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Jeff German / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas Strip shooter targeted aviation fuel tanks, source says — Fuel tanks near the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, were targeted by Strip shooter Stephen Paddock when he fired on concert-goers from his Mandalay Bay room Sunday night.
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CNN:
Las Vegas gunman planned to escape after massacre, sheriff says — (CNN)The gunman in the Las Vegas massacre planned to escape after targeting the country music concert, but instead left behind a note and killed himself, authorities say. — Stephen Paddock led such a secretive life …
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USA Today:
Las Vegas shooter booked rooms facing Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago in August — Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock booked rooms in a Chicago hotel facing the Lollapalooza music festival in August, a law enforcement official told USA TODAY on Thursday.
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Washington Post:
The ATF-approved ‘goofy little doodad’ used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock — As President Obama's first year in office drew to a close, he addressed the nation after a mass shooting in Fort Hood, Texas, saying the country must do everything it can to prevent future gun violence.
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TMZ.com:
Stephen Paddock Booked Hotel Overlooking Lollapalooza 2 Months Before Vegas Massacre
Stephen Paddock Booked Hotel Overlooking Lollapalooza 2 Months Before Vegas Massacre
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New York Times:
Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein — Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what the young actress expected to be a business breakfast meeting. Instead, he had her sent up to his room …
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New York Times:
Statement From Harvey Weinstein — The New York Times received the following statement from Harvey Weinstein responding to allegations about his treatment of women in Hollywood.
Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over Potentially Explosive Stories (Exclusive) — The Hollywood mogul has enlisted a team of attorneys to fight planned articles that are said to be about his personal behavior. — Is The New York Times about to expose damaging information on Harvey Weinstein?
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination — The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace. But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Trump Just Asked A Court To Dismiss A Lawsuit Against His Transgender Military Ban — “That challenge is premature several times over,” lawyers for the president said in a court brief. — Trump administration lawyers argued in court late Wednesday night that it's too soon for federal courts …
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Sessions says civil rights law doesn't protect transgender workers
Sessions says civil rights law doesn't protect transgender workers
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Is Investigating Harvard's Admissions Practices
The Justice Department Is Investigating Harvard's Admissions Practices
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense — The breach, considered the most serious in years, could enable Russia to evade NSA surveillance and more easily infiltrate U.S. networks — WASHINGTON—Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates …
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
NRA bans bump stocks at its own firing range — Rapid-fire systems pose safety risk, experts say. — Many firing ranges, including the one at National Rifle Association headquarters, ban the use of bump fire systems like that used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, according to firearms experts.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Angry GOP donors close their wallets
Angry GOP donors close their wallets
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New York Times:
Republicans Open to Banning ‘Bump Stocks’ Used in Massacre
Republicans Open to Banning ‘Bump Stocks’ Used in Massacre
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Top House Republicans open to legislation regulating ‘bump stocks’
Top House Republicans open to legislation regulating ‘bump stocks’
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment — I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment. — From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder. “States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides …
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Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
After Las Vegas, Democrats Send In The Clowns
After Las Vegas, Democrats Send In The Clowns
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Tennessean.com:
Exclusive: U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn launches U.S. Senate bid — Marsha Blackburn announces she is running for U.S. Senate — NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is entering the 2018 U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Corker, ending a week's worth of speculation …
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Pew Research Center:
The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider — Sharp shifts among Democrats on aid to needy, race, immigration — The divisions between Republicans and Democrats on fundamental political values - on government, race, immigration, national security, environmental protection and other areas …
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Washington Post, Political Wire, The Atlantic, Axios and Politico
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Grassley: ‘No way of avoiding’ public hearing for Trump Jr — Grassley requests that Trump Jr. testify — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley signaled Thursday that Donald Trump Jr. will ultimately have to testify publicly before his panel, something Democrats have been demanding for weeks.
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Wall Street Journal:
YouTube Tweaks Search Results After False Claims Rise to Top — YouTube retooled its search function after top results surfaced videos peddling misinformation, hate and conspiracy on the Las Vegas shooting and NFL anthem protests. — Amazon Is Prime Job for New M.B.A.s
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Las Vegas survivors furious as YouTube promotes clips calling shooting a hoax
Las Vegas survivors furious as YouTube promotes clips calling shooting a hoax
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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Vegas survivor: Shot in leg or not, I'm standing for my president
Vegas survivor: Shot in leg or not, I'm standing for my president
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Top House Democrat: 'I think it's time' for Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn to go — A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team to prepare to step down and make way for the next generation of lawmakers in her caucus.
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Russian propaganda may have been shared hundreds of millions of times, new research says — Facebook has said ads bought by Russian operatives reached 10 million of its users. — But does that include everyone reached by the information operation? Couldn't the Russians also have created simple …
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Bright Line Watch:
The Health of American Democracy: Comparing Perceptions of Experts and the American Public — Given widespread concern about the possible erosion of democracy in the United States, Bright Line Watch has conducted expert surveys since early 2017 asking thousands of professional …
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Dan Abrams / Mediaite:
Hate for Megyn Kelly is Everything That's Wrong With America Today — Let me be clear at the outset, I don't know if Megyn Kelly's new NBC show will succeed. After all, it's LESS THAN two weeks old so how can anyone really know. — I have always liked Megyn personally and more importantly …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Chao used government planes seven times when cheaper flights would not work — (Max Ortiz/Detroit News via Associated Press) — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao had planned to fly commercial to Detroit in early June for events on the future of American roads.
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David Dayen / The Nation:
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much. — You know the old joke: How do you make a killing on Wall Street and never risk a loss? Easy—use other people's money. Jamie Dimon and his underlings at JPMorgan Chase have perfected …
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