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CNN:
Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say — An assault-style weapon found at the scene of Wednesday's deadly shooting in an Oklahoma medical building had been bought that day, according to three federal sources briefed on the investigation.
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Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
Four People, Including Gunman, Are Killed in Attack at Tulsa Medical Building, Police Say — Multiple people were shot and four people, including the gunman, were killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., the Tulsa police said. — The assailant, who was armed with a rifle …
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Washington Post:
Gunman who killed 4 at Tulsa hospital was patient of doctor who is among the dead — The gunman who killed four people at a Tulsa hospital on Wednesday blamed a doctor at the facility for ongoing pain after back surgery and vowed to kill him and anyone who got in his way, police said Thursday.
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Tulsa World:
Victims of Tulsa mass shooting identified in breaking news update from Saint Francis — Two health care providers, a medical officer staffer and a patient receiving medical services were killed in a mass shooting Wednesday on the campus of Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa.
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KTVX-TV
Washington Post:
Uvalde mayor recounts frantic attempt to call shooter during massacre — In an interview, Mayor Don McLaughlin (R) calls for compromise on measures like background checks — UVALDE, Tex. — As a massacre unfolded inside an elementary school here last week, a would-be negotiator deployed …
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Timothy Fanning / San Antonio Express-News:
Video: Law enforcement officials say journalists will be charged for being on Uvalde CISD property
Video: Law enforcement officials say journalists will be charged for being on Uvalde CISD property
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POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, Twitchy and Mediaite
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Where are the men of courage? They're gone thanks to ‘toxic masculinity’
Where are the men of courage? They're gone thanks to ‘toxic masculinity’
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The Western Journal
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died
Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
‘Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Gallup poll conducted mostly after the draft of a Supreme Court decision addressing abortion rights was leaked finds a marked shift in public attitudes over the past year.
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved? — A backward, oligarchal, misogynist minority is trampling the rights and will of the majority—and it's only getting worse. — May was an awful month. From the leak of the draft Supreme Court ruling striking down abortion rights …
Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds — After decades of shifting attitudes, some 57% of respondents say a woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason — WASHINGTON—More than two-thirds of Americans want to uphold Roe v. Wade …
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New York Post and Political Wire
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Retire These Gun Myths — Too often the case against common-sense gun reforms rests on outdated claims and mistaken arguments. — (SHUTTERSTOCK) — The aftermath of a horrific mass shooting is not the time one would usually turn to a humor site, and yet, the Onion had an insightful take on Uvalde.
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Washington Post:
What's missing from the House gun package — Good morning, Early Birds. What's black and blue, and white all over? This newsletter! Thanks for waking up with us. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. — In today's edition ... Poll Watch: What the nation thinks about inflation …
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview — The Jan. 6 select committee received materials this week from Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano — and with them, perhaps, a new dilemma. — Mastriano's previously unreported cooperation …
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William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Putin Treated for Cancer in April, U.S. Intelligence Report Says — Vladimir Putin's health is a subject of intense conversation inside the Biden administration after the intelligence community produced its fourth comprehensive assessment at the end of May. The classified U.S. report …
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HotAir, Washington Examiner, CNN, Washington Times and The Daily Wire
New York Times:
How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party — It was once Jeb Bush's base of power. But an influx of far-right activists and the radicalization of other members brought turmoil. — Give this article- - - Read in app — MIAMI — At the iconic Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach …
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Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Ro Khanna / New York Times:
There Is Way More Biden Can Do to Lower Prices — Lupe Lopez, a grocery store owner in my district in California, recently showed me how devastating inflation has been for her and her customers. Milk cost $4.95 a gallon, an increase of 38 percent since 2019, and tortilla packets were $3.07, up by 24 percent.
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The Hill, pjmedia.com, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Nick Reynolds / Post and Courier:
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan campaigns for Tom Rice in Florence — FLORENCE — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said he's willing to do “whatever it takes” to reelect Tom Rice to Congress as the embattled Republican incumbent faces a crowded primary over his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump.
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Insider, The State and Political Wire
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Israel, Saudi Arabia agree: Security arrangements in Straits of Tiran for flyover rights — Only Israeli flights to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain can fly over Saudi Arabia. — Israel agreed to new security arrangements allowing Egypt to transfer control of two islands in the Straits …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The New MAGA Establishment — Trumpism will outlast Trump. Possibly for a very long time. — A couple of weeks ago, looking at the Republican primaries so far this year, Tim Miller discerned the rise of “the new MAGA establishment”: … Since Miller wrote those words …
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Republicans who texted Meadows with urgent pleas on January 6 say Trump could have stopped the violence — Washington (CNN)Within minutes of the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, messages began pouring into the cell phone of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Insurrection Is Building Professionalized Institutions … Donald Trump's bid to win an unelected second term spectacularly failed. But the effort he inspired is winning a longer-term campaign to reshape his party into an organ to advance his belief that Democratic election victories are inherently illegitimate.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Post and Digby's Hullabaloo
Dani Blum / New York Times:
Coffee Drinking Linked to Lower Mortality Risk, New Study Finds — The research found that those who drank moderate amounts of coffee, even with a little sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who didn't drink coffee.
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $13 million to anti-gay politicians since 2021 — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — June is Pride Month, and this year's celebration has particular resonance. Over the last year, anti-LGBTQ politicians have relentlessly targeted …
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Raw Story
John F. Harris / Politico:
Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Have a Warning for Progressives — Bill Clinton and Tony Blair no longer have power, but they still have advice. They perceive plenty of people in need of it. — The needy include progressives in the United Kingdom, where the Labour Party has not had power in a long while …
Financial Times:
Opec agrees to accelerate oil production following US pressure — Deal comes amid easing of tensions between White House and Saudi leadership — Opec and its allies on Thursday agreed to accelerate oil production in July and August, as the cartel's linchpin Saudi Arabia bowed to US pressure …
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CNBC, CNBC, Inshallah and Working Capital Review
Washington Post:
Patrick Marley joins The Post as democracy reporter for the Upper Midwest — Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker, Senior National Investigations Editor Peter Wallsten, Democracy Editor Griff Witte and Deputy Democracy Editor Jenna Johnson:
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
World leaders honor Queen Elizabeth II in tributes celebrating her Platinum Jubilee — World leaders paid tribute to the longest-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday as she begins a four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend, celebrating her seven decades as England's queen.
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Daily Mail, Politico, The Hill, New York Post and CBS News
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Biden's fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings — “A dozen CEOs of America's largest utility companies told me earlier this year that my plan would reduce the average family's annual utility bills by $500 and accelerate our transition from energy produced by autocrats.”
ABC News:
Gun suicide soars as cause of death among youth: Report — Nearly half of all suicide attempts among young people involve a gun. — Video by Jessie DiMartino By Quinn Owen — The rate of young people taking their own lives with firearms in the U.S. has increased faster than for any other age group …