memeorandum: El Paso mall shooting: At least 18 people dead, suspect in custody, police say (NBC News)

7:50 PM ET, August 3, 2019

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Andra Litton / KTSM-TV:

Multiple deaths and injuries reported in El Paso Walmart shooting — UPDATE: 4:18 p.m. — UMC officials confirm that one person who was transported to the hospital died due to their injuries. Others remain in critical condition. … UPDATE: 3:40 p.m. - NBC News and KTSM have confirmed …

CBS News:

El Paso police say multiple people killed in shooting at shopping mall — Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said. Police responded in the early afternoon …

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NBC News:

El Paso mall shooting: At least 18 people dead, suspect in custody, police say — “We're praying for the victims, the community & our associates, as well as the first responders,” Walmart said in a statement on Twitter. — At least 18 people are dead, and other taken to hospitals Saturday …

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Washington Post:

Multiple people shot and killed at El Paso Walmart, 1 suspect under arrest, authorities say — Multiple people were shot and killed at a Walmart in El Paso on Saturday afternoon, sending shoppers inside and at a local mall racing for cover in a chaotic scene that prompted a massive police …

Discussion: News One, KVIA-TV and Balloon Juice

Ledyard King / USA Today:

‘God be with you all’: Trump pledges full support for El Paso shooting victims as lawmakers also grieve — WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pledged the “total support” of the federal government in the wake of a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart that left multiple victims dead and many more wounded.

Discussion: KTSM-TV, Al Jazeera, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite

Sam Dorman / Fox News:

Texas Lt. Gov. tells Antifa to ‘stay out’ of El Paso after Walmart shooting — Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick explicitly warned the left-wing group Antifa against coming to the state following the mass shooting that resulted in more than a dozen casualties at an El Paso Walmart on Saturday.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

New York Times:

El Paso Walmart Shooting: 20 People Are Dead in Massacre — RIGHT NOW 20 people were killed in the shooting, the governor said. Twenty-six others were injured in the attack. — Here's what you need to know: — El Paso has been at the center of the migrant crisis. — Officials expressed their sympathies.

Discussion: WPIX 11 New York

Chris Francescani / ABC News:

Mass shooting leaves at least 18 dead, dozens injured in El Paso, police say — As many as 18 people were killed and dozens more were injured, and a white male in his 20s is in custody, after a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart packed with back-to-school shoppers on Saturday morning, officials said.

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Fox News:
Between 15 and 20 people shot at El Paso Walmart, one person in custody, officials say

Discussion: Axios

Associated Press:
AP source: At least 15 dead in El Paso, Texas, shooting

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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Michael Avenatti is mulling a run for president again after declaring he would not seek nomination — KEY POINTS — Michael Avenatti, who in the past represented porn star Stormy Daniels against the likes of President Donald Trump and his then fixer Michael Cohen, told CNBC late on Friday …

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New York Times:

Why a Race-Baiting Trump Is Courting Black Voters — DETROIT — Mark Greer is a black Detroiter so outraged by President Trump's regular stream of invective toward people of color that he does his best to avoid exposure to him. — So when he clicked on a YouTube link last month to watch an episode of …

Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump prepares a push to woo black voters

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Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Baltimore Sun Torches Donald Trump: ‘Dancing On Graves’ Of City's Dead — “This is the behavior of a jerk, a clod, a dolt, a schmuck.” — The Baltimore Sun's editorial board on Friday published yet another blistering opinion piece about President Donald Trump, in which it took him to task …

Discussion: Washington Post and The Crime Report

Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:
It's not just Baltimore; Trump is running against America's cities

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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:

Deprived of Power, House Republicans Head for the Exits — WASHINGTON — Imagine being swept out of power in Congress and relegated to the role of spectator and naysayer as your political opponents dictate the terms of legislative debate. Add in the specter of a painful slog to re-election …

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Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:

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Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:

Deadly violence heightens concerns about domestic terrorism and white supremacists — When a gunman died after killing three people and injuring 15 others at the Gilroy Garlic Festival last weekend, authorities were left to discern a motive for his attack. — Evidence compiled …

Discussion: USA Today

Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:

The Reverend Bill Owens Stands Behind Trump — During the past several weeks, President Trump has been ramping up his racist and inflammatory attacks on nonwhite lawmakers and activists. After telling four lawmakers of color to “go back” to where they came from, he targeted Representative Elijah Cummings …

Discussion: Althouse

Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
CNN's Don Lemon ambushes black pastor over his meeting with President Trump

Discussion: Fox News

Michael Malloy / Protean Magazine:

BREAKING: DSA votes to endorse Open Borders and a Green New Deal program at Atlanta Convention — Delegates of the Democratic Socialists of America convened in Atlanta for their 2019 National Convention, where they overwhelmingly voted in favor of resolutions that, among other things …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Fox News Host: 'I Don't Know Where To Begin' Debunking Donald Trump's Latest Lie — Neil Cavuto fact-checked Trump's latest false claims about U.S. tariffs on products imported from China. — Fox News' Neil Cavuto wasted no time in fact-checking President Donald Trump's latest claims …

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:

Bill Maher Goes Full Marianne Williamson on Antidepressants — While critics have tried to paint the 2020 candidate as a “crazy lady,” Maher declared, “I agree with everything.” — In the days after she became the most-Googled candidate at the first of two Democratic primary debates this week …

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New York Times:

Defying U.S. Sanctions, China and Others Take Oil From 12 Iranian Tankers — China and other countries are receiving oil shipments from a larger number of Iranian tankers than was previously known, defying sanctions imposed by the United States to choke off Tehran's main source of income …

Discussion: UPI

Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:

John Ratcliffe (R-Loser) Gets the Full Trump Treatment — The resume-padding backbencher raved at Mueller on camera and found himself at the peak of Trump's regard. But like a gram of pure coke, there are consequences when the fun stops. — By RICK WILSON8.2.19 8:31 PM ET

Anna Kusmer / wgbh.org:

Artist Cages ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ Statue To Protest Child Detention Centers — Early Friday morning, local artist Karyn Alzayer went to work at the Boston public gardens. She put chicken wire cages around the iconic “Make Way for Ducklings” statue, separating the baby ducklings …

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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:

Why can't Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren be as realistic as the guy who promised to slow the rise of the oceans? — The Washington Post editorial board had me fooled me for a second Friday morning. — For a brief moment, it appeared they would make the limited government argument …

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