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Los Angeles Times:
Texas school shooter killed girl who turned down his advances and embarrassed him in class, mother says — As he heard the gunshots approaching down the hall Friday morning, Santa Fe High School student Abel San Miguel, 15, hid with a handful of classmates in the art class storage closet.
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New York Times:
Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote — WASHINGTON — The pace of new voter registrations among young people in crucial states is accelerating, a signal that school shootings this year — and the anger and political organizing in their wake — may prove to be more than ephemeral displays of activism.
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Washington Post:
Texas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and practice. And still 10 people died. … SANTA FE, TEX. — They, like so many others, thought they had taken the steps to avoid this. — The school district had an active-shooter plan, and two armed police officers walked the halls of the high school.
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New York Times:
Houston Police Chief Says He Has ‘Hit Rock Bottom’ on Gun Rights Arguments — Just hours after 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Santa Fe, Tex., the police chief in nearby Houston issued a defiant condemnation of elected officials who have failed to act on gun control, saying he had “hit rock bottom.”
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New York Times:
New Reality for High School Students: Calculating the Risk of Getting Shot
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Washington Post:
Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence’
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BuzzFeed:
These Are The Victims Of The Texas High School Shooting
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Should Get Details on Informant Before Mueller Interview, Giuliani Says — President's lawyer seeks information about person said to have been used by U.S. investigators — President Donald Trump shouldn't agree to talk with special counsel Robert Mueller without knowing more about a man …
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Lawfare:
'The Day that We Can't Protect Human Sources': The President and the House Intelligence Committee Burn an Informant — It wasn't that long ago that both the executive branch and the legislature in this country considered the protection of intelligence sources a matter of surpassing national importance.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Mnuchin says US-China putting trade war on hold — The Latest on U.S.-China trade talks (all times local): — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the United States and China are “putting the trade war on hold” after two days of talks that he says produced meaningful progress.
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Annie Vainshtein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Palo Alto pastor resigns after nasty tweets about city: ‘An elitist sh— den of hate’ — A debate in Palo Alto over permits, traffic, and safety turned into frenzy of internet warfare after unsavory tweets from an associate pastor were leaked to the city's website.
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:
UK has not renewed Roman Abramovich's visa — UK authorities have yet to renew Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's visa after it expired last month, three people close to the billionaire have told the Financial Times, as geopolitical tensions rise between Moscow and the west.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Out of Prison, Back to Congress? Michael Grimm Is Trying on Staten Island — It was Staten Island reduced to an overstuffed hotel ballroom: a cannoli spread, the thick tang of hair products and undying loyalty to a man — well, two men — whom borough outsiders keep trying to tear down.
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Alexis Levinson / BuzzFeed:
Michael Grimm Is Out Of Prison And Trying To Win Back His Seat In Congress. Anthony Scaramucci Is Here To Help.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Who Does the Democratic Party Stand For? — There are two Staceys angling to become Georgia's first woman governor. — One Stacey—Stacey Abrams—is black. She's the former minority leader of the state House of Representatives. The other, Stacey Evans, is white.
Emre Peker / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Uses Nuclear Pact as Bargaining Chip With EU Over U.S. Sanctions — Tehran's suggestion could drive wedge between Washington and Brussels — TEHRAN—Iran vowed to uphold the pact curbing its nuclear activities if the European Union can offset renewed U.S. sanctions, senior officials here said …
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Texas runoff between Laura Moser and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher a pivotal moment for national Democrats — How West Houston's Democratic voters decide in the 7th Congressional District runoff on Tuesday will have outsized implications for national Democrats' optimism and tactics in the fall.
Washington Post:
As tensions with Trump deepen, Europe wonders if America is lost for good — BERLIN — Since Jan. 20, 2017, European leaders have managed U.S. relations with one eye on the clock, anxiously counting down the hours until President Trump's term is up and hoping the core of the Western alliance isn't too badly damaged in the meantime.
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probe Expands to Israeli Entrepreneur With U.A.E. Ties — Investigation has sought testimony regarding work of Joel Zamel, founder of several private consulting firms — WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller's probe is looking more closely into Middle Eastern involvement …
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Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Report Suggests Blackwater Founder Erik Prince May Have Lied to Congress
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Obama's education secretary: Let's boycott school until gun laws change … Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan pushed a radical idea on Twitter: Parents should pull their children out of school until elected officials pass stricter gun control laws. — His tweet came hours …
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Why does Trump get away with corruption? Because Bill and Hillary Clinton normalized it — Scandals continue to pile up on the Trump administration — yet the president's approval ratings are on the rise. — One reason is that it's been embedded in political culture most prominently …
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New York Daily News:
Al Sharpton says royal wedding shows white supremacy is ‘on its last breath’ — Al Sharpton said the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who is biracial, is a sign that white supremacy is “on its last breath.” — Sharpton spoke of the nuptials during …
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Wed, a New Era Dawns
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