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4:40 AM ET, August 4, 2019

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Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
Meet the hero soldier who saved children's lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting  —  VIDEO: Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley saves children lives after mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart  —  At first, Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr. was completely unaware of the chaos unfolding just around the corner.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Andra Litton / KTSM-TV:
20 dead, multiple injured in El Paso Walmart shooting  —  UPDATE: 10:32 p.m. Police confirm that no shots were fired inside Cielo Vista Mall itself, and the crime scene has been confined to the adjacent Walmart.  —  Authorities will continue to investigate through the night.
Robert Evans / bellingcat:
The El Paso Shooting and the Gamification of Terror  —  On August 3, 2019, at around 11am local time, initial police reports indicated that a gunman had walked into an El Paso Wal-Mart and opened fire.  As of the publication of this article, at least eighteen people have died and several others have been injured.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New York Times:
El Paso Shooting: 20 People Are Dead in Massacre at Walmart  —  RIGHT NOW 20 people were killed, the Texas governor said.  Twenty-six others were injured.  —  Here's what you need to know:  — Twenty-six were injured.  — Witnesses described the violent scene.
NBC News:
Mass shooting in El Paso is deadliest in 2019, among worst in modern U.S. history  —  The massacre in El Paso is the deadliest shooting in the U.S. in 2019.  The number of people killed makes it one of the 10 worst in recent American history.  —  The mass shooting in El Paso, Texas …
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: Washington Monthly and The Hill
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 …
Washington Post:
At least 20 dead in El Paso shopping center shooting as authorities investigate Texas man and manifesto  —  EL PASO, Texas — A gunman wielding an assault-style rifle killed at least 20 people and injured 26 more on Saturday at a busy Walmart and shopping mall not far from the Mexican border …
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.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Texas officials say 20 dead, 26 hurt in shooting  —  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex (all times local):  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and El Paso police say 20 people have been killed and 26 others wounded in a shooting at an El Paso shopping center.
Discussion: Axios and The Wrap
Chris Francescani / ABC News:
Mass shooting leaves at least 20 dead, dozens injured in El Paso, police say  —  Twenty people were killed and dozens more injured on Saturday morning in a massacre at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart that was packed with back-to-school shoppers, making it one of the ten deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, officials said.
The Texas Tribune:
Horror in El Paso: 20 dead, 26 wounded in mass shooting at Walmart
Discussion: UPI and Breitbart
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Texas Lt. Gov. tells Antifa to ‘stay out’ of El Paso after Walmart shooting
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:   Politicians grieve for El Paso victims, with Democrats decrying GOP inaction on gun laws
NBC News:
El Paso mall shooting: At least 18 people dead, suspect in custody, police say
Fox News:
Between 15 and 20 people shot at El Paso Walmart, one person in custody, officials say
Discussion: Axios
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Investigators ‘reasonably confident’ Texas suspect left anti-immigrant screed, tipped off before attack  —  The document is being considered a “nexus to a potential hate crime,” officials said.  —  Investigators are examining a screed believed to have been posted online by the suspect …
Discussion: Mediaite
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Declining Prestige of Higher Education  —  In the New York Times, Bret Stephens decries the decline of higher education.  He cites a familiar litany of leftist presumption and abuse: … Unpopular president?  I guess he means Johnson.  Nixon was re-elected in 1972, carrying 49 states.
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 …
New York Post:
Feds probing AOC's chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti after sudden resignation  —  The Feds are looking into possible campaign finance misdeeds by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff and lead rainmaker, who suddenly resigned Friday, federal sources told The Post.
Baltimore Sun:
The pitiful day a U.S. president used a political rally to mock Baltimore's homicide rate  —  Slightly more than 15 minutes into his speech at a rally in Cincinnati Thursday night — right after claiming the crowd was record size but bemoaning how local authorities had limited the arena's lawful capacity …
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Baltimore Sun Torches Donald Trump: ‘Dancing On Graves’ Of City's Dead
Discussion: CNN
The Hill:
Hurd retirement leaves GOP gloomy on 2020  —  Republicans are growing more pessimistic about their odds of taking back the House majority after the surprise news Thursday that Rep. Will Hurd (Texas), the only African American GOP lawmaker in the House, is retiring.
Discussion: PJ Media Home
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
For Democrats, and for Republicans, a summer of discontent
Discussion: The Guardian
 
 
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Tim Reid / Reuters:
Biden mounts fierce defense of Obama legacy after debate attacks
Michael Malloy / Protean Magazine:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Defying U.S. Sanctions, China and Others Take Oil From 12 Iranian Tankers
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher Goes Full Marianne Williamson on Antidepressants
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Rep. Devin Nunes Sues Group Calling Him a ‘Fake Farmer’
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
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Discussion: Althouse
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