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Live Election Results: Georgia's Sixth Congressional District — Democrats hope Jon Ossoff will win them the House seat vacated by Tom Price, the new health and human services secretary. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, the top two will advance to a June 20 runoff.
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Andre Pollard / Decision Desk HQ:
Write In (Unaffiliated) 0.0% — Fulton County is *slow*. We're expecting a precinct dump from there soon. With the other two counties more or less all in, Ossoff is at 50.3%. Seems clear he drops into the 40s, but the question is how far. — Almost all of Cobb in, and Ossoff is down to 50.8%.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats begin to wonder: When do we win? — As it became clear late Tuesday evening that Jon Ossoff would fall just short of the 50-percent mark in the first round of voting in a suburban Atlanta special election, Democrats back in Washington started leafing through their calendars and asking: When does the winning start?
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Georgia special election goes to runoff as GOP gets wakeup call
Georgia special election goes to runoff as GOP gets wakeup call
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New York Times:
Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, Narrowly Misses Outright Win in Georgia House Race
Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, Narrowly Misses Outright Win in Georgia House Race
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Democrat Ossoff finishes first in Georgia primary but falls short of threshold to avoid runoff
Democrat Ossoff finishes first in Georgia primary but falls short of threshold to avoid runoff
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
The Truth About What Happened in the GA-06 Special Election is Different From Either Party's Spin
The Truth About What Happened in the GA-06 Special Election is Different From Either Party's Spin
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Tamar Hallerman / Political Insider blog:
Georgia's 6th District race heads to runoff following drama-filled night
Georgia's 6th District race heads to runoff following drama-filled night
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Republicans avoid big loss by forcing runoff in Ga. House race
Republicans avoid big loss by forcing runoff in Ga. House race
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Fox Is Preparing to Cut Ties With Bill O'Reilly — Popular host has been implicated in a sexual-harassment scandal — Fox News is preparing to cut ties with its biggest star, Bill O'Reilly, according to people close to the situation. — A final decision on Mr. O'Reilly's fate could come …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: The Murdochs Are Turning Against Bill O'Reilly — With only six days remaining in Bill O'Reilly's vacation, the pressure on the Murdoch family to decide the embattled commentator's fate is intensifying. Three sources with knowledge of the discussions said that …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Source: Fox News and Bill O'Reilly are talking exit — Fox News will no longer even respond to questions about whether Bill O'Reilly will return to his show. — A well-placed source said Tuesday afternoon that representatives for Fox and O'Reilly have begun talking about an exit.
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
New Bill O'Reilly Accuser Says He Called Her “Hot Chocolate” and Leered
New Bill O'Reilly Accuser Says He Called Her “Hot Chocolate” and Leered
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AP News:
The Latest: Fresno suspect faces 4 murder charges — FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting in downtown Fresno, California (all times local): — An official says a man suspected of killing a motel security guard and three people he targeted for being white is being charged with four counts of murder.
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Anna Hopkins / Daily Mail:
Fresno shooting ‘solely based on race,’ police say
Fresno shooting ‘solely based on race,’ police say
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
AP Changes Fresno Shooter's Words From ‘Allahu Akbar,’ Removes Islam Reference
AP Changes Fresno Shooter's Words From ‘Allahu Akbar,’ Removes Islam Reference
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Fox News:
Fresno shooting spree: 3 people killed, suspect who yelled ‘Allahu Akbar,’ says he ‘hates white people’ in custody
Fresno shooting spree: 3 people killed, suspect who yelled ‘Allahu Akbar,’ says he ‘hates white people’ in custody
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Man kills 3 people in shootings in downtown Fresno
Man kills 3 people in shootings in downtown Fresno
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New York Times:
Aircraft Carrier Wasn't Sailing to Deter North Korea, as U.S. Suggested — WASHINGTON — As worries deepened last week about whether North Korea would conduct a missile test, the White House declared that ordering an American aircraft carrier into the Sea of Japan would send a powerful deterrent signal …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Donald Trump: ‘You always have to be concerned’ about thermonuclear war with North Korea
Donald Trump: ‘You always have to be concerned’ about thermonuclear war with North Korea
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USA Today:
First protected DREAMer is deported under Trump — Federal agents ignored President Trump's pledge to protect from deportation undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children by sending a young man back to his native Mexico, the first such documented case …
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CNN:
FBI used dossier allegations to bolster Trump-Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)The FBI last year used a dossier of allegations of Russian ties to Donald Trump's campaign as part of the justification to win approval to secretly monitor a Trump associate, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
FBI used Trump dossier to help get warrant to monitor ex-aide: report
FBI used Trump dossier to help get warrant to monitor ex-aide: report
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority, directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants and …
Madeleine O'Neill / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Police: No direct knowledge of ‘ping’ from Stephens' phone — Cleveland Facebook killer committed suicide after troopers stopped car in city of Erie. McDonald's workers had tipped off troopers that Stephens was in area. — Madeleine O'Neill @ETNONeillTim Hahn @ETNHahn
Patricia Mazzei / miamiherald:
Miami state senator curses at black lawmaker — and refers to fellow Republicans as ‘niggas’ — TALLAHASSEE — Miami Republican Sen. Frank Artiles dropped the n-word to a pair of African-American colleagues in private conversation Monday night — after calling one of them a “f**king a**hole …
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John Binder / Breitbart:
H-1B Experts on Trump's Order: ‘This Is What We Elected Him For’ — President Donald Trump is getting praise from experts on the H-1B foreign guest worker visa for his ‘Hire American’ Executive Order which calls for a review into the system's abuse at the expense of American workers.
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Continuing Fallout from Trump and Nunes's Fake Scandal — Recently, several members and staffers on the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russia's role in the Presidential election, visited the National Security Agency, in Fort Meade, Maryland.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Local, state tax deductions on Gary Cohn's list — Gary Cohn has privately said he's warming to the idea of eliminating the local and state tax deduction to pay for tax cuts and simplify the code, according to sources familiar with the thinking of president's top economic advisor.
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