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The Daily Beast:
‘Very Anti-Social’: Suspect in Boulder Supermarket Massacre Was Paranoid, Brother Says — Police also identified the ten people who lost their lives when the 21-year-old gunman allegedly opened fire on Monday afternoon. — Authorities on Tuesday identified the suspect in the shooting deaths …
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Boulder's assault weapons ban, meant to stop mass shootings, was blocked 10 days before grocery store attack — The city of Boulder, Colo., barred assault weapons in 2018, as a way to prevent mass shootings like the one that killed 17 at a high school in Parkland., Fla., earlier that year.
Lia Eustachewich / New York Post:
Police identify 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa as suspect in Boulder shooting — The suspect in the Boulder King Soopers shooting has been as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, of Arvada, authorities revealed Tuesday. — He has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder …
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Joe Rubino / Denver Post:
Boulder shooting: Gunman kills 10, including police officer, at King Soopers — Boulder police say Officer Eric Talley was first on the scene when killed; investigation will take several days — More- — jrubino@denverpost.com, NOELLE PHILLIPS | nphillips@denverpost.com, ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ |
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Alyssa Choiniere / Heavy.com:
Ahmad Alissa, Boulder Shooting Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is a 21-year-old Colorado man who was identified as the suspect in the mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder that left 10 people dead, including Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley.
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New York Times:
Second U.S. Mass Shooting in Less Than a Week — In addition to a police officer who had responded to 911 calls, the authorities identified nine other victims, who ranged in age from 20 to 65. — RIGHT NOW The suspect was prone to angry outbursts, according to former classmates.
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ABC News:
10 killed in Boulder shooting: Victims identified, suspect charged — The victims range in age from 20 to 65. — Boulder district attorney discusses investigation into mass shooting — The suspect is in custody after opening fire at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
Elise Schmelzer / Denver Post:
Boulder shooting: Suspect bought gun 6 days earlier; 10 victims range from 20 to 65 years old
Boulder shooting: Suspect bought gun 6 days earlier; 10 victims range from 20 to 65 years old
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NIH News Release:
NIAID Statement on AstraZeneca Vaccine — Late Monday, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) notified NIAID, BARDA, and AstraZeneca that it was concerned by information released by AstraZeneca on initial data from its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. The DSMB expressed concern …
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Andrew Joseph / STAT:
‘I was sort of stunned’: Fauci and U.S. officials say AstraZeneca released ‘outdated information’ from Covid-19 vaccine trial — U.S. health officials raised concerns early Tuesday that positive results that AstraZeneca announced Monday for its Covid-19 vaccine may have been based on …
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
There is no immigration crisis — If you've been reading or watching mainstream media over the past week or so, you've undoubtedly heard a lot about a supposed screaming emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border. More migrants are trying to cross the border, which all three network Sunday shows …
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Schumer vows Senate will take on gun control measures — Majority Leader pledges debate on gun background checks after Boulder mass shooting — Eric Talley identified as officer killed in Boulder shooting — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged the Senate will take on gun control measures …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS chief DeJoy said to cut post office hours, lengthen delivery times in 10-year-plan — The postmaster general is expected to announce his long-awaited strategic initiative, one that is expected to raise prices and diminish delivery standards. — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will unveil …
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Mayor Ends Remote Work for 80,000 in Signal to Rest of New York City — Office workers will return starting May 3 in a move that is intended to broadcast a message that New York is reopening for business. — For the last year, New York City has been running in the shadow of a deadly pandemic …
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
De Blasio announces ‘unprecedented’ racial justice commission to rethink NYC laws
De Blasio announces ‘unprecedented’ racial justice commission to rethink NYC laws
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Top Saudi official issued death threat against UN's Khashoggi investigator — Senior official twice threatened to have Agnès Callamard ‘taken care of’ in meeting with UN colleagues in Geneva in January 2020 — A senior Saudi official issued what was perceived to be a death threat …
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Washington Post:
Trump officials hindered at least nine key oversight probes, watchdogs said. Some may finally be released in coming months. — Almost as soon as she opened a politically charged investigation in 2019 into whether the Trump White House blocked hurricane relief to a devastated Puerto Rico …
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
There's no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border. Here's the data. — Evidence reveals the usual seasonal bump — plus some of the people who waited during the pandemic — Last week, at the U.S. border with Mexico, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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Associated Press:
Evanston, Illinois, becomes first U.S. city to pay reparations to Black residents … EVANSTON, Ill. — Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Biden's first news conference is a test for him. But it's a bigger test for White House reporters. — The first news conference of a new administration is always a high-stakes affair for the White House. — How will the new president do under the glare of direct questioning from a crowd of correspondents?
