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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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The Daily Beast:
Tulsa Mass Shooter Complained to His Surgeon Hours Before Killing Him — Michael Louis, 45, killed four people and himself after complaining repeatedly about back pain following surgery, police said. — A 45-year-old man killed four people and himself at a medical office in Tulsa, Oklahoma …
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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.
NBC News:
Tulsa gunman bought AR-15-style rifle hours before using it to kill his former doctor, 3 others — Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said the shooter “blamed” the doctor for his pain. The doctor, Preston Phillips, was killed in the attack. — Tulsa police: Gunman was disgruntled hospital patient who targeted former doctor
CNN:
Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say
Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
Four People, Including Gunman, Are Killed in Attack at Tulsa Medical Building, Police Say
Four People, Including Gunman, Are Killed in Attack at Tulsa Medical Building, Police Say
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Beneath Biden's struggle to break through is a deeper dysfunction among White House aides — (CNN)Being familiar never makes the feeling less dreadful: White House aides emailing each other during one of President Joe Biden's stops on the road, tracking who's covering what he's saying …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
House jumpstarts action on guns
House jumpstarts action on guns
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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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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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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved?
Associated Press:
Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls — UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside the building as the massacre unfolded, a Texas state senator said Thursday.
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CNN:
A dying Uvalde teacher was on the phone with her husband — a school police officer whose boss decided not to enter her classroom, report says
A dying Uvalde teacher was on the phone with her husband — a school police officer whose boss decided not to enter her classroom, report says
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Washington Examiner, Off the Kuff and The Texas Tribune
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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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Retire These Gun Myths — 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. The headline: “'No Way to Prevent This' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Occurs.”
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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.
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CNN:
READ: The Meadows text messages from January 6 — CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over to the January 6 committee that were sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden's inauguration, including more than 150 on January 6.
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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Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testifies in investigation of 2020 Georgia election meddling — Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with journalists as he arrives for an election night party Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022, in Peachtree Corners …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Trump's Raffensperger call is ‘incredibly strong evidence’ to support criminal charges: former US attorney
Trump's Raffensperger call is ‘incredibly strong evidence’ to support criminal charges: former US attorney
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Daily Mail
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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NBC News:
Fetterman's health, return to campaign trail a mystery as some Democrats grow ‘very nervous’ about Pa. Senate race — WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman does not have a timetable for returning to the campaign trail, sparking some worries in the party nearly three weeks …
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 …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 4 years for stealing nearly $300K from Stormy Daniels — New York (CNN)Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
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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
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Florida Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Voting Map DeSantis Drew — The court's refusal means that the November elections will most likely be based on legislative maps a lower court said illegally diluted the power of Black voters. — The Florida Supreme Court refused on Thursday …
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Political Wire
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says a lot of Republicans wanted to impeach Trump after January 6 but 'just didn't have the guts to do it' — Paul Ryan praised Rep. Tom Rice for his impeachment vote when campaigning for him in South Carolina. — Ryan said a lot of people …
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Nick Reynolds / Post and Courier:
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan campaigns for Tom Rice in Florence
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan campaigns for Tom Rice in Florence
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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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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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Michael Hobbes / The Present Age:
The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial — How a washed-up celebrity, men's rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory … Content warning for vulgar language and descriptions of abuse.
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Google's plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’ — The rising Hindu nationalist movement that has spread from India through the diaspora has arrived inside Google, according to employees. — In April, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the founder and executive director of Equality Labs …
Ohpi / blog.ohpredictive.com:
Biden Remains Underwater as Midterms Approach — Kelly at 50% Favorability Among Arizona Voters — Toplines and Crosstabs can be found here — PHOENIX (June 2nd, 2022)- As Arizona barrels towards another competitive election season, a new OH Predictive Insights survey reinforces …