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New York Times:
Gun in Texas Shooting Came From Company Known for Pushing Boundaries — After one of its military-style rifles was used in the Texas elementary school shooting on Tuesday, the gun manufacturer Daniel Defense published a pop-up statement on its home page sending “thoughts and prayers” …
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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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National Review
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 …
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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PennLive and The Daily Beast
New York Times:
A Heartbroken Nation — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — The United States seems to be failing to protect its people by the week.
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Insider, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and WTOP News
Washington Post:
Tiny school police force in Uvalde took charge, then failed to go in — After praising police, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott now says he is seeking a full investigation of response to massacre — The police response to the Texas school massacre was led by the chief of a six-officer police department that oversees about eight schools.
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Insider
Washington Post:
At NRA gathering in Texas, Winsome Sears says guns aren't the problem — RICHMOND — Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) offered a full-throated defense of gun rights Friday at a National Rifle Association meeting in Texas, acknowledging the horror of this week's shooting …
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Blue Virginia
ESPN:
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler ‘not okay with the state of this country’ in wake of Uvalde shooting
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler ‘not okay with the state of this country’ in wake of Uvalde shooting
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TMZ.com, Destabilized, Deadline, New York Post, Shore News Network, The Daily Wire and Political Wire
Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
Uvalde police chief who delayed officer response to shooting to join City Council
Uvalde police chief who delayed officer response to shooting to join City Council
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New York Post and Insider
New York Times:
In Mass Shootings, Police Are Trained to ‘Confront the Attacker’
In Mass Shootings, Police Are Trained to ‘Confront the Attacker’
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Associated Press, RedState and Mediaite
Gabe Kapler / Kaplifestyle:
Home of the Brave? — The day 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered, we held a moment …
Home of the Brave? — The day 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered, we held a moment …
Reuters:
Police were ‘wrong’ for waiting as students pleaded for help in Texas massacre
Police were ‘wrong’ for waiting as students pleaded for help in Texas massacre
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KWTX-TV
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, Daily Kos, New York Times, Slate and Vox
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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Mock Paper Scissors, Fox News, Raw Story, NBC News, Politico and The Daily Wire
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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The Daily Beast
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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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Sky News, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
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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Raw Story and Wide World of News
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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BizPac Review and Insider
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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, POLITICUSUSA, RedState, CBS News, Associated Press, Townhall and Washington Examiner
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, Mother Jones, CBS News, CNN, ABC7, Jezebel, KRON4, The Times of Israel, Insider, Metro.co.uk and Politico
NBC News:
How Starbucks uses dubious ‘connection scores’ to evaluate its workforce — Starbucks uses crowd-sourced ratings known as connection scores to evaluate the customer service at its cafes around the country. — In interviews, 17 current and five former Starbucks employees told NBC News that the system …
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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Raw Story, The Guardian and Opinion Today
Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Boris Johnson bids for Jubilee boost with return of imperial measurements — Downing Street will hope it shores up support among key Brexiteer voters in battleground seats which Tories are currently in danger of losing — Boris Johnson is planning to announce that imperial measurements …
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Bloomberg
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail — A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on criminal charges relating to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Raw Story
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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New York Times:
What Happened on Day 93 of the War in Ukraine — A report by legal and rights experts cited a ‘genocidal pattern’ by Russia. Russian troops seized Lyman and moved closer to encircling Sievierodonetsk. — Follow live news updates on the war in Ukraine. — Ferocious Russian Attacks Spur Accusations of Genocide in Ukraine
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The Hill, Voice of America, Shore News Network and The Guardian
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Claire Parker / Washington Post:
Russia has incited genocide in Ukraine, independent experts conclude
Russia has incited genocide in Ukraine, independent experts conclude
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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Daily Caller, Voice of America, Associated Press and Japan Times
NBC News:
NRA convention in Houston met with fiery protest co-organized by Black Lives Matter — Houston's 90-degree weather could not stop crowds of people from protesting outside the National Rifle Association's 151st annual convention on Friday, just days after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, killed at least 19 children and two teachers.
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Wall Street Journal and The Root
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Peter Hasson / Fox News:
Beto O'Rourke shifts position on AR-15s once again, quietly edits campaign website
Beto O'Rourke shifts position on AR-15s once again, quietly edits campaign website
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Conservative Review, IJR and Townhall
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, Rolling Stone, POLITICUSUSA, Bloomberg and Common Dreams