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Axios:
Scoop: Democrats confront White House over lack of AAPI Cabinet representation — Two Democratic senators of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage confronted a senior White House official Monday night over the absence of AAPI representation in President Biden's Cabinet, four Senate aides familiar with the call tell Axios.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The rush to replace Rush — Conservative commentator and longtime talk radio host Dana Loesch has signed a new three-year deal with Radio America, a conservative talk radio network, Loesch tells Axios. — Details: Loesch's new contract will keep the ‘The Dana Show’ at the 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. time-slot …
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Democrats In Congress Need Biden's Approval Rating To Stay In The Mid-50s — A majority of Americans, about 55 percent, approve of President Biden's job performance so far, whereas about 39 percent disapprove. Those are pretty good numbers for a president in this polarized era.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A Colorado massacre, a GOP leader's panic, and end times for our immoral filibuster — The $1,400 check had barely cleared when the honeymoon ended for President Biden, at least according to GOP leaders desperate to talk about something else, followed in lockstep by the type of Beltway pundit …
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Madeleine Brand / New York Times:
Why Did Los Angeles Become a Cultural Mecca in the Early 1970s? … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. — ROCK ME ON THE WATER — 1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics
Washington Post:
A forgotten slice of the Asian American success story: Struggling single mothers — Many eyes in the crowd were trained on Yumi Hogan. — Her husband is the Maryland governor but as the couple toured a string of Asian-owned restaurants and shops at a news event Monday, she was the one employees were excited to meet.
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger backs Michael Wood for Congress, brings anti-Trump crusade to Texas — The Illinois Republican hopes Wood can convince North Texas Republicans to move away from former President Donald Trump. — Armed with the backing of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger …
Katie Lobosco / CNN:
Biden will cancel $1 billion in student debt for defrauded borrowers — Washington (CNN)The Biden administration has reversed a controversial Trump-era policy that will lead to the cancellation of roughly $1 billion in student debt for borrowers who were defrauded by their colleges.
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Senate Hopefuls Focus on Immigration Ahead of 2022 Elections — Some Republican candidates turn to the issue as a way to distinguish themselves in primaries — WASHINGTON—Republican hopefuls around the country are emphasizing immigration in their initial campaign pitches …
WAFB-TV:
11 National Guard Soldiers transporting vaccines held at gunpoint in West Texas, suspect arrested — Idalou Police responded to the scene — LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - An Arizona man has been arrested after he cut off and held at gunpoint a caravan of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines …
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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Thanks to Trump-era covid relief bill, a UFO report may soon be public — and it'll be big, ex-official says — Last year's gargantuan $2.3 trillion appropriations bill did a couple very obvious things: it provided millions of Americans badly needed coronavirus relief aid and it averted an impending government shutdown.
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Alexandria Misch / Grub Street:
Inside the Fight to Unionize Tate's A labor dispute has taken hold at the cookie company's Long Island bakery. — Every 30 minutes, roughly 7,560 thin-and-crisp cookies pass through the hands of packers inside the Tate's Bake Shop manufacturing facility, tucked away in East Moriches, on the south shore of Long Island.