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Las Vegas Shooter Wired $100,000 to Philippines Last Week — Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock wired $100,000 to an account in his live-in girlfriend's home country of the Philippines in the week before he unleashed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to multiple senior law enforcement officials.
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The Daily Beast:
Las Vegas Gunman May Have First Planned to Attack Chance the Rapper and Lorde Concert … LAS VEGAS—The gunman who murdered at least 59 people at a country-music concert on Sunday might have originally targeted another Las Vegas music festival held the previous weekend, according to a senior law enforcement source.
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Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
At his local Starbucks, Las Vegas shooter remembered for berating his girlfriend — The workers behind the counter at the Starbucks inside the Virgin River Casino in Mesquite, Nev., winced whenever Stephen Paddock and his girlfriend, Marilou Danley, lined up for their usual beverages.
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Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon warns: “end of everything” if Trump supports gun controls — President Trump may say he's a defender of gun ownership rights, but with all the gun control pressure he'll be under after Las Vegas, how do we know he'll resist it — especially after the debt limit deal with Chuck Schumer …
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
He was shot helping people during the Las Vegas shooting. His heroics helped his photo go viral. — LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Smith is likely to spend the rest of his life with a bullet lodged in the left side of his neck, a never-ending reminder of America's deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Republican senator blames the culture of “sanctuary cities” for mass shootings — Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) on Tuesday reiterated a normal Republican talking point that gun laws don't affect gun violence, with a twist: It's the existence of “sanctuary cities” that creates …
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Jimmy Kimmel / YouTube:
Jimmy Kimmel on Mass Shooting in Las Vegas … After the tragedy in Jimmy's hometown of Las Vegas, he sends love to everyone affected, talks about the major gun violence problem we have in this country, calls out the senators who are in the pocket of the NRA, and asks for common sense and action …
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NBC News:
Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Gambled With at Least $160K in Recent Weeks
Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Gambled With at Least $160K in Recent Weeks
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Rebekah Entralg / ThinkProgress:
The Las Vegas shooter exploited a gun law loophole
The Las Vegas shooter exploited a gun law loophole
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Associated Press:
Gunman had ‘bump-stock’ device that could speed fire
Gunman had ‘bump-stock’ device that could speed fire
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Washington Post:
Police say Las Vegas gunman planned ‘extensively,’ used cameras to monitor police as they approached
Police say Las Vegas gunman planned ‘extensively,’ used cameras to monitor police as they approached
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Steven Yablonski / WFXT:
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns
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Michelle Ghoussoub / CBC News:
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre
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twitchy.com
Associated Press:
The Latest: Off-duty firefighters at concert set up triage
The Latest: Off-duty firefighters at concert set up triage
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Talking Points Memo
Ronn Blitzer / LawNewz:
LawNewz Guest and Young Attorney Jennifer Irvine Killed in Las Vegas Shooting
LawNewz Guest and Young Attorney Jennifer Irvine Killed in Las Vegas Shooting
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Brad Heath / USA Today:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner's personal email moved to Trump Organization computers amid public scrutiny — President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump moved their personal email accounts to computers run by the Trump Organization as public scrutiny intensified over their use …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan asked White House to reconsider ousting Price — Speaker Paul Ryan last week urged the White House to reconsider ousting Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, his longtime friend who had come under fire for often using taxpayer-funded private jets for travel, according to two people with knowledge of the call.
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Eliza Barclay / Vox:
Puerto Rico hasn't updated the Hurricane Maria death toll in 6 days — The outdated death count is a sign the government is broken. — Twelve days ago, Hurricane Maria trashed Puerto Rico, demolishing its already weak power, communications, and transportation infrastructure.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump says Puerto Rico officials should be ‘proud’ more haven't died like in Katrina
Trump says Puerto Rico officials should be ‘proud’ more haven't died like in Katrina
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Omaya Sosa Pascual / miamiherald:
Hurricane Maria: government official acknowledges there are more deaths in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria: government official acknowledges there are more deaths in Puerto Rico
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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn't a “real catastrophe” like Katrina
Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn't a “real catastrophe” like Katrina
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Oxfam America:
Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response
Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump, in Puerto Rico, Compares Death Toll to Katrina's and Says Residents Should Be ‘Proud’
Trump, in Puerto Rico, Compares Death Toll to Katrina's and Says Residents Should Be ‘Proud’
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence's chief of staff floats ‘purge’ of anti-Trump Republicans to wealthy donors — Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff railed against congressional leaders in closed-door remarks to wealthy donors and called for a “purge” if GOP lawmakers don't quickly rally behind President Donald Trump's agenda.
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John Haltiwanger / Newsweek:
White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group — The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was shocking in its scale — but it wasn't a surprise that it was committed by a white male. — Statistics show that since 1982, the majority of mass shootings — 54 percent …
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Khaled Beydoun / Washington Post:
‘Lone wolf’: Our stunning double standard when it comes to race and religion
‘Lone wolf’: Our stunning double standard when it comes to race and religion
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Daily Kos
Rosanne Cash / New York Times:
Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A. — I've been a gun-control activist for 20 years. Every time I speak out on the need for stricter gun laws, I get a new profusion of threats. There's always plenty of the garden-variety “your dad would be ashamed of you” sexist nonsense …
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Leah Libresco / Washington Post:
I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise.
I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise.
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
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Elias Groll / Foreign Policy:
GOP Congressman Met in Moscow With Kremlin-Linked Lawyer at Center of Russia Investigation — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met in Moscow with Natalia Veselnitskaya two months before she met with Donald Trump Jr. — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met with the Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya during …
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
IRS awards multimillion-dollar fraud-prevention contract to Equifax — The IRS will pay Equifax $7.25 million to verify taxpayer identities and help prevent fraud under a no-bid contract issued last week, even as lawmakers lash the embattled company about a massive security breach …
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Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
Mueller Tasks an Adviser With Getting Ahead of Pre-Emptive Pardons — Dreeben defended more than 100 U.S. cases to Supreme Court — Criminal law expert could bulletproof Mueller team's work — U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a distinctly modern problem.
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Washington Post:
Hedge fund billionaire flew top Mnuchin aide on private jet to Palm Beach — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's top aide flew on a hedge fund billionaire's private jet to Palm Beach several months ago, people familiar with the trip said, the latest example of senior Trump administration …
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Anna North / Vox:
The House just passed a 20-week abortion ban. Opponents say it's “basically relying on junk science.” — The bill is based on claims about fetal pain that aren't supported by research. — The House voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make abortion after 20 weeks illegal in every state in the country.
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
House to vote on abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy
House to vote on abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
United States rejects UN resolution condemning use of death penalty to target LGBTQ people — So far, no explanation has been given. — The United Nations approved a resolution Friday condemning the use of the death penalty in a discriminatory fashion, including its use to punish “apostasy …
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