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Mario Sevilla / KGTV-TV:
Multiple people gunned down at Poway synagogue, man detained for questioning — (KGTV) — A man has been detained for questioning in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. — POWAY, Calif. (KGTV) — San Diego County Sheriff's deputies are responding to a shooting …
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NBC News:
Anti-Semitic open letter posted online under name of Chabad synagogue shooting suspect — A user self-identifying himself as John Earnest posted an open letter to the far-right message board 8chan hours before a shooting near San Diego. — An anti-Semitic open letter posted under the name …
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Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in deadly synagogue shooting near San Diego may have written hate manifesto … A gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle walked into a suburban San Diego County synagogue and opened fire on the congregation Saturday, killing one person and injuring three in an attack that authorities believe was motivated by hate.
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The Daily Beast:
San Diego Area Synagogue Shooting Leaves One Dead, Suspect in Custody — Officials called the incident a “hate crime” based on “statements the shooter made when he entered.” The shooting took place six months to the day since Pittsburgh attack. — A 19-year-old man armed …
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Tom Jones / KNSD-TV:
Who Is John T. Earnest? Suspect in Poway Synagogue Shooting — Who is John T. Earnest, the suspect sources identify as being responsible for the deadly shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California. — Man Detained Following Poway Synagogue Shooting — Multiple law enforcement sources confirm …
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Associated Press:
Officials: 4 injured in shooting at California synagogue — POWAY, Calif. (AP) — A shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover sent four people to the hospital Saturday, but the extent of their injuries was not clear, officials said.
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NBC News:
Shooting at Chabad synagogue in San Diego kills one, injures three; suspect in custody — As the 19-year-old suspect was being placed in custody, police “clearly saw a rifle sitting on the front passenger seat,” authorities said. — Mayor of Poway: 1 dead in California synagogue shooting, believes hate crime
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KNSD-TV:
1 Dead, 3 Injured in Synagogue Shooting in Poway, Deputies Detain Suspect
1 Dead, 3 Injured in Synagogue Shooting in Poway, Deputies Detain Suspect
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New York Times:
One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego; Officials Call It Hate Crime
One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego; Officials Call It Hate Crime
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Matthew Fuhrman / ABC News:
19-year-old identified as suspect in synagogue shooting
19-year-old identified as suspect in synagogue shooting
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Beth Baumann / Townhall:
San Diego County Sheriff Provides An Update On The Poway Synagogue Shooting
San Diego County Sheriff Provides An Update On The Poway Synagogue Shooting
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Tim Mak / NPR:
As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation — National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is customary. — The decision plunged the organization …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
NRA Suspends Top Lawyer as Infighting Roils Group — Ousted President Oliver North warned board the NRA could lose its nonprofit status — Steve Hart, the longtime lawyer for the National Rifle Association board, has been suspended from that role, two people with knowledge of the move told The Daily Beast.
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.R.A. President to Step Down as New York Attorney General Investigates — INDIANAPOLIS — Oliver L. North announced on Saturday that he would not serve a second term as the National Rifle Association's president, deciding to step down as the organization grappled with a bitter dispute …
The Daily Beast:
NRA President Oliver North Ousted, Will Not Be Renominated for Post
NRA President Oliver North Ousted, Will Not Be Renominated for Post
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump ignores black #1 NFL pick to congratulate white player with history of racist tweets — In his first tweet on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump ignored the first player picked in the NFL draft, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, who is black, to praise the number two pick — a white player with a history of racist tweets.
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Tara Law / Yahoo News:
Kyler Murray, a Black Man, Was the Number One NFL Draft Pick. Trump Congratulated the Number Two Pick Instead — Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray was the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, but on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump decided to congratulate the number two pick instead.
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Jim Trotter / NFL.com:
49ers' Nick Bosa apologizes for controversial social media posts
49ers' Nick Bosa apologizes for controversial social media posts
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Shira Tarlo / Raw Story:
Nearly 20 states are on the verge of blocking Donald Trump from appearing on the 2020 ballot — As President Donald Trump continues to refuse requests to hand over copies of his tax returns from Democrats on Capitol Hill, state lawmakers are considering making their release a condition of the 2020 presidential election.
Anna Wiener / New Yorker:
Jack Dorsey's TED Interview and the End of an Era — It all seemed so inevitable: that Jack Dorsey, the C.E.O. and co-founder of Twitter, would appear onstage at last week's ted ideas conference, in Vancouver; that the conference theme would be “Bigger Than Us,” an ambiguous invocation …
New York Times:
Virginia Men's Basketball Will Not Go to the White House — When the University of Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett announced Friday that his team would decline an invitation to celebrate its N.C.A.A. championship at the White House, he continued a trend of basketball champions' spurning …
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Angie Drobnic Holan / PolitiFact:
In Context: Donald Trump's ‘very fine people on both sides’ remarks (transcript) — On Aug. 15, 2017, President Donald Trump held a press conference to discuss an executive order he had signed on infrastructure permitting. Reporters shortly began asking questions about Trump's initial response …
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Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
Driver crashed into people because he thought they were Muslim, police say — A driver intentionally plowed his car into a crowd of people in Silicon Valley because he thought at least some of them were Muslim, authorities said Friday, in what a prosecutor called a “horrifying and horrible crime.”
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump slams Jussie Smollett case as a ‘disgrace to our nation’ during Wisconsin rally — President Donald Trump derided actor Jussie Smollett as “third rate” during a Wisconsin rally on Saturday and called his legal trouble — in which he allegedly lied about Trump supporters attacking him in a hate crime — a “disgrace to our nation.”
New York Times:
California Has a Housing Crisis. The Answer Is More Housing. — A bill clearing the way for more urban development in the state would help address affordable housing and climate change. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke switches his style and tone as the spotlight dims — As Beto O'Rourke prepared last month to tell the world that he would run for president, Vanity Fair unveiled its April cover featuring the Democrat from El Paso on a dusty road with his pickup truck, his dog and these words: “Man, I'm just born to be in it.”
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
What Joe Biden Hasn't Owned up to About Anita Hill — Whether Joe Biden's treatment of Anita Hill, nearly three decades ago, will continue to cloud his Presidential campaign likely depends on how contrite he is. So far, the signs are not encouraging. — As the Times reported this week …
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