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4:55 PM ET, May 18, 2018

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Houston Chronicle:
‘Multiple fatalities’ reported at Santa Fe High School shooting  —  SANTA FE, Texas - A shooting at Santa Fe High School this morning has left “multiple fatalities,” a law enforcement source confirmed.  —  The source said the gunman was a male, but could provide no further information.
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BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About Dimitrios Pagourtzis, The Suspected Santa Fe High School Shooter  —  Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, was identified as the shooter suspected of killing at least eight people at Santa Fe High School on Friday, the Associated Press and other media outlets reported, citing law enforcement officials.
Associated Press:
Houston-area media reporting fatalities from school shooting  —  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Houston-area media citing unnamed law enforcement officials are reporting that there are fatalities following a shooting at a local high school Friday morning.  —  Television station KHOU and the Houston Chronicle …
New York Times:
10 Dead in Santa Fe, Texas, School Shooting; Suspect Used Shotgun and Revolver  —  Right Now: A shotgun and a .38 revolver were used by the suspect in the Texas school shooting on Friday, said Gov. Greg Abbott at a news conference.  They appeared to be obtained by the suspect from his father, who legally owned the weapons, he said.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
2018 has been deadlier for schoolchildren than service members … The school shooting near Houston on Friday bolstered a stunning statistic: More people have been killed at schools this year than have been killed while serving in the military.  —  Initial estimates put the number killed …
Mythili Sampathkumar / The Independent:
Texas school shooting latest: Man turns up to Santa Fe High carrying American flag and gun saying …
Discussion: The Federalist
CNN:
There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
10 dead, 10 wounded in shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, explosives found on campus: Officials
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Los Angeles Times:   Up to 10 dead in Texas high school shooting; suspect linked to social media posts about guns
Washington Post:
At least 8 killed in shooting at Texas high school, sheriff says
Discussion: The Week and Bangor Daily News
Washington Post:
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms  —  President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other firms to ship packages, according to three people familiar …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Special Counsel subpoenas another Stone aide in Russia probe - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed a key assistant of long-time Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, two people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest sign …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Congratulations, America, indeed
Discussion: CNN, New York Times and USA Today
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Jordan Peterson, Custodian of the Patriarchy  —  He says there's a crisis in masculinity.  Why won't women — all these wives and witches — just behave?  —  TORONTO — Jordan Peterson fills huge lecture halls and tells his audiences there's no shame in looking backward to a model of how the world should be arranged.
Foreign Policy:
Trump Lawyer Met With Qatari Government Official Days Before FBI Raid  —  Was Michael Cohen seeking to add foreign governments as clients of his consulting business?  —  President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, who made millions over the past 18 months soliciting funds from clients seeking entree …
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Wall Street Journal:
Nevada City Questioned Marijuana Grower Over Ties to Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
Discussion: Raw Story
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Millions flow to fast-growing lobbying firms with ties to the Trump administration
Discussion: Splinter and middleeastmonitor.com
Washington Post:
In blow to GOP, House fails to pass massive farm bill in face of conservative Republican showdown … A sweeping farm bill failed in the House on Friday in a blow to GOP leaders who were unable to placate conservative lawmakers demanding commitments on immigration.
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HuffPost:
Freedom Caucus Sinks Farm Bill  —  A fight over immigration spoiled Paul Ryan's welfare reform agenda.  —  WASHINGTON Republicans failed to come up with the votes Friday to pass a major piece of their domestic policy agenda, with a farm bill rewrite narrowly going down on the House floor …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Obama's Legacy Has Already Been Destroyed  —  In one respect, it seems to me, the presidency of Donald Trump has been remarkably successful.  In 17 months, he has effectively erased Barack Obama's two-term legacy.  —  I don't want to say or face this.  I still want to believe my colleague …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Scrapped Training Exercise With South Korea Involving B-52s  —  South Korea expressed concern in advance of U.S.-North Korea summit, officials say  —  A training exercise involving U.S. B-52 bombers and South Korean planes was scrapped earlier this week after the South Korean government …
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Nuclear deal Trump seeks with North Korea could mirror Iran deal he hates
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Unfair!’  Rudy Giuliani explodes when CNN's Cuomo plays clip of him saying presidents must obey subpoenas  —  Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani went on an angry tirade against Chris Cuomo on Friday after the CNN host played an old clip of him saying that presidents must comply with subpoenas to testify.
Discussion: Mediaite
Joanna Chiu / Foreign Policy:
Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage  —  Newsroom predators in foreign bureaus hurt their colleagues — and their stories.  —  Today, I'm known as a strong advocate in my social circles, promoting women's and minorities' voices in media.  But when I first moved to China seven years ago …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is Trump the Second Coming of Reagan?  —  Fox News's Bret Baier wants you to think he just might be.  —  Bret Baier, chief political anchor of Fox News, President Trump's favorite network, insists he isn't living in some alternate reality.  He knows that our current President is louder …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Politico and Contemptor
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's right there in plain sight … THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Here's the difficulty.  We want Congress to exercise oversight when it comes to the activities of our intelligence services, to prevent them from abusing their awesome powers and to maintain public confidence that such abuses …
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Sen. Dean Heller's Campaign Paid His Social Media Influencer Son More Than $50,000  —  The Republican senator's campaign gave the cash to his son to run its Instagram page and make Facebook and YouTube videos.  —  Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller's campaign has paid his son, a social media influencer …
Discussion: Splinter
Dvora Meyers / Deadspin:
Michigan State's Nassar Settlement Could Set A Troubling First Amendment Precedent  —  On Wednesday, Michigan State announced that it had settled with 332 survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse for $500 million.  Of that enormous sum, $425 million will be divided among the women and girls …
New York Times:
Trump Administration to Tie Health Facilities' Funding to Abortion Restrictions  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday a new policy barring Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations from providing or mentioning abortions at any facility …
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Alastair Jamieson / NBC News:
Bill Gates says Trump asked the difference between HIV and HPV  —  President Donald Trump made “scary” observations about the appearance of Bill Gates' daughter and asked if HPV and HIV were the same thing, the billionaire philanthropist said in video footage obtained by MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
Discussion: HuffPost, Vox, Rewire.News, IJR, MSNBC and The Week
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Hannah Northey / E&E News:
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Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Ryan-linked group raised $24.6M from anonymous donor
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What exactly is Betsy DeVos's school safety commission doing?
YouTube:
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Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
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Peter Holley / Laredo Morning News:
The Boston restaurant where robots have replaced the chefs
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 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Senate Democrats Call For Multi-Agency Probe Into Russia Sanctions Delay
Elana Schor / Politico:
Trump taps Wilkie as next Veterans Affairs secretary
Robin Emmott / Reuters:
EU considers Iran central bank transfers to beat U.S. sanctions
Craig Gilbert / USA Today:
Support for Donald Trump a constant theme in Republican ads for midterms
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The Trump era is a renaissance of half-witted intolerance
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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