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10:50 PM ET, September 1, 2019

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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.
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New York Times:
Shooting Spree Across 15 Miles in West Texas Terrorized Two Towns and Killed 7  —  ODESSA, Tex. — The 36-year-old man who terrorized two West Texas towns with an assault-style rifle Saturday had been fired from his trucking job a few hours before he led the authorities on a chaotic high-speed chase …
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 …
CNN:
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.
Richard Parker / New York Times:
Texas Is a Leader in Mass Shootings.  Why Is the Governor Silent?  —  Greg Abbott's failure to respond to shootings like the one in Odessa is a moral disaster.  —  Mr. Parker is the author of “Lone Star Nation: How Texas Will Transform America.”  —  Exactly how many dead Texans does …
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN
Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Power Line
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Timothy Burke / Burke Communications:
President Donald Trump, On Category 5 Hurricanes  —  Today Donald Trump stated in reference to Hurricane Dorian that “I'm not sure that I've even ever heard of a Category 5 [...] A Category 5 is something that I'm not even sure that I've ever heard the term.”
Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico:   Julián Castro claims he can reassemble Obama's winning coalition
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Hawkish Trump officials plot national security actions against China  —  As the Chinese government accelerates its crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, the Trump administration has sharpened its view of the world's most important bilateral relationship.
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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.
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.
Washington Post:
Trump's lost summer: Aides claim victory, but others see incompetence and intolerance  —  When President Trump presided over the battle tanks and fighter jets, the fireworks and adoring fans on July 4, he couldn't have known that the militaristic “Salute to America” — as well to himself …
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:
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘It could have been worse’: Trump downplays Texas mass shooting rampage in rambling rant on White House lawn
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top literary agents say Trump's ex-personal secretary could make millions
ncsbe.gov:
Elections Officials Prepare for Hurricane Dorian
Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Vows to Apply Israeli Sovereignty Over West Bank
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Yes, Comey did leak classified information
Discussion: twitchy.com
New York Times:
In Republican-Leaning Districts, Lawmakers Shy Away From Broaching Impeachment
Brad Hamilton / New York Post:
NYC bicyclists are killing pedestrians and the city won't stop it
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Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico:
Rick Scott: Florida ‘not off the hook’ when it comes to Hurricane Dorian
Discussion: Breitbart
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Some secrets do keep.  A year later, the Trump official who penned an explosive op-ed is still unknown.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
William D. Cohan / New York Times:
Only the Fed Can Save Us
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Washington Post: Did A Barista Mishear A Name Or Was It Anti-Islamic Bias?
Discussion: The Guardian and RedState
Axios:
Trump campaign plots to make allegations of social media bias core part of 2020 strategy
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Anna Gronewold / Politico:
N.Y. Republicans rush to challenge indicted incumbent Collins in deep red district
Discussion: Raw Story
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
53 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S.
Discussion: Bearing Arms, Slate and The Week
 

 
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