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Adam Roberts / KHBS:
Man who shot Texas church gunman shares his story — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Stephen Willeford shot and chased the man who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday. He spoke to 40/29 News in an exclusive sit-down interview on Monday.
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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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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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BuzzFeed:
Here Is The Misinformation Going Around About The Texas Church Shooting
Here Is The Misinformation Going Around About The Texas Church Shooting
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Hans Fiene, a Lutheran pastor who is also a regular contributor …
Hans Fiene, a Lutheran pastor who is also a regular contributor …
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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
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Texas Gov. Abbot: Gunman was denied gun permit
Texas Gov. Abbot: Gunman was denied gun permit
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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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CNN:
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Harvey Weinstein's Army of Spies — In the fall of 2016, Harvey Weinstein set out to suppress allegations that he had sexually harassed or assaulted numerous women. He began to hire private security agencies to collect information on the women and the journalists trying to expose the allegations.
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New York Times:
Texas Gunman Broke Child's Skull and Assaulted Wife in Troubled Life — NEW BRAUNFELS, Tex. — He beat his wife, cracked his toddler stepson's skull and was kicked out of the military. He drove away friends, drew attention from the police and abused his dog.
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New York Times:
Air Force Error Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons — SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — A day after a gunman massacred parishioners in a small Texas church, the Air Force admitted on Monday that it had failed to enter the man's domestic violence court-martial into a federal database that could have blocked …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The indefensible Republican response to the Texas mass shooting
The indefensible Republican response to the Texas mass shooting
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The Air Force says it failed to follow procedures, allowing Texas church shooter to obtain firearms
The Air Force says it failed to follow procedures, allowing Texas church shooter to obtain firearms
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Camila Domonoske / NPR:
The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns
The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns
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John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP tax plan would increase federal deficits substantially, new analysis shows — The Tax Policy Center released an analysis of the House GOP tax bill, but then the think tank pulled its study after it found an error in its analysis. — A second report shows that the House GOP bill …
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New York Times:
Is Landscaping Drama at the Root of Rand Paul's Assault? — WASHINGTON — The violent altercation last week that left Senator Rand Paul nursing bruised lungs and broken ribs began over a landscaping dispute between the senator and his longtime next-door neighbor, according to neighbors …
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NBC News:
New Details on Rand Paul Assault: Sneak Attack, Possible Political Dispute
New Details on Rand Paul Assault: Sneak Attack, Possible Political Dispute
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Suspect in attack on Sen. Rand Paul might face more serious charges, police say
Suspect in attack on Sen. Rand Paul might face more serious charges, police say
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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
She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job
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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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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare signups surge in early days to set new record — A record number of people signed up for ObamaCare in the first few days of open enrollment this year compared to the same period in previous years, several sources close to the process told The Hill.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump approval at new low as Russia concerns grow — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Six in 10 think Trump knew last year that campaign associates met with suspected Russian operatives — WASHINGTON (CNN)Donald Trump's approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN's polling as concerns …
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Harriet Sinclair / Newsweek:
PAPA JOHNS TELLS NAZIS 'DON'T BUY OUR PIZZA' AFTER CHAIN IS CLAIMED AS OFFICIAL PIE OF ALT-RIGHT — Papa Johns has told racists not to eat its food, after a neo-Nazi website claimed the pizza chain was the official pie of the alt-right. — The Daily Stormer posted a picture of a swastika pizza …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump tells Japanese dignitaries he never knew there were ‘so many countries’ until he was elected — While giving a speech to Japanese dignitaries on the first leg his Asian tour, President Donald Trump admitted that he was unaware of how many countries there are in the world until he became president.
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
‘Fat Leonard’ probe expands to ensnare more than 60 admirals — The “Fat Leonard” corruption investigation has expanded to include more than 60 admirals and hundreds of other U.S. Navy officers under scrutiny for their contacts with a defense contractor in Asia who systematically bribed sailors with sex …
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
‘Fat Leonard’ corruption probe expands to 60 admirals: report
‘Fat Leonard’ corruption probe expands to 60 admirals: report
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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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ACLU of Northern CA:
Taylor Swift Attempts to Silence Critic, ACLU Fires Back — Pop star and attorney send threatening letter to local blogger — For Immediate Release : — Media Contact: (415) 621-2493 (press@aclunc.org) — San Francisco — The ACLU of Northern California today sent a letter to Taylor Swift …
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Bloomberg:
Ross Says He'll ‘Probably’ Sell Stake in Putin-Linked Company — Shipping firm has no ties to sanctioned Russians, Ross says — Ross insists link was disclosed on U.S. ethics filings — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he will “probably not” maintain his stake in a shipping firm …
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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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Dara Lind / Vox:
The Trump administration is plunging 57,000 Honduran immigrants into limbo — They've lived here legally for decades. They could be pushed out in 6 months. — For nearly 20 years, since a 1998 hurricane, the US government has allowed tens of thousands of Honduran immigrants to stay …
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New York Times:
After a Tax Crackdown, Apple Found a New Shelter for Its Profits — The tech giant has found a tax haven in the island of Jersey, leaving billions of dollars untouched by the United States, leaked documents reveal. — Tim Cook was angry. — It was May 2013, and Mr. Cook …
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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 …
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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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