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5:25 PM ET, August 26, 2018

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John Bacon / USA Today:
‘Multiple fatalities’ after shooting rampage at Madden tourney at Jacksonville Landing  —  A gunman opened fire at a Madden video game tournament along Jacksonville's riverwalk Sunday, and Florida authorities reported multiple fatalities.  —  “Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing.
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The Daily Beast:
Mass Shooting at Madden NFL Tournament Qualifier in Jacksonville Reportedly Leaves Several Dead  —  Several people were reportedly killed and multiple other injured Sunday afternoon during a mass shooting at the Madden NFL Tournament Regional Qualifier in Jacksonville, Florida.
WJXT-TV:
Sources: Mass shooting at Jacksonville Landing leaves 4 dead, 11 wounded  —  Sources: 11 people shot, at least 4 dead in or near Chicago Pizza  —  By , Vic Micolucci - I-TEAM reporter, anchor, Roxy Tyler - Web producer, Steve Patrick - News4Jax digital managing editor
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Multiple fatalities reported, including a suspect, in mass shooting at Jacksonville, Fla., video game tournament  —  Multiple people were killed, including a suspect, after a shooter opened fire during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., according to witnesses and police.
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / KARE-TV:
Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward suggests John McCain statement on ending treatment timed to hurt her campaign  —  Kelli Ward: McCain health statement timed to hurt her … Sen. John McCain poses at the Republic Media building in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, August 3, 2017.  —  Sen. John McCain.
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Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SARAH PALIN ON JOHN MCCAIN - 'I'll remember the good times that's for darn sure.  He will be remembered as an American hero but he was surrounded by disloyal people who didn't serve him well'  — In an exclusive interview with DailyMailTV Sarah and Todd Palin reflect …
Discussion: Mother Jones and POLITICUSUSA
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
John McCain Funeral Plans: Lying in State at Capitol Rotunda
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
John McCain's seat in Senate will stay empty until after burial, Gov. Doug Ducey says
Tory Newmyer / Washington Post:   Arizona governor to wait until after McCain burial to announce Senate successor
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:   Great-Heart Is Gone  —  I was not an intimate of John McCain …
Washington Post:
Former Vatican ambassador says Pope Francis, Benedict knew of sexual misconduct allegations against McCarrick for years  —  DUBLIN — A former Vatican ambassador to the United States has alleged in an 11-page letter that Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis — among other top Catholic Church officials …
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Edward Pentin / National Catholic Register …:
Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing to Act on McCarrick's Abuse  —  In a written testimony, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò claims Pope Francis withdrew sanctions against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick.  —  In an extraordinary 11-page written testament, a former apostolic nuncio …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Pope Francis Long Knew of Cardinal's Abuses and Must Resign, Archbishop Says
Diane Montagna / LifeSiteNews:
Pope Francis covered up McCarrick abuse, former US nuncio testifies (OFFICIAL TEXT)
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
The Prosecutors Who Have Declared War on the President  —  The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York isn't done digging into the Trump Organization.  —  In the span of one week, we learned that the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Discussion: Eclectablog
Charles Isherwood / New York Times:
Neil Simon, Broadway Master of Comedy, Is Dead at 91  —  Neil Simon, the playwright whose name was synonymous with Broadway comedy and commercial success in the theater for decades, and who helped redefine popular American humor with an emphasis on the frictions of urban living …
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Neil Simon, Broadway's long-reigning king of comedy, dies at 91
Richard Natale / Variety:
Neil Simon, King of Comedy Playwrights, Dies at 91
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Dershowitz says New York probe, not Mueller, is ‘greatest threat’ to Trump  —  President Trump should be more worried about prosecutors in New York than about the ongoing Russia probe led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz said Sunday.
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
U.S., Mexico Said Poised to Reach Nafta Deal Soon as Monday  — Nations said to have breakthroughs on autos, energy industry  — Agreement on bilateral issues would allow Canada to rejoin  —  The U.S. and Mexico are close to resolving bilateral differences on Nafta and may wrap up as soon as Monday …
Discussion: Axios
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Sharay Angulo / Reuters:
Mexico, U.S. likely ‘hours’ away from agreement on NAFTA: minister
Discussion: Axios
David French / The Atlantic:
America Soured on My Multiracial Family  —  There are three fundamental, complicating truths about adoption.  First, every single adoption begins with profound loss.  Through death, abandonment, or even loving surrender, a child suffers the loss of his or her mother and father.
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
The Full-Spectrum Corruption of Donald Trump  —  Everyone and everything he touches rots.  —  Mr. Wehner served in the previous three Republican administrations and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  There's never been any confusion about the character defects of Donald Trump.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Jemele Hill is out at ESPN  —  Jemele Hill needed to be out at ESPN.  Hill knew it.  ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro knew it.  And, now, Jemele Hill is out at ESPN.  —  The marriage between ESPN and Hill — the controversial sports commentator who waded into politics and sparred …
 
 
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Steve LeVine / Axios:
The coming yearlong U.S. trade war with China
Discussion: Political Wire
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
An N.Y.U. Sexual-Harassment Case Has Spurred a Necessary Conversation About #MeToo
Discussion: Althouse
Max Boot / Washington Post:
John McCain leaves the stage when we need him most
Daily Mail:
McCain, who died at the age of 81, has also launched public attacks at Trump over the past several years
Mehreen Khan / Financial Times:
Brussels targets political parties' data misuse
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Flake: Firing Sessions would be the ‘first domino to fall’
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Daily News:
Zephyr Teachout for attorney general: A standout in the Democratic field
Discussion: The Intercept
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The Times of Israel:
US set to announce it rejects Palestinian ‘right of return’ — TV report
Discussion: Breitbart
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When the beloved priest from your childhood turns out to be a monster
Bob Bauer / The Atlantic:
Trump's Contempt for the Law Will Be His Downfall
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Are Superstar Firms and Amazon Effects Reshaping the Economy?
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Endorsement: Democrats should choose Ayanna Pressley for the Seventh District
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Football Players Are Protesting Police Violence, Not the Anthem
 

 
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