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CBS7.com:
Midland Police: Suspect taken into custody at Cinergy of Midland, 20 people hurt in active shooting — MIDLAND/ODESSA, Tx. (KOSA) — UPDATE: The City of Midland tells CBS7 that authorities have taken a suspect into custody at the Cinergy of Midland. No other details have been released.
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New York Times:
Texas Shooting Leaves 7 Dead and At Least 21 Injured Near Odessa — The attack began at a traffic stop, the authorities said, and the gunman is dead. — HOUSTON — Seven people were killed and at least 21 others were injured in a brazen daylight drive-by mass shooting in the West Texas cities …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
53 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S. — So far this year, there have been at least 38 shootings with three or more fatalities, data shows.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: U.S. mass killings reach total for all of 2018 — ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in West Texas (all times local): — A database shows that the West Texas shooting brings the number of mass killings in the U.S. so far this year to 25, which is as many mass killings as in all of 2018.
Washington Post:
5 killed, 21 injured in a mass shooting in Odessa, Tex. — Five people were killed and 21 were injured in the West Texas cities of Odessa and Midland after a gunman fled a traffic stop, hijacked a mail truck and opened fire indiscriminately on officers and civilians as he sped down Interstate 20 and Highway 191, police said.
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Anna Kaplan / The Daily Beast:
West Texas Shooting Spree Leaves 7 Dead, Scores Injured; Gunman Killed — The terrifying explosion of gun violence ended when police killed the suspect outside a movie theater. — Seven people were killed and scores more were wounded—including three police officers and a 17-month-old child shot …
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Victor Blanco / KWES:
5 dead, 21 injured in shooting spanning Midland, Odessa — At 5:29 p.m. CDT, Midland police said there was no longer an active shooter situation. — ODESSA, Texas — Five people are dead and 21 injured after a shooting that spanned multiple locations in Midland and Odessa.
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Deanna Watson / USA Today:
Texas gun law changes take effect one day after deadly shooting near Odessa and Midland
Texas gun law changes take effect one day after deadly shooting near Odessa and Midland
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
At least 1 person dead, 10 injured by active shooter in Odessa and Midland, Texas, police say
At least 1 person dead, 10 injured by active shooter in Odessa and Midland, Texas, police say
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
4 killed, 21 others injured in extended mass shooting in Odessa, Texas: Police
4 killed, 21 others injured in extended mass shooting in Odessa, Texas: Police
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New York Times:
How Much Will the Trade War Cost You by the End of the Year? — A new wave of tariffs by the Trump administration went into effect on Sunday, rendering the majority of goods imported to the United States from China subject to import taxes. — It is the latest move in a drawn-out conflict between the world's two largest economies.
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
As Trump Escalates Trade War, U.S. and China Move Further Apart With No End in Sight
As Trump Escalates Trade War, U.S. and China Move Further Apart With No End in Sight
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The 2020 electoral map could be the smallest in years. Here's why. — In a politically divided nation, with attitudes among many voters hardened and resistant to changing, the 2020 general election could be contested on the narrowest electoral terrain in recent memory.
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Axios:
Trump campaign plots to make allegations of social media bias core part of 2020 strategy — President Trump's campaign and key allies plan to make allegations of bias by social media platforms a core part of their 2020 strategy, officials tell Axios. — The big picture: Look for ads …
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Anna Gronewold / Politico:
N.Y. Republicans rush to challenge indicted incumbent Collins in deep red district — ALBANY — A potentially bitter conflict is brewing among Republicans in New York's reddest congressional district, where incumbent Republican Rep. Chris Collins' indictment on insider trading charges …
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
In Trump country, a group of coal miners rebel over lost jobs, missed paychecks — CUMBERLAND, Ky. — Sitting in lawn chairs plopped in the middle of train tracks, two coal miners smoked and chewed tobacco to pass the time. There's been little else to do here for the past four weeks …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Some secrets do keep. A year later, the Trump official who penned an explosive op-ed is still unknown. — Almost a year later, we still don't know. — Outside of a tiny circle of insiders, no one knows who wrote the instantly viral op-ed column about President Trump that appeared in the New York Times last Sept. 5.
Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico:
Rick Scott: Florida ‘not off the hook’ when it comes to Hurricane Dorian — With Hurricane Dorian's trajectory still uncertain and Florida potentially avoiding a direct hit, Florida Sen. Rick Scott wants residents to know that they're not out of the woods just yet.
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