pick received praise from an unwelcome place Thursday: the White House. — President Obama's chief spokesman, Josh Earnest, lauded Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) for deciding to expand Medicaid in his state under ObamaCare.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump picks Pence as VP
Trump picks Pence as VP
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CNN:
Sources: Signs point to Pence as Trump's VP pick
Sources: Signs point to Pence as Trump's VP pick
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Christie on VP chatter: I don't like coming in second
Christie on VP chatter: I don't like coming in second
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Trump explains Palin's absence from GOP convention speakers — Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin isn't included in the official list of speakers for the Republican National Convention next week, and Donald Trump suggested in an interview that her absence is because she lives too far from the venue.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
RNC Speaker Dana White Tweets About His ‘Nuts’ Not GOP — It's unclear if UFC President Dana White is even interested in Trump or the RNC—because his Twitter feed is basically a bunch of missives about his and others' “nuts.” — One of the Republican National Convention speakers …
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘I wish I had time’ to play ‘Pokemon Go’ — Donald Trump would like to catch 'em all. — But he's busy running for president. — In an interview with the Washington Examiner on Thursday, the Republican nominee said he wishes he could join in the craze over the new smartphone game “Pokemon Go.”
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Speakers at Donald Trump's Convention: Tim Tebow, Peter Thiel, but No Sarah Palin?
Speakers at Donald Trump's Convention: Tim Tebow, Peter Thiel, but No Sarah Palin?
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Trump defends Roger Ailes from sexual harassment accusations
Trump defends Roger Ailes from sexual harassment accusations
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Emails Weighing on Hillary Clinton, Now Tied With Donald Trump — Hillary Clinton has emerged from the F.B.I. investigation into her email practices as secretary of state a wounded candidate with a large and growing majority of voters saying she cannot be trusted, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the fetishization of “objectivity”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the fetishization of “objectivity”
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
50-State Snapshot: Clinton Beats Trump, but It's Close
50-State Snapshot: Clinton Beats Trump, but It's Close
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The Huffington Post:
A Giant Billboard Of Trump And Cruz Kissing Just Went Up 5 Minutes From The RNC — Republicans aren't gonna be happy about this one... JamesMichael Nichols — Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post — Republican National Convention-goers are in for a big surprise.
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Aaron Jackson / Planting Peace:
Planting Peace Sends a Message to the GOP
Planting Peace Sends a Message to the GOP
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Gregory T. Angelo / Log Cabin Republicans:
A Message on the GOP Platform from Log Cabin Republicans President Gregory T. Angelo
A Message on the GOP Platform from Log Cabin Republicans President Gregory T. Angelo
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Katie Jacobs Stanton:
An open letter from technology sector leaders on Donald Trump's candidacy for President — We are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector. We are proud that American innovation is the envy of the world …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
This Isn't Funny Anymore. American Democracy Is at Stake. — Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a traitor to the American idea. — CLEVELAND, OHIO—A while back, we here at the shebeen decided that Donald J. Trump's act was no longer funny. That he no longer was a goofy guy …
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Los Angeles Times:
Fresno police release body-camera footage of fatal shooting of unarmed 19-year-old — Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer on Wednesday released body-camera video of officers fatally shooting 19-year-old Dylan Noble last month. (Scott Smith / Associated Press) — The chief of the Fresno Police …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats ‘freaked out’ about polls in meeting with Clinton — Nervous Senate Democrats raised concerns with Hillary Clinton — during a private meeting in the Capitol Thursday over a recent poll showing Donald Trump — leading or tied in several battleground states.
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CNN:
Teen's “White Boy Privilege” slam poetry goes viral — New York (CNN)A young boy takes the stage. In a shaky voice, he says, “My name is Royce. My poem is titled, ‘White Boy Privilege.’” — The video of the 14-year-old student's slam poem at his school has gone viral in the midst …
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