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Dead Baton Rouge shooter attacked police on his birthday — BATON ROUGE, La. — The deceased suspect in the deadly shooting of Baton Rouge law enforcement officers appeared to have attacked police on his 29th birthday, CBS News has learned. — The suspect has been identified …
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CNN:
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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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Cleveland police union asks for suspension of ‘open carry’ in wake of Baton Rouge, ahead of RNC — Witness describes Baton Rouge police shootout scene — Cleveland, Ohio (CNN)The head of one of Cleveland's largest police unions is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict …
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The White House:
Statement by the President — I condemn, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge. For the second time in two weeks, police officers who put their lives on the line for ours every day were doing their job when they were killed in a cowardly and reprehensible assault.
John Eligon / New York Times:
Black Lives Matter Leader Calls for End to Violence — DeRay Mckesson, one of the best known voices for the Black Lives Matter movement, and who was arrested at a demonstration in Baton Rouge, La., earlier this month, called for peace in a phone interview after news of the shooting broke on Sunday.
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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NBC News:
Three Baton Rouge Officers Killed, Three Injured in Ambush — Baton Rouge mayor: Three officers killed 6:40 — At least three Baton Rouge police officers were killed and three others injured in an apparent ambush shooting Sunday morning, the city's mayor and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said.
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New York Times:
Baton Rouge Shooting Leaves 3 Officers Dead and 3 Wounded — BATON ROUGE, La. — Three law enforcement officers were fatally shot and three others wounded on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said, less than two weeks after a black man was killed by the police here, sparking nightly protests.
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Trey Schmaltz / WBRZ:
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ
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WAFB-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
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Kevin Litten / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
1 suspect dead, others sought in Baton Rouge police slaying
1 suspect dead, others sought in Baton Rouge police slaying
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead
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Wall Street Journal:
Three Police Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Shooting; One Suspect Is Dead
Three Police Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Shooting; One Suspect Is Dead
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CBS News:
3 police killed, 3 more wounded in Baton Rouge
3 police killed, 3 more wounded in Baton Rouge
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Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Roger Stone: Trump To Name Prospective Cabinet at RNC — CLEVELAND, Ohio - Donald Trump is planning to use the Republican National Convention to make the unusual move of announcing names of potential cabinet members, Trump's longtime confident Roger Stone has confirmed.
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Newest speaker to join Donald Trump at the RNC: Scott Baio? — We knew the political convention to formally nominate Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for president would be untraditional. After all, the candidate himself promised a stage filled with “winners” such as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump to roll out potential Cabinet picks at convention: report
Trump to roll out potential Cabinet picks at convention: report
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Jon Ward / Yahoo:
In Cleveland, a dazed GOP marches toward a Trump nomination
In Cleveland, a dazed GOP marches toward a Trump nomination
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention
Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc: report
Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc: report
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Manafort Confirms Christie Was ‘Livid’ He Wasn't Picked To Be Trump's VP — New Jersey governor Chris Christie was reportedly enraged he didn't earn the VP spot, according to a top Trump campaign official. — While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning …
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Susan Wright / RedState:
Months of Servitude With No Payoff Has Left Chris Christie “Livid” — Poor Chris Christie. — For months, he acted as Trump's loyal manservant. He stood dutifully by during press conferences, often becoming the butt of Trump's fat jokes. — Some reports state he was fetching Trump's lunch for him.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mike Pence Argued In An Op-Ed That Disney's “Mulan” Was Liberal Propaganda — When Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence was a talk radio show host in Indiana, he wrote an op-ed declaring the film Mulan was an attempt by some “mischievous liberal” at Disney to influence the debate over women in the military.
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Peggy Gallek / fox8.com:
CLE police union president asking governor to ban open carrying of weapons during RNC … CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police Union President Steve Loomis says he will ask Ohio's governor to ban all open carrying of weapons in Cuyahoga County for this week. — This comes after the deadly ambush …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings
Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings
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Politico and Associated Press
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Keeps 5-Point Lead Over Trump Heading Into Conventions — On the eve of the GOP convention, Hillary Clinton maintains a five-point national lead over Donald Trump even after a period of negative news for the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Dan Balz and / Washington Post:
Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions
Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions
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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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Edward Luttwak / Foreign Policy:
Why Turkey's Coup d'État Failed
Why Turkey's Coup d'État Failed
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John Raby / Associated Press:
West Virginia GOPer: My Call For Clinton's Execution Was ‘Hyperbole’ — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Republican lawmaker said Sunday his comments made on Twitter calling for Democrat Hillary Clinton's public execution weren't meant to be taken literally.
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