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Source: 7 officers shot; 3 feared dead in Baton Rouge — (CNN)At least seven officers were injured and at least three of them are feared dead in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. — Police received a call of “suspicious person walking …
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Trey Schmaltz / WBRZ:
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ … BATON ROUGE - Police have closed streets between Baton Rouge Police Headquarters and I-12 where law enforcement officers have been shot. — Sources say two Baton Rouge Police officers and one East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputy are dead following the shooting.
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead — Two police officers have been shot dead in Baton Rouge, La., and others may have been wounded, authorities said Sunday. — Two Baton Rouge police officers shot on Sunday morning have died, confirmed William Daniel, the city-parish's chief …
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The Advocate:
Two Baton Rouge police officers dead, multiple injured in shooting; scene ‘active’ but contained … ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY HILARY SCHEINUK — At a guarded Our Lady of the Lake where the East Baton Rouge Parish coroner's office has arrived. … ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY CHARLES LUSSIER …
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Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting — (CNN)Three officers are feared dead after a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, officials said. — Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, said authorities were still trying to get a handle on the situation, but added, “The count is three officers dead possibly.”
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CBS News:
At least two cops killed, many wounded in Baton Rouge — BATON ROUGE, La. - At least two police officers were killed and several officers wounded in a shootout in Baton Rouge, reports CBS affiliate WAFB. — Police responded to a report of officers shot at a location on Airline Highway …
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc: report — delegates are hoping to stir up trouble for the RNC and wreak havoc on the Republican National Convention next week, The Washington Post reports. — A group of delegates opposed to their party's presumptive nominee is plotting a variety …
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Jon Ward / Yahoo:
In Cleveland, a dazed GOP marches toward a Trump nomination — CLEVELAND - It is hard to settle on a proper metaphor for the last several days of preparations for the Republican convention, which begins here Monday. — A forced march? — Invasion of the body snatchers?
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The Resurgent
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention — CLEVELAND — Delegates to the Republican National Convention infuriated with top party leaders are mulling several different ways to upend carefully-laid plans for the start of the nationally televised party meetings on Monday.
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Darren Boyle / Daily Mail:
Did Erdogan STAGE the coup? US-based Turkish cleric facing extradition over botched rebellion claims president orchestrated plot to justify a clampdown on civil rights — A US-based Turkish cleric accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the Ankara government has claimed President Recep Erdogan staged …
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Pentagon loses Turkish airspace access crucial in airstrikes against Isis
Pentagon loses Turkish airspace access crucial in airstrikes against Isis
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric
US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric
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Amana Fontanella-Khan / Guardian:
Fethullah Gülen: Turkey coup may have been ‘staged’ by Erdoan regime
Fethullah Gülen: Turkey coup may have been ‘staged’ by Erdoan regime
Dan Balz and / Washington Post:
Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions — CLEVELAND — On the eve of two national political conventions that will shape the images of the major party presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a competitive contest nationally but with the presumptive …
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Reeling from Falling Polls, Paul Ryan Floods District with Mailers on Border Security After Funding Every Obama Open Borders Initiative — Following a new primary election poll showing that House Speaker Paul Ryan has plummeted to well below 50 percent in his home district …
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CBS News:
What Pence thinks of Trump campaign's tone — Presumptive Republican VP nominee Mike Pence comments on the negativity and tone of the Trump presidential campaign — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence comments on the negativity and tone of the political team he joins today as presumptive Republican …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Delivers a Long, Passionate Speech. He Introduces Mike Pence, Too.
Donald Trump Delivers a Long, Passionate Speech. He Introduces Mike Pence, Too.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rambles Through Introducing Pence As VP: He's A Solid Person
Trump Rambles Through Introducing Pence As VP: He's A Solid Person
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Daily Kos
New York Times:
Philando Castile, Fatally Shot in His Car, Was a Magnet for Minor Traffic Stops — ST. PAUL — Turning into a parking lot without signaling. Failing to repair a broken seatbelt. Driving at night with an unlit license plate. Driving with tinted windows.
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