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Hannah Parry / Daily Mail:
Pictured: The two heroic locals who shot Texas gunman outside the church, chased him in their truck at 95mph and ran him off the road before he killed himself — Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, was leaving First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs after he opened fire on parishioners, killing 26 people
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Jenny Stanton / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Creepy, crazy and weird’: Former classmates say Texas gunman was an ‘outcast’ who ‘preached his atheism’ online before killing 26 in the state's worst ever mass shooting — Did you know Devin Patrick Kelley? Please contact Jenny Stanton by emailing jenny.stanton@mailonline.com
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New York Times:
Texas Gunman Broke Skull of Infant Stepson in 2012 Assault — COLORADO SPRINGS — Before a gunman entered a rural Texas church with a ballistic vest and a military-style rifle, killing at least 26 people on Sunday, he was convicted of assaulting his wife and breaking his infant stepson's skull.
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NBC News:
About Half the Victims of Texas Church Shooting Were Children — SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — About half of the victims killed in the worst mass shooting inside a house of worship in American history were children, including one who was only a year old, Texas officials said Monday.
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CNN:
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family — Sheriff: The gunman's in-laws attended the church, but were not present at the time of the shooting — (CNN)At least eight members of the same family were among the 26 people killed Sunday when a man armed …
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Death sweeps across 3 generations of a single family gathered at Texas church — Houses of worship are among the few places left where families regularly gather, sometimes extended and sometimes across many generations. The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., is no different.
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Washington Post:
Investigators hunt for motive in Texas church shooting as the grieving spans generations — SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — Investigators on Monday scoured the background of the lone gunman who opened fire on the pews of the First Baptist Church, searching for answers on a possible motive …
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Sharpshooting plumber fired shot that took down Texas church gunman
Sharpshooting plumber fired shot that took down Texas church gunman
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New York Times:
Texas Shooting: Police Investigate ‘Domestic Situation’ as Possible Motive
Texas Shooting: Police Investigate ‘Domestic Situation’ as Possible Motive
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Hans Fiene / The Federalist:
When The Saints Of First Baptist Church Were Murdered, God Was Answering Their Prayers
When The Saints Of First Baptist Church Were Murdered, God Was Answering Their Prayers
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CBS News:
Texas church shooting: Latest investigation developments — live updates
Texas church shooting: Latest investigation developments — live updates
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Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Texas gunman killed his wife's grandmother in church shooting
Texas gunman killed his wife's grandmother in church shooting
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CNN:
What we know about Texas church shooting suspect Devin Patrick Kelley
What we know about Texas church shooting suspect Devin Patrick Kelley
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Mass Shootings in America Are Spreading Like a Disease
Mass Shootings in America Are Spreading Like a Disease
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: Texas shooting a ‘mental health’ problem, not a ‘guns situation’
Trump: Texas shooting a ‘mental health’ problem, not a ‘guns situation’
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Jack Date / ABC News:
Texas shooting suspect got assault weapon despite apparent domestic violence conviction
Texas shooting suspect got assault weapon despite apparent domestic violence conviction
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade — A photo of Juli Briskman giving the middle finger to the president went viral. Her employer was not pleased. — WASHINGTON You may have seen this photo of President Donald Trump's motorcade winding down a wooded road last week …
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Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job — (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) — It was the middle-finger salute seen around the world. — Juli Briskman's protest aimed at the presidential motorcade that roared past her while she was on …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Law, Moscow Lawyer Says — In interview, Veselnitskaya tells of Trump Tower meeting — She says he sought proof in 2016 of illicit Clinton funds — A Russian lawyer who met with President Donald Trump's oldest son last year says he indicated …
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David Faber / CNBC:
21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney: Sources — 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., according to people familiar with the situation. — Fox is said to believe that a more tightly focused group …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge considers conditions to release Manafort and Gates — Prosecutor says bond package for Manafort may be agreed to by mid-week. — The judge handling the case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort suggested at a hearing Monday that prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office …
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http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/ default/files/publication/147726/2001579- preliminary-distributional-analysis-of- the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act.pdf — To reuse content from the Tax Policy Center, visit copyright.com, search for the publications, choose from a list of licenses, and complete the transaction.
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Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Why I won't be reviewing ‘The Last Jedi,’ or any other Disney movie, in advance — I don't normally spend a lot of time in this column explaining why I decide to write about what I write about. For the most part, I think it's fairly self-evident. I write about huge blockbusters such as …
Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Trump readies executive order to unravel Obamacare's individual mandate — The Trump administration has prepared an executive order that would unravel Obamacare's individual mandate, but has put it on hold to see whether it might be included in the Republican tax bill instead, a GOP senator told the Washington Examiner.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Voters favor Democrats over Republicans in 2018 House midterms by widest margin in years — Voters say they prefer Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives over Republicans by the widest margin in over a decade, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Democratic advantage for '18 might not be what it seems (POLL)
Democratic advantage for '18 might not be what it seems (POLL)
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Daniel Shane / CNNMoney:
Trump asks Japan to build cars in the U.S. It already does — Trump to face APEC leaders on trade — President Trump wants Japan Inc to “try” building vehicles in the U.S. — “Try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over. Is that possible to ask? That's not rude.
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian Twitter Support for Trump Began Right After He Started Campaign — In three months after Mr. Trump announced his candidacy, tweets from Russian accounts offered far more praise for the businessman than criticism — Kremlin-backed support for Donald Trump's candidacy over social media began …
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Esquire:
The Untold Stories of Election Day 2016 — What really happened? — On November 8, 2016, America's chief storytellers—those within the bubbles of media and politics—lost the narrative they had controlled for decades. In a space of 24 hours, the concept of “conventional wisdom” seemed to vanish for good.
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Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Trump feeds fish, winds up pouring entire box of food into koi pond — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)President Donald Trump took a moment out of his whirlwind Japanese trip to connect with nature and feed some fish, but after a few delicate scoops, he resorted to a grand gesture met with some laughter.
John Solomon / The Hill:
Early Comey memo accused Clinton of gross negligence on emails — An early draft of former FBI Director James Comey's statement closing out the Hillary Clinton — email case accused the former Secretary of State of having been 'grossly negligent" in handling classified information, new memos to Congress show.
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USA Today:
Democrats have already started their comeback. The next step is Virginia. — There are 7,383 seats to win on the way back to retaking the one behind the Oval Office desk. — President Trump, as dangerous as he is, is actually the direct symptom of a much larger political problem for Democrats: We aren't winning at the local level.