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Twitter Is Almost Useless During Tragedies — And It's Getting Worse — Twitter is the beating heart of breaking news. But its usefulness is offset considerably by a growing chorus of trolls, hoaxers, and irresponsible commentators. And it's only getting worse.
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Emily Kirschenheuter / KRON:
Shooter dead, at least 3 injured in YouTube shooting, police say — SAN BRUNO (KRON) - A woman shot multiple people Tuesday before turning the gun on herself at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, according to police. — Sources tell KRON4 that the shooting appears to be the result of a domestic dispute.
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Los Angeles Times:
Active shooting at YouTube headquarters brings huge police response — An active shooting at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., sparked panic and a massive police response Tuesday. — Several YouTube employees sent tweets Tuesday afternoon, saying employees were racing …
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Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
YouTube Shooting: Woman Shot Boyfriend, Then Killed Herself … A federal law-enforcement official told The Daily Beast that a woman in her thirties shot her boyfriend Tuesday at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. — That female assailant is now dead, the official added.
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NBC News:
YouTube shooting: Female suspect dead at firm's HQ in San Bruno, California — A woman opened fire at YouTube's California headquarters Tuesday afternoon before dying of a gunshot wound, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News. Multiple injuries were reported.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Dana Rohrabacher immediately links shooting at YouTube to ‘illegal aliens’ — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) appeared on Fox Business Network amid breaking news reports of a shooting at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. — The interview occurred less than an hour after the shooting …
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CBS San Francisco:
1 Dead, At Least 3 Wounded In Shooting At YouTube Headquarters
1 Dead, At Least 3 Wounded In Shooting At YouTube Headquarters
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Police respond to active shooter at YouTube's California headquarters
Police respond to active shooter at YouTube's California headquarters
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Washington Post:
Mueller told Trump's attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target …
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Rosenstein gets new top deputy for Russia probe
Rosenstein gets new top deputy for Russia probe
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump
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Clare Foran / CNN:
How EPA's Scott Pruitt avoided tough questions on Tuesday — Washington (CNN)As questions swirled over whether or not he can hold onto his administration post, embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared calm on Tuesday as he touted the agency's decision …
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HuffPost:
2 Florida Republicans Now Joining Calls For Scott Pruitt To Resign — Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen say Pruitt should leave the agency amid growing controversy over his spending and ties to lobbyists. — WASHINGTON Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen …
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Washington Post:
Top Pruitt aide at EPA also shopped for housing on his behalf
Top Pruitt aide at EPA also shopped for housing on his behalf
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Embattled Scott Pruitt rips ‘toxic’ Washington, says critics ‘will resort to anything’ to stop Trump agenda
Embattled Scott Pruitt rips ‘toxic’ Washington, says critics ‘will resort to anything’ to stop Trump agenda
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CNN:
Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings — (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook. — Todd Johnson is a former Trump campaign state director …
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Eliot Nelson / HuffPost:
Sinclair Journalists Worry They're Being Watched: 'There's A Lot Held Over Us' — The Sinclair Broadcast Group handbook warns employees to have no expectation of privacy in their communications. — Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner and operator of local TV stations in the U.S. …
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Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US suspects listening devices in Washington — For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.
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Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
Where Will Conservatives Draw the Line on Trump? — This is personal, not policy. — You have to feel bad for conservatives and Republicans who have been dragged into a debate over whether Amazon is a valuable company. To engage earnestly with the idea that Jeff Bezos's disruptive online retailer …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
On Rhetoric and Reality — I think all of Dan's points below …
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
BOMBSHELL: Secret TEXTS Show FBI, DOJ May Have RUSHED Anti-Trump FISA Warrant — More evidence discovered from new FBI documents — Communications uncovered by congressional investigators reveal the FBI may have improperly coordinated with Department of Justice officials in an effort …
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Facebook:
Authenticity Matters: The IRA Has No Place on Facebook — This morning we removed 70 Facebook and 65 Instagram accounts — as well as 138 Facebook Pages — that were controlled by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA). Many of the Pages also ran ads, all of which have been removed.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The all-consuming tribalism of Trump's Republican Party, in one 30-second ad … As metaphors for the Trump-led Republican Party go, it's difficult to beat Rep. Todd Rokita's new ad in the Indiana Senate race. — In 30 seconds, the Republican congressman from Indiana discusses no policy issues …
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CNN:
Cabinet members meeting on immigration at White House on Tuesday — Washington (CNN)Key Trump Cabinet officials will gather at the White House on Tuesday to discuss issues including immigration and border security, according to administration officials. — Defense Secretary James Mattis …
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump is finally making investors nervous — Investors spent most of last year ignoring the president's antics. They're not anymore. — If the stock market was in a Trump rally before, it's in a Trump slump now — even if the president would rather not admit it.
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Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Trump bashes Amazon for a fourth time in a week, claiming the post office loses 'massive amounts …
Trump bashes Amazon for a fourth time in a week, claiming the post office loses 'massive amounts …
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People.com:
Inside Tiffany Trump's Strained Relationship with Her Dad: ‘They Go Months Without Speaking’ — With rare, back-to-back appearances spanning three states, Tiffany Trump and her father, President Donald Trump, seem to be on something of a father-daughter reunion tour.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Journalism Is Not About Creating Safe Spaces”: Inside the Woke Civil War at The New York Times — Catalyzed by the Trump presidency, roiled by flash points like Glenn Thrush, Bret Stephens, and Bari Weiss, a generational conflict not seen since the 60s is besetting the Times.
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Washington Free Beacon
MJ Lee / CNN:
Stormy Daniels requests ‘suspicious’ bank information related to hush payment — Avenatti: Trump popping champagne too soon — (CNN)A lawyer for Stormy Daniels is asking the Treasury Department to release information filed with the government by a bank about “suspicious” …
Josh Rogers / KTBS:
Southwood High principal says no to transgender student's yearbook pictures — A Southwood High School senior is fighting back against her principal after he said her senior pictures violate the school's dress code. — Kami Pham, a transgender student, said principal Jeff Roberts told …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election — President Trump has said repeatedly that Russian interference didn't matter in the 2016 election, and he has suggested — wrongly — that the intelligence and law enforcement communities have said the same.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Hollywood Reporter:
Don't Be Fooled, ‘Roseanne’ Is Really TV's Most Anti-Trump Show — The NBA great and Hollywood Reporter columnist argues the politics on the revived sitcom are played for laughs like on ‘All in the Family’ or the ‘Colbert Report,’ but the daily economic struggles of the Conner family actually make a pointed anti-Trump statement.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Mueller's Most Conspicuous Silence Suggests — But the emails! — It's not just an increasingly worn rejoinder to any story of chaos and disaster in the Trump administration. It's also an interesting question to ask about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
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New York Times:
Apple Hires Google's A.I. Chief — SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has hired Google's chief of search and artificial intelligence, John Giannandrea, a major coup in its bid to catch up to the artificial intelligence technology of its rivals. — Apple said on Tuesday that Mr. Giannandrea will run Apple's …
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Alex Morris / thecut:
It's a Theyby! — It's a Theyby! — For months leading up to the birth of his child, Bobby McCullough was nervous. His partner, Lesley Fleishman, had enjoyed an easy and uncomplicated pregnancy. The couple's sunny Brooklyn apartment was now stocked with a crib and diapers and soft, tiny clothes.