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1:45 AM ET, August 4, 2019

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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.
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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
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.
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
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: CNN, Washington Press and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
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.
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
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.
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Texas Lt. Gov. tells Antifa to ‘stay out’ of El Paso after Walmart shooting
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Texas Tribune:
Horror in El Paso: 20 dead, 26 wounded in mass shooting at Walmart
Discussion: UPI
NBC News:
El Paso mall shooting: At least 18 people dead, suspect in custody, police say
Washington Post:   Politicians grieve for El Paso victims, with Democrats decrying GOP inaction on gun laws
Fox News:
Between 15 and 20 people shot at El Paso Walmart, one person in custody, officials say
Discussion: Axios
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:
Beijing is prepping for a massacre in Hong Kong: time for the West to put human rights ahead of free trade  —  After eight weeks of huge Hong Kong street protests against Beijing's rule, the People's Republic is massing police and soldiers just across the border.  Message: If the protesters don't quit, a bloodbath is coming.
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Xinhua News Agency:   China urges Western nations not to intervene in Hong Kong affairs
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.
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.
Tim Reid / Reuters:
Biden mounts fierce defense of Obama legacy after debate attacks  —  LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden mounted a fierce defense of Barack Obama's legacy on Saturday after several of his White House rivals attacked that record in debates this week.
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: Washington Post
 
 
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