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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Federal agents entered Uvalde school to kill gunman despite local police initially asking them to wait — Federal agents who went to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday to confront a gunman who killed 19 children were told by local police to wait and not enter the school …
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Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
Uvalde police chief who delayed officer response to shooting to join City Council — The police chief who reportedly made the call not to immediately send officers into Robb Elementary School to confront a gunman was elected to Uvalde's City Council just three weeks ago after running …
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Curt Devine / CNN:
Focus turns to Uvalde school police chief's decision not to send officers inside. Here's what we know about him — (CNN)The law enforcement official who made the decision not to breach the Uvalde elementary school classroom where a gunman was shooting children and teachers was the school district police chief, officials said Friday.
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New York Times:
Children called for help from inside classrooms in Uvalde. The police waited. — UVALDE, Texas — Furtively, speaking in a whisper, a fourth-grade girl dialed the police. Around her, in Room 112 at Robb Elementary School, were the motionless bodies of her classmates and scores …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
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Fox News, Raw Story and The Daily Wire
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
In Uvalde, the Most Enraging Press Conference in American History
In Uvalde, the Most Enraging Press Conference in American History
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Off the Kuff, Outside the Beltway, The Texas Tribune, Washington Post, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Overtime and Slate
Associated Press:
Police waited 45 minutes in school before pursuing shooter
Police waited 45 minutes in school before pursuing shooter
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Alexandra E. Petri / New York Times:
Students in the room with the gunman called 911 many times.
Students in the room with the gunman called 911 many times.
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ESPN:
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler ‘not okay with the state of this country’ in wake of Uvalde shooting — As details of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, continue to unfold, San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler on Friday wrote that he is “not okay with the state of this country” …
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Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
Greg Abbott Is Full of Shit — On Tuesday, as the world knows already, an 18-year-old man carried an AR-15-style rifle into a 574-student elementary school just off Highway 83 in the town of Uvalde, 90 minutes west of San Antonio. Unobstructed by police, he barricaded himself …
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Gabe Kapler / Kaplifestyle:
Home of the Brave? — The day 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered, we held a moment of silence at sporting events around the country, then we played the national anthem, and we went on with our lives. — Players, staff and fans stood for the moment of silence, grieving the lives lost …
David K. Li / NBC News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘livid’ about being ‘misled’ on police response to Uvalde shooting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘livid’ about being ‘misled’ on police response to Uvalde shooting
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The Hill, RedState, CBS News and Associated Press
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Abbott ‘livid’ about being ‘misled’ on police response to Uvalde shooting
Abbott ‘livid’ about being ‘misled’ on police response to Uvalde shooting
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Insider, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Washington Times, Raw Story, New York Post, KRON4, Townhall and CBS News
John Nichols / The Nation:
“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans
“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans
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Washington Post:
Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online — Young people who met the alleged gunman online said he had threatened to kidnap, rape or kill. But they said their reports were ignored and that his kind of angry misogyny was just “how online is.”
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CNN:
Uvalde gunman threatened rapes and school shootings on social media app Yubo in weeks leading up to the massacre, users say — Salvador Ramos told girls he would rape them, showed off a rifle he bought, and threatened to shoot up schools in livestreams on the social media app Yubo …
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Raw Story
Graeme Massie / The Independent:
Senator who has received $1m from NRA runs into a locked door trying to avoid Texas shooting questions — Ron Johnson asked about gun control the day after 19 students and two teachers were killed in Texas massacre — Texas congressman says it's not time to talk about new gun laws
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump, Cruz join NRA leaders in defiant response to Uvalde shooting
Trump, Cruz join NRA leaders in defiant response to Uvalde shooting
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The Hill, CBS News, CNN, Jezebel, ABC7, KRON4, The Times of Israel, Insider and Metro.co.uk
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Protesters' anguished shouts fail to dampen gun enthusiasm at NRA convention in Houston
Protesters' anguished shouts fail to dampen gun enthusiasm at NRA convention in Houston
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PennLive, Shore News Network, POLITICUSUSA, Rolling Stone, Bloomberg and Common Dreams
Claire Parker / Washington Post:
Russia has incited genocide in Ukraine, independent experts conclude — Russia is responsible for inciting genocide and perpetrating atrocities that show an “intent to destroy” the Ukrainian people, a new legal analysis signed by more than 30 independent experts concluded.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Daily Caller, Voice of America and Japan Times
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Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
Daily Beast releases apology to Hunter Biden's laptop repairman — The Daily Beast has issued an apology to the Delaware computer repairman who acquired Hunter Biden's laptop for wrongly claiming in a past story that the computer was “stolen.” — The apology to John Paul Mac Isaac appeared …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Daily Beast issues apology to laptop repairman amid lawsuit after claiming Hunter Biden's laptop was ‘stolen’
Daily Beast issues apology to laptop repairman amid lawsuit after claiming Hunter Biden's laptop was ‘stolen’
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Power Line and BizPac Review
New York Times:
Up to 50 Subpoenas Expected as Grand Jury Begins Trump Inquiry — The district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., is weighing racketeering charges connected to G.O.P. attempts to overturn the 2020 election. — ATLANTA — As many as 50 witnesses are expected to be subpoenaed by a special grand jury …
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Andrew Hay / Reuters:
Forest Service says it started all of New Mexico's largest wildfire — Two blazes that grew into New Mexico's largest ever wildfire were both started by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the agency said on Friday, prompting the state's governor to demand the federal government take full responsibility for the disaster.
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Office of the Governor, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and Twitchy
New York Times:
Trump's Primary Losses Puncture His Invincibility — With many of Donald J. Trump's endorsed candidates falling to defeat in recent primaries, some Republicans see an opening for a post-Trump candidate in 2024. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Donald J. Trump had cast …
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The Guardian, Raw Story and Opinion Today
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Shouldn't Hillary Clinton Be Banned From Twitter Now? — Trial testimony reveals Hillary Clinton personally approved serious election misinformation. Is there an anti-Trump exception to content moderation? — Last week, in the trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann …
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Both sides accuse each other of magic tricks in Sussmann closing arguments
Both sides accuse each other of magic tricks in Sussmann closing arguments
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New York Times, Fox News, The Daily Wire, WTOP News, Washington Post, Washington Times, New York Post and CNN
Politico:
Trump Jr. allies issue warning to Stefanik camp: Don't go after Tucker's kid — Allies of Donald Trump Jr. issued a stark warning to Elise Stefanik recently: Keep friends' kids out of your political rivalries. — Those Trump Jr. allies were recently told that Stefanik's camp was behind …
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