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The Daily Mail Let Readers Download The New Zealand Mosque Attacker's Manifesto Directly From Its Website — Other British news outlets, The Sun and The Mirror, featured the attacker's first-person video, including in GIF form on the homepages of their websites.
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The Massacre in New Zealand Was Made to Go Viral — The attack marks a grim new age of social media-fueled terrorism. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — On Friday, a man in his late 20s strapped on a helmet camera, loaded his car with weapons, drove to a mosque in Christchurch …
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Shitposting, Inspirational Terrorism, and the Christchurch Mosque Massacre — On Friday, March 15th, one or more gunmen opened fire in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. As I write this, three men and one woman have been taken into custody by local law enforcement.
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49 killed in terrorist attack at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand — Forty-nine people are dead and scores more are injured after a heavily armed gunman clad in military-style gear opened fire during prayers at a mosque in the center of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday.
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Christchurch mosque massacre: 49 confirmed dead in shootings; four arrested - three men, one woman … Forty-nine people have been killed and 48 more hurt after mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques in the worst terror attack on New Zealand soil. — Nour Tavis said he was in the front row …
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Donald Trump deletes Breitbart tweet about how ‘tough’ his supporters can get — WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump used Twitter on Thursday night to promote an interview in which he explained how “tough” his supporters could get - and deleted the tweet Friday morning after the New Zealand mosque shootings.
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Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged — CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand's darkest days.”
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New Zealand shooting: 49 dead in terrorist attack at two mosques - live updates — Three in custody over attack that also left 20 people seriously injured — Elle Hunt (now), Matthew Weaver, Naaman Zhou and Kate Lyons (earlier) — Fri 15 Mar 2019 11.33 EDT March 14, 2019
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New Zealand suspect inspired by French writer who fears ‘replacement’ by immigrants — PARIS — Before the deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, one of the suspects — a 28-year-old, self-styled “regular white man from a regular family” — posted a 74-page manifesto on Twitter.
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New Zealand Muslims Await Word From Mosque Attacks: ‘Everybody Knew Each Other’ — WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Muslims across New Zealand — members of a small, closely knit community of about 50,000 — were struggling to learn on Friday whether their loved ones were among the victims …
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Live: ‘Blood everywhere’ as shots fired at mosque in central Christchurch
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A Suspect In New Zealand Mass Shootings Appears To Be A White Supremacist
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A Gunman Has Opened Fire At Mosques In Christchurch, Causing “Multiple Fatalities”
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New Zealand Shooting Live Updates: 49 Are Dead After 2 Mosques Are Hit
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Broken white men and the racist media that fuels their terrorism
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Christchurch Mosque Shootings Were Partly Streamed on Facebook
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Trump again nods toward violence by his supporters — and maybe something bigger
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Our endorsement of Cory Gardner was a mistake — The senator's vote on border wall is a failure of leadership — We endorsed Sen. Cory Gardner in 2014 because we believed he'd be a statesman. We knew he'd be a conservative voice in Congress, to be certain, but we thought his voice would bring “fresh leadership, energy and ideas.”
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Trump tried to make the GOP border emergency fight about him. He lost anyway.
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Why Trump didn't stop a GOP revolt on his border emergency
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How Trump's Brand of Grievance Politics Roiled a Pennsylvania Campaign — OLD FORGE, Pa. — The news came at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday: Frank Scavo III had lost. Again. — Mr. Scavo, a perennial candidate running for the Pennsylvania Legislature on a platform of ending property taxes …
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Better Known, but Image Skews Negative — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two months into her new job on Capitol Hill, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a much more recognizable figure to Americans. Half of U.S. adults were unfamiliar with or had no opinion of her in September …
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NKorea official: Kim rethinking US talks, launch moratorium — PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon make a decision on whether to continue diplomatic talks and maintain the country's moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests, a senior North Korean official said …
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North Korea Threatens to Scuttle Talks With the U.S. and Resume Tests
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How the President Actually Won Over ‘Never Trumper’ Erick Erickson — The former Never Trumper recounts a wild and unexpected phone conversation with the president as he put away Christmas decorations. — In an Oval Office sit-down with Breitbart News on Monday, Donald Trump claimed that former …
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Biden will be a bust, Trump aides assure their boss
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US to revoke visas for International Criminal Court staff — WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel who attempt to investigate or prosecute alleged abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.


Tech Firm in Steele Dossier May Have Been Used by Russian Spies — WASHINGTON — Aleksej Gubarev is a Russian technology entrepreneur who runs companies in Europe and the United States that provide cut-rate internet service. But he is best known for his appearance in 2016 in a dossier …
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John McCain Associate Had Contact With A Dozen Reporters Regarding Steele Dossier
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In Beto O'Rourke's Announcement, His Wife's Silence Stands Out — Beto O'Rourke, the charismatic Texas Democrat and former member of the House of Representatives, announced his presidential campaign in a video on Thursday. The three-minute clip quickly racked up thousands of shares …
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Few Americans see savings from Trump's tax reform: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only one in five U.S. taxpayers expect to pay less income tax this year as a result of the tax reform law passed in 2017 by Republicans who promised big savings for everyday Americans …
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Inside the opulent Trump inaugural dinner designed as a glittery overture to foreign diplomats — Three days before Donald Trump was inaugurated president in January 2017, he arrived at a remarkable scene inside an auditorium in downtown Washington designed in the style of a Neoclassical temple.
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Napa Valley Vintner Caught in Varsity Blues College Scandal Is Hefty-Political Donor — Of the 50 arrests made in the nationwide college admissions scandal involving exam cheating and athletic recruitment schemes, is Agustin Huneeus Jr., 53, of San Francisco, CA, a Napa Valley vintner and son …
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Trump's Big Trade Opening — The impending deal with China is a chance for America to lead a new era of liberalization.
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