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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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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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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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Gunman had ‘bump-stock’ device that could speed fire — https://apnews.com/e74a33083fb84b1b94c1 ce3da986fd4f — Link copied! — The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas had two “bump-stocks” that could have converted semi-automatic firearms …
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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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Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting — WASHINGTON — In the wake of one the deadliest mass shootings in our nation's history, perhaps the most asked question by Americans is, “Will anything change?” The simple answer is no. The more vital question is, “Why not?”
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Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns
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Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A.
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This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
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3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting
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Las Vegas massacre: More weapons found, but no motive
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McConnell swats away talk of gun control
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Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Gambled With at Least $160K in Recent Weeks
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Las Vegas shooting: Who is Marilou Danley? Reno friend says ‘she is in the Philippines’
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AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE BANNED. HERE'S HOW THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTER COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE

LawNewz Guest and Young Attorney Jennifer Irvine Killed in Las Vegas Shooting
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MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre
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The Las Vegas Shooter Passed Background Checks, Had Ammonia Nitrate in His Car
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The Las Vegas shooter exploited a gun law loophole
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Fan fury as three Kansas City Chiefs players sit or kneel during the national anthem hours …
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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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Trump says Puerto Rico officials should be ‘proud’ more haven't died like in Katrina — President Trump on Tuesday told Puerto Rico officials they should feel “very proud” they haven't lost thousands of lives like in “a real catastrophe like Katrina,” while adding that the devastated island territory …


Hurricane Maria: government official acknowledges there are more deaths in Puerto Rico
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Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn't a “real catastrophe” like Katrina
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Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response
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Trump focuses on optics in Puerto Rican visit
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Trump, in Puerto Rico, Compares Death Toll to Katrina's and Says Residents Should Be ‘Proud’
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Oxfam criticizes US government response in Puerto Rico
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Trump brings harsh edge to Puerto Rico trip
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Trump leaves San Juan's mayor out of praise for Puerto Rico leaders
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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 a taxpayer-funded private jet for travel, according to two people with knowledge of the call.
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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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477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress. — Each colored square represents — a day in which at least one mass — shooting took place. — A gunman opens fire in an Orlando nightclub, leaving 49 dead and many wounded. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history - until Sunday.
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The GOP Tax Plan Is Already Hitting Speed Bumps — Corker questions whether GOP has fortitude for tax overhaul — Republicans split on whether tax plan can add to the deficit — The White House is showing “softness” on ending a $1.3 trillion federal tax deduction filers get for their state …
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This Is What a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut Would Look Like
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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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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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HALEY REPRIMANDED FOR HATCH ACT VIOLATION — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington, D.C.—Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley violated the Hatch Act by retweeting a political message endorsing candidate Ralph Norman, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) ruled based on a complaint filed …
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Nikki Haley hit for Hatch Act violation over Trump retweet
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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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E.P.A. Chief's Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home — WASHINGTON — For lunch on April 26, Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dined with top executives from Southern Company, one of the nation's largest coal-burning electric utilities …
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This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics — Keith Gaddie has “hung up his spurs.” — The election expert from the University of Oklahoma no longer helps state legislatures draw new district lines to maximize their partisan advantage. — He was still wearing those spurs …
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Supreme Court eyes partisan gerrymandering
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This Is What It Looks Like When the President Asks People to Snitch on Their Neighbors — In April, the Trump Administration launched what it called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) hotline, with a stated mission to “provide proactive, timely, adequate …