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Gunman kills 7 in a rampage that started with a West Texas traffic stop — Odessa, Texas (CNN)A man who was pulled over by Texas troopers shot at them with a rifle and sped away, setting off a terrifying rampage that ended with seven victims and the shooter dead, police said.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Odessa, Texas mayor blames ‘problem of the heart’ and video games for most recent mass shooting — The Texas legislature had numerous bills they could have passed this session that would have dealt with disturbed potential mass shooters, but they decided not to act on those.
Acacia Coronado / The Texas Tribune:
After West Texas shooting, Texas House Rep. says “NO” to gun restrictions — Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, has received a wave of reactions — and criticism — following his tweets reacting to Saturday's Permian Basin shooting. — After the state's second mass shooting in a month left eight people dead …
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Kolten Parker / KSAT-TV:
8 new Texas laws that loosen gun restrictions, starting Sept. 1 — Firearm access expands at churches, schools, rental properties and in disasters — SAN ANTONIO - The Texas Legislature passed a slew of laws this year that will ease restrictions on guns, including allowing firearms …
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CNN:
Texas loosens firearm laws hours after the state's latest mass shooting left five dead
Texas loosens firearm laws hours after the state's latest mass shooting left five dead
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Richard Parker / New York Times:
Texas Is a Leader in Mass Shootings. Why Is the Governor Silent?
Texas Is a Leader in Mass Shootings. Why Is the Governor Silent?
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New York Times:
Shooting Spree Across 15 Miles in West Texas Terrorized Two Towns and Killed 7
Shooting Spree Across 15 Miles in West Texas Terrorized Two Towns and Killed 7
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WPIX 11 New York, ArkLaTexHomepage and KTLA
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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Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect
One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect
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Doha Madani / NBC News:
Death toll in Odessa shooting rises to 7, a 17-month-old child among those injured
Death toll in Odessa shooting rises to 7, a 17-month-old child among those injured
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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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Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump doesn't think he's ‘ever even heard of a Category 5’ hurricane. Four such storms hit the US since he took office — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Sunday that he's “not sure that (he's) ever even heard of a Category 5” hurricane, despite four such storms having threatened the US since he took office.
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Michael Schulman / New Yorker:
Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice — The singer on living with Parkinson's, the perils of stardom, and mourning what the border has become. — It's been ten years since Linda Ronstadt, once the most highly paid woman in rock and roll, sang her last concert.
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump targets Debra Messing after actress calls for exposing Hollywood donors — President Trump on Sunday targeted actress Debra Messing after she called for publicizing the list of donors who are reportedly attending a Beverly Hills fundraiser where the president is slated to appear.
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez mocks Boston ‘Straight Pride Parade’ over lack of women — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called out participants in Boston's “Straight Pride Parade,” saying it should have been called the “I-Struggle-With-Masculinity” parade.
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
The Trump decision that pushed James Mattis to his breaking point — The retired four-star Marine Corps general said in an interview with CBS that aired Sunday that he had intended to serve the full four years, but resigned when he determined his views were not “aligned” with President Donald Trump's.
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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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.
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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 …
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Raw Story
Facebook:
Representative Matt Schaefer — “Do something!” is the statement we keep hearing. As an elected official with a vote in Austin, let me tell you what I am NOT going to do. I am NOT going to use the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texans. Period.
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Zubair Sofi / The Independent:
With meticulous planning then mass arrests and ‘torture’, Kashmir's autonomy was lost — Warning: this article contains images which some readers may find distressing — When Jammu and Kashmir's governor addressed the world in a press conference on 4 August, people in the Muslim-majority valley were worried.