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Guardian:
Nice attack: truck driver named as France mourns 84 killed in Bastille Day atrocity - live — Witnesses describe terror and chaos after armed man drove through crowds celebrating national day — • Armed man drove truck through crowd for 2km — • 'A truck smashed into everyone.
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Danny Boyle / Telegraph:
Horrifying moment truck ploughs into crowd in Nice — A French-Tunisian criminal well known to the police for armed attacks used a hired lorry to kill at least 84 people in a terrorist attack during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, it has emerged. — At least 10 children are among …
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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
New York Times:
Death Toll From Terrorist Attack in Nice, France, Rises to 84 — PARIS — The death toll from the terrorist attack on a Bastille Day fireworks celebration in the southern French city of Nice rose to 84 on Friday morning, as the government raced to establish the attacker's identity …
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New York Times:
Scores Die in Nice, France, as Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd — PARIS — A Bastille Day fireworks celebration was shattered by death and mayhem Thursday night in the southern French city of Nice when a large truck barreled for more than a mile through an enormous crowd of spectators …
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The White House:
Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France
Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France
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U.S. Mission to France / U.S. Embassy & Consulates …:
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Possible Terrorist Attack in Nice
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Possible Terrorist Attack in Nice
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Barney Henderson / Telegraph:
Live ‘Several dead’ after truck crashes into crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice ‘terror attack’
Live ‘Several dead’ after truck crashes into crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice ‘terror attack’
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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Bloomberg:
Republican Convention Panel Crushes a Bid to Block Trump — Stop-Trump effort running out of options to stop nomination — Issuance of minority report could prove embarassing to Trump — A key Republican National Convention committee crushed a long-shot attempt by rogue delegates …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million — CLEVELAND — Millions of dollars short and running out of time, organizers of the Republican National Convention have written an urgent request for $6 million to Las Vegas billionaire couple Sheldon and Miriam Adelson to cover the bills for next week's festivities.
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James Arkin / Real Clear Politics:
“Never Trump” Movement Dies in Committee
“Never Trump” Movement Dies in Committee
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Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Mike Lee predicts backlash after RNC smothers delegate rebellion
Mike Lee predicts backlash after RNC smothers delegate rebellion
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ABC News:
Clinton Campaign, DNC Planning Counter-Convention During RNC
Clinton Campaign, DNC Planning Counter-Convention During RNC
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Head to Head: Here's Who's Winning Battleground States — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in four of the most diverse presidential battleground states, according to brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. — Clinton is ahead of Trump by eight points among registered voters in Colorado …
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
As Clinton stumbles, Trump takes an apparent slim lead in new tracking poll
As Clinton stumbles, Trump takes an apparent slim lead in new tracking poll
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Media Matters for America:
On Fox, Newt Gingrich Calls For Testing Everyone Of A “Muslim Background” In The US For Sharia Beliefs — SEAN HANNITY (HOST): I don't want to really tie this into politics, but every issue America is now dealing with, every issue that we have discussed in recent months and years …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Sharia Does Not Mean What Newt Gingrich Thinks It Means
Sharia Does Not Mean What Newt Gingrich Thinks It Means
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Newt Gingrich: Test every Muslim in U.S. to see if they believe in Sharia
Newt Gingrich: Test every Muslim in U.S. to see if they believe in Sharia
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Gingrich: We Should ‘Test’ Every US Muslim, Deport Them If Believe In Sharia
Gingrich: We Should ‘Test’ Every US Muslim, Deport Them If Believe In Sharia
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump delays V.P. announcement, even as Pence emerges as probable choice — CLEVELAND — In a stunning move late Thursday, Donald Trump said he was scrapping his plans to announce a running mate because of the terrorist attack in southern France, following a day of strong signals that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was the likely choice.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Mike Pence Would Be Trump's Least Worst Choice — A wide variety of news outlets, led by Roll Call, are reporting that Republican Donald Trump plans to name Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate Friday. There's some history of incorrect reporting on vice-presidential choices …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House praises Trump's VP pick for expanding Medicaid
White House praises Trump's VP pick for expanding Medicaid
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Austin American-Statesman:
Family: Lakeway father, son die in Nice, France attack — An Austin area father and son were two of at least 84 people who were killed Thursday when a truck drove through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, according to friends and relatives. — Sean Copeland, 51 …
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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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Margaret Chadbourn / ABC News:
Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick Blasts President Obama for Response to Police Killings — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick harshly criticized President Barack Obama for what he said was a failure to adequately support police and “protect their lives” while questioning the president's reaction …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama vents on racial tension after four-hour meeting
Obama vents on racial tension after four-hour meeting
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Has Hillary finally found her voice? — Hillary Clinton was about to get clobbered in the New Hampshire primary, and her campaign still didn't have a message explaining why she was the right person for the job. — With a toxic cloud hanging over Clinton's makeshift campaign office …
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Ryan Says He Believes Trump Is ‘Going To Endeavor To Try’ To Change — Even though House Speaker Paul Ryan has endorsed Donald Trump, he's continued to have plenty of criticism for his party's presumptive nominee. — In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep Thursday afternoon in his office in the Capitol …
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