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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘He was just a guy. Something happened, he snapped’ -Las Vegas shooter's brother says family is ‘dumbfounded’ at massacre and have no idea of motive — Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas Village early on Monday morning killing at least 50
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Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock enjoyed gambling, country music, lived quiet life before massacre — Before he opened fire late Sunday — killing at least 50 people at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip — the gunman Stephen Paddock lived a quiet life for years in a small town outside Las Vegas.
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New York Times:
Las Vegas Shooting Near Mandalay Bay Casino Kills More Than 50 — A gunman firing from a Las Vegas hotel rained a rapid-fire barrage on a huge outdoor concert festival on Sunday night, sending thousands of people fleeing until SWAT units found and killed him.
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CBS News:
Las Vegas shooting leaves at least 50 dead - live updates — LAS VEGAS - A shooting at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 others late Sunday, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said. — It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
Here Are All The Hoaxes Being Spread About The Las Vegas Shooting — This post will be updated as more hoaxes surface. — At least 50 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday night. Police have confirmed that “one suspect is down” …
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Will Ricciardella / The Daily Caller:
CBS Legal Exec: No Sympathy For Vegas ‘Because Country Music Fans Often Are Republican’ — A top legal executive at CBS, Hayley Geftman-Gold, said she “is not even sympathetic” for the victims of the shooting at a country music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Sunday night.
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ABC News:
President Trump's full remarks on the deadly Las Vegas shooting — Below are President Donald Trump's full remarks on Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas, as delivered from the White House's Diplomatic Room on Oct. 2, 2017. — Thank you. My fellow Americans, we are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief.
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Paul R. La Monica / CNNMoney:
Gun stocks up after Las Vegas shooting — Mass shooting in Las Vegas: at least 50 dead — Gun stocks rose Monday following the deadliest mass shooting in American history late Sunday night. A gunman in a hotel room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas killed at least 50 people attending an outdoor concert and wounded over 400 more.
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Washington Post:
At least 50 dead, more than 400 injured after shooting on Las Vegas Strip — A gunman in a high-rise hotel opened fire on a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday, killing at least 50 people and injuring hundreds of others in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
CNN:
Las Vegas shooting: Live updates — Dozens were killed and more than 200 injured in a shooting at a country music concert with Jason Aldean in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Here's the latest.
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David French / National Review:
Based on the Early Reports, The Las Vegas Shooting Is Very, Very Strange — Before I begin, let me clearly state two things. First, as I note in the title of this post, my observations are based on early reports, and early reports are often wrong. Second, do not read this post as implying any sort of conspiracy theory of any kind.
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Wall Street Journal:
Las Vegas Suspect Likely Used Automatic Rifle in Massacre — Investigators found 18 to 20 firearms in alleged gunman's hotel room — The gunman who authorities said killed at least 58 people at a Las Vegas music festival appears to have used at least one fully automatic rifle …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Preventing Mass Shootings Like the Vegas Strip Attack — After the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, the impulse of politicians will be to lower flags, offer moments of silence, and lead a national mourning. Yet what we need most of all isn't mourning, but action to lower the toll of guns in America.
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NBC News:
Las Vegas Shooting: More Than 50 Killed and 200 Hurt Near Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas Shooting: More Than 50 Killed and 200 Hurt Near Mandalay Bay
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David Harris / Orlando Sentinel:
Las Vegas shooter's brother lives in Orlando, ‘completely dumbfounded’ by massacre
Las Vegas shooter's brother lives in Orlando, ‘completely dumbfounded’ by massacre
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Las Vegas Attack; FBI Says Absolutely No Link at This Time
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Las Vegas Attack; FBI Says Absolutely No Link at This Time
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CNN:
50 dead after shooting on Las Vegas Strip; suspect ID'd
50 dead after shooting on Las Vegas Strip; suspect ID'd
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Murphy: ‘Time for Congress to get off its ass’ in the wake of Las Vegas shooting
Murphy: ‘Time for Congress to get off its ass’ in the wake of Las Vegas shooting
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Las Vegas shooting: What we know about suspect Stephen Paddock
Las Vegas shooting: What we know about suspect Stephen Paddock
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Why Did the Islamic State Claim the Las Vegas Shooting?
Why Did the Islamic State Claim the Las Vegas Shooting?
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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
How far-right trolls named the wrong man as the Las Vegas shooter
How far-right trolls named the wrong man as the Las Vegas shooter
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LasVegasSun.com:
More than 50 dead, 200 injured in mass shooting on Las Vegas Strip
More than 50 dead, 200 injured in mass shooting on Las Vegas Strip
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Leon Watson / Telegraph:
Stephen Paddock: Who was the Mandalay Bay attacker and what was his motive?
Stephen Paddock: Who was the Mandalay Bay attacker and what was his motive?
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Karma Allen / ABC News:
At least 50 dead, 400 injured in Las Vegas shooting; suspect had at least 10 guns
At least 50 dead, 400 injured in Las Vegas shooting; suspect had at least 10 guns
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Shooter's brother: 'It's like an asteroid just fell on top of our family'
Shooter's brother: 'It's like an asteroid just fell on top of our family'
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Fox News:
Stephen Paddock: What we know about Las Vegas shooting suspect
Stephen Paddock: What we know about Las Vegas shooting suspect
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Los Angeles Times:
More than 20 dead and 100 injured in shooting on Las Vegas Strip; police say one suspect …
More than 20 dead and 100 injured in shooting on Las Vegas Strip; police say one suspect …
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Christian Lowe / Weekly Standard:
Did Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Use a Fully Automatic Rifle?
Did Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Use a Fully Automatic Rifle?
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Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Stephen Paddock: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Stephen Paddock: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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Fox News:
Las Vegas shooting: At least 50 dead, more than 200 injured in massacre
Las Vegas shooting: At least 50 dead, more than 200 injured in massacre
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Divert, Divide, Destroy — In one week's time, President Trump has again demonstrated that his sympathies stretch no further than his personal fortunes and personal favors. — He is using the power of the presidency and the might of the federal government in his own petty game of sticks and carrots.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Puerto Rico Tweets Are Part of the Same Old War
Trump's Puerto Rico Tweets Are Part of the Same Old War
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The Daily Beast:
Angry That People Think He Doesn't Care About Puerto Rico, Trump Spends Weekend Golfing and Hate-Tweeting
Angry That People Think He Doesn't Care About Puerto Rico, Trump Spends Weekend Golfing and Hate-Tweeting
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Puerto Rico has big problems, but President Trump isn't one of them: Glenn Reynolds
Puerto Rico has big problems, but President Trump isn't one of them: Glenn Reynolds
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Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
Did Manafort Use Trump to Curry Favor With a Putin Ally? — On the evening of April 11, 2016, two weeks after Donald Trump hired the political consultant Paul Manafort to lead his campaign's efforts to wrangle Republican delegates, Manafort emailed his old lieutenant Konstantin Kilimnik …
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Reuters:
Special Report: HP Enterprise let Russia scrutinize cyberdefense system used by Pentagon — WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise allowed a Russian defense agency to review the inner workings of cyber defense software used by the Pentagon to guard its computer networks …
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Attacks in Havana hit US spy network in Cuba — https://www.apnews.com/d0fa8db258bf4c54 92428e448e953102 — Link copied! — HAVANA (AP) — Frightening attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana struck the heart of America's spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives among …
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