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Ethan Baron / Mercury News:
YouTube shooter's father says she was angry at company — The night before Nasim Aghdam opened fire in a courtyard at YouTube's headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Mountain View police found the San Diego woman sleeping in her car. — She had been reported missing by her family in Southern California …
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NBC Bay Area:
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online — The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has confirmed the identity of the shooter who opened fire on YouTube's campus in San Bruno Tuesday. Nasim Aghdam, 39, lived in Southern California and appears to have had a robust presence on YouTube.
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Hollywood Reporter:
CNN Criticized for “Sexist” Coverage of YouTube Shooting — After it was reported that the suspect who opened fire at YouTube headquarters was a woman, the network's coverage turned to speculation of “love triangles” and possible relationships. — Several viewers and Twitter …
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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Woman, 38, who shot three employees at YouTube's California HQ before killing herself …
REVEALED: Woman, 38, who shot three employees at YouTube's California HQ before killing herself …
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Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
This Is What We Know About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam
This Is What We Know About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam
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Los Angeles Times:
Authorities probe whether woman who opened fire at YouTube had grudge against video platform
Authorities probe whether woman who opened fire at YouTube had grudge against video platform
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CBS Los Angeles:
YouTube Shooting: Nasim Aghdam's Father Says He Called Police Concerned About Her Anger At Company
YouTube Shooting: Nasim Aghdam's Father Says He Called Police Concerned About Her Anger At Company
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The Shooting At YouTube Showed How Bad Twitter's Misinformation Problem Is
The Shooting At YouTube Showed How Bad Twitter's Misinformation Problem Is
Anna Verdon / Mirror.co.uk:
Bizarre Instagram videos of animal rights activist who shot three during gun rampage at YouTube
Bizarre Instagram videos of animal rights activist who shot three during gun rampage at YouTube
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Dana Rohrabacher immediately links shooting at YouTube to ‘illegal aliens’
Dana Rohrabacher immediately links shooting at YouTube to ‘illegal aliens’
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NBC News:
YouTube shooting: Female suspect dead at firm's HQ in San Bruno, California
YouTube shooting: Female suspect dead at firm's HQ in San Bruno, California
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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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Bloomberg:
China Hits Soybeans, Aircraft in Counter-Punch to Trump Tariffs — Beijing responds to U.S. tariffs aimed at recouping IP losses — Two sides can still avoid applying tariffs, minister says — China said it would levy an additional 25 percent tariff on imports of 106 U.S. products including soybeans …
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CNNMoney:
US proposes tariffs on 1,300 Chinese goods — This is what a trade war looks like — Fears of a trade war between the United States and China just escalated again. — The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of about 1,300 Chinese exports that could be targeted for tariffs.
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CNBC:
Stock futures plunge, with the Dow set for a nearly 500 point drop, after China announces tariffs
Stock futures plunge, with the Dow set for a nearly 500 point drop, after China announces tariffs
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Gabriella Lovas / Bloomberg:
China's Tit-for-Tat Tariffs Send U.S. Index Futures Tumbling
China's Tit-for-Tat Tariffs Send U.S. Index Futures Tumbling
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Sam Gillette / People.com:
Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered ‘Bribe’ to Stop Abortions — In a riveting passage from Cecile Richards' new memoir, the Planned Parenthood chief says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were, during Donald Trump's 2016 transition as president-elect …
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Rebecca Dallet beats Michael Screnock in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court — MADISON - Rebecca Dallet trounced Michael Screnock on Tuesday for a seat on the state Supreme Court, shrinking the court's conservative majority and giving Democrats a jolt of energy heading into the fall election.
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Walker Warns Of ‘#BlueWave’ Coming To WI After Dem Wins State High Court Race
Walker Warns Of ‘#BlueWave’ Coming To WI After Dem Wins State High Court Race
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
The Sinclair video is the dumbest media freak-out since whatever the last one was — If you're a regular consumer of local news television, it's likely you've seen at least one or two promotional ads where the team promises that they “care” and that they're your number one “trusted source.”
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Peter Navarro says Trump's trade policies are ‘good for the market,’ but economists aren't buying it — White House aide Peter Navarro insists that President Trump's trade policies will positively impact the market. — But some of his colleagues said some of Navarro's comments on the U.S. economy were simply wrong.
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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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John Harney / Bloomberg:
McMaster Denounces Putin and His ‘Pernicious Form of Aggression’ — Trump's national security adviser is about to leave office — Speech at an event honoring the independence of Baltic nations — National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, in his final days in office …
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Mike Gallagher / RealClearDefense:
Getting Realistic on Russia
Getting Realistic on Russia
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
McMaster: ‘We have failed to impose sufficient costs’ on Russia
McMaster: ‘We have failed to impose sufficient costs’ on Russia
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Fred Lucas / The Daily Signal:
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Says Media Reports About Him Don't Tell True Story — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt defended his living arrangement in Washington during the presidential transition, noting that career ethics officials at the EPA found no problems with his choice of where to sleep.
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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Conservatives Will Have A Hard Time Ditching Scott Pruitt
Conservatives Will Have A Hard Time Ditching Scott Pruitt
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Activists demand DNC member's resignation after ‘colored people’ remark — MIAMI — A Florida Democratic National Committee member is resisting a chorus of resignation calls from African-American activists and party officials — including his own wife — after he referred to blacks as “colored people.”
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump Has a Point About Amazon That Resonates With His Base … President Trump has an ulterior motive for his attacks on Amazon.com, whose owner also owns The Washington Post. But does he also have a point? — Yes and no, it seems. — Trump has claimed the company pays “little or no taxes to state & local governments.”
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Joe Uchill / Axios:
Outgoing White House emails not protected by verification system — The security advocacy group Global Cyber Alliance tested the 26 email domains managed by the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and found that only one fully implements a security protocol that verifies the emails as genuinely from the White House.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On the Trump-Russia investigation and the rule of law — This week I took part in a debate on the question “Does the Russia investigation endanger the rule of law?” I said yes, and here is why: — First, a caveat: If “endanger the rule of law” means “destroys our legal order and threatens our democracy …
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump's Latest Domestic Spending Plot May Be To Ignore The Law — Roll Call on Tuesday reported what I've long suspected would happen: The Trump administration is concocting a scheme (Roll Call was being kind when it said it was a “gambit") that would enable the president not to spend everything …
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Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Republicans Mulling Budget Gambit to Avoid Spending Some Omnibus Funds
Republicans Mulling Budget Gambit to Avoid Spending Some Omnibus Funds
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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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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Expanding map creates tough choices for GOP — The House GOP's campaign arm is facing tough choices about where to shift precious resources in the midterm elections, as Republicans desperately try to stave off a potential blue wave this November. — The National Republican Congressional Committee …
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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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