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After pair of mass shootings, Trump remains out of sight — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets …
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Washington Post, Denver Post and The Week
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8chan Is a Megaphone for Gunmen. ‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says Its Creator. — Fredrick Brennan was getting ready for church at his home in the Philippines when the news of a mass shooting in El Paso arrived. His response was immediate and instinctive. — “Whenever I hear about a mass shooting …
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Connor Betts: Twitter Posts on Being a Leftist, Guns — Connor Betts, the Dayton, Ohio mass shooter, was a self-described “leftist,” who wrote that he would happily vote for Democrat Elizabeth Warren, praised Satan, was upset about the 2016 presidential election results, and added …
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Washington Times, National Review, RedState, Big League Politics, Front Page Magazine and twitchy.com
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Dayton Shooting: Gunman Kills 9 in Entertainment District — Nine people were killed and 27 others were wounded, the police said. It was the second American mass shooting in 24 hours, and the third in a week. — Here's what we're following: — A quick response by officers saved lives, the police chief said.
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9 killed in Dayton, Ohio, in second U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours — Nine people in Ohio were killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter was killed by police, authorities said. Dayton police tweeted that an active shooter situation began …
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‘How do you stop these people?’: Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre — President Trump has relentlessly used his bully pulpit to decry Latino migration as “an invasion of our country.” He has demonized illegal immigrants as “thugs” and “animals.”
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Mexico Demands Protections for Mexicans in the U.S. After El Paso Attack — CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico demanded protections for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans living in the United States and threatened legal action on Sunday, a day after the shooting at an El Paso Walmart that left Mexican citizens among the dead and wounded.
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We Have a White Nationalist Terrorist Problem — America's leaders need to do more to condemn and combat the extremist ideology — white nationalism — in their midst. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
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Juliette Kayyem / Washington Post:
There are no lone wolves — Juliette Kayyem is a former …
There are no lone wolves — Juliette Kayyem is a former …
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New York Times, Vox and UPI
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, ‘gave her life’ for son
Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, ‘gave her life’ for son
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9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
After El Paso, We Can No Longer Ignore Trump's Role in Inspiring Mass Shootings
After El Paso, We Can No Longer Ignore Trump's Role in Inspiring Mass Shootings
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The American Exception — The United States is not the only nation …
The American Exception — The United States is not the only nation …
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Chicago Sun-Times, Outside the Beltway and Quartz
April Glaser / Slate:
8chan Is a Normal Part of Mass Shootings Now
8chan Is a Normal Part of Mass Shootings Now
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9 killed in Ohio, suspect identified in second U.S. mass shooting within 24 hours
9 killed in Ohio, suspect identified in second U.S. mass shooting within 24 hours
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Heavy.com, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
López Obrador says six Mexicans among the dead in El Paso; plans legal action to protect Mexicans in the U.S.
López Obrador says six Mexicans among the dead in El Paso; plans legal action to protect Mexicans in the U.S.
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The Latest: Dayton mayor says gunman who killed 9 wore armor
The Latest: Dayton mayor says gunman who killed 9 wore armor
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Three mass shootings this year began with a hateful screed on 8chan. …
Three mass shootings this year began with a hateful screed on 8chan. …
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Kadia Tubman / Yahoo News:
Republican officials point to video games after El Paso mass shooting
Republican officials point to video games after El Paso mass shooting
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New York Times:
Minutes Before El Paso Killing, Hate-Filled Manifesto Appears Online
Minutes Before El Paso Killing, Hate-Filled Manifesto Appears Online
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John Bowden / The Hill:
George P. Bush denounces ‘white terrorism’ after El Paso shooting
George P. Bush denounces ‘white terrorism’ after El Paso shooting
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
President Trump's rhetoric not to blame for mass shootings: Mick Mulvaney
President Trump's rhetoric not to blame for mass shootings: Mick Mulvaney
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Booker: 'There is a complicity in the president's hatred'
Booker: 'There is a complicity in the president's hatred'
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McConnell fractures shoulder in fall at Kentucky home — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered a fractured shoulder Sunday from a fall outside his home in Louisville, briefly hospitalizing the Kentucky Republican, his office said in a statement. — “This morning …
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Mitch McConnell fractures his shoulder
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There is no excuse for supporting this president — On Sunday morning, former congressman Beto O'Rourke spoke for millions of Americans. … O'Rourke is a native of El Paso, Tex., one of two sites of mass murder in the past 24 hours. The alleged killer had regurgitated white nationalist bile and hatred of immigrants.
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CJ Werleman / Sydney Morning Herald:
US in the midst of a white nationalist terrorism crisis
US in the midst of a white nationalist terrorism crisis
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The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Washington Blade and Informed Comment
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Mayor de Blasio ordered NYPD Executive Protection Unit to move his daughter out of a Brooklyn apartment, sources say — Mayor de Blasio has his own moving company - the NYPD. — Hizzoner ordered members of his troubled NYPD security detail to move his daughter out of an apartment in Sunset Park …
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Mr. President, Please Take a Stand Against Racism — The nation's ability to contain it is faltering. — Mr. Comey is a former director of the F.B.I. — America has long had a radioactive racist soup in the center of our national life. Donald Trump thinks he is stirring it for political benefit.
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Trump's America unravels in one bloody nightmare weekend. Now it's time to clean house — Nobody made a super-big deal about it on March 15, 2019, when the president of the United States — in his fancy baggy suit, over-long tie hanging down behind the Resolute Desk, veto pen in hand …
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How Trump's attacks on Elijah Cummings and Baltimore unfolded inside the White House — It isn't clear if there was a plan for last week. Some consequential things went down: The U.S. sanctioned Iran's top diplomat, revved up the trade war with China, and signed off on a spending bill that will spike the national debt.
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Crush This Evil — Yesterday, in the Texan border town of El Paso, a young white supremacist opened fire at a Walmart, killing 20 people and injuring dozens more. His intention, per a manifesto he left on the website 8chan, was to exact revenge against “the Hispanic invasion of Texas,” …
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