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Both parents of toddler killed in Highland Park mass shooting — HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) - Both parents of a 2-year-old child were killed in Monday's mass shooting during a July 4th parade in Highland Park. — Kevin McCarthy, 37, and Irina McCarthy, 35, were among the seven people were killed during the mass shooting.
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New York Times:
Parade Shooting Live Updates: Suspect Charged With 7 Counts of Murder — Dozens more charges are expected, a prosecutor said. Police had previously visited the suspect's home twice in the years before the shooting in Highland Park, Ill., removing knives and a sword.
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Louis Keene / The Forward:
Security director: Suspect in July 4 Highland Park shooting was ‘sizing up’ synagogue — This story has been updated to reflect new information about the number of casualties in the Highland Park mass shooting. — The suspect in the deadly Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park …
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NBC News:
Highland Park shooting suspect's past littered with ‘red flags’ — Highland Park police: Shooter planned attack, bought gun legally — HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A portrait of Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III as a mysterious and music-obsessed loner began emerging Tuesday, a day after he was arrested …
The Times of Israel:
Chabad rabbi says alleged July 4 Chicago shooter entered his synagogue on Passover — Rabbi Yosef Schanowitz, whose house of worship is near the site of Monday's shooting in heavily Jewish Highland Park, says he sternly asked Robert Crimo to leave — Following the shooting during …
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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
‘Nothing feels safe:’ Americans are divided, anxious and quick to panic
‘Nothing feels safe:’ Americans are divided, anxious and quick to panic
WGN-TV:
Officials: 6 out of 7 Highland Park parade shooting victims ID'd
Officials: 6 out of 7 Highland Park parade shooting victims ID'd
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NBC News:
YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting
YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting
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NBC News:
Harris to visit Highland Park after mass shooting at July Fourth parade
Harris to visit Highland Park after mass shooting at July Fourth parade
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Highland Park shooting suspect threatened to ‘kill everyone’ in 2019 incident, police say
Live updates: Highland Park shooting suspect threatened to ‘kill everyone’ in 2019 incident, police say
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Washington Post:
Amid the Highland Park carnage, seven dead and a toddler left alone
Amid the Highland Park carnage, seven dead and a toddler left alone
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
NBC's Ben Collins Says Highland Park Suspect Crimo Was ‘Trump Fan’ But Don't Blame Trump: ‘This Is Not Tied to One Guy’
NBC's Ben Collins Says Highland Park Suspect Crimo Was ‘Trump Fan’ But Don't Blame Trump: ‘This Is Not Tied to One Guy’
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, Graham, Trump confidantes — The Fulton County special grand jury investigating potential criminal interference in Georgia's 2020 elections has subpoenaed key members of former President Donald Trump's legal team, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani …
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CNN:
Giuliani, Eastman, Graham among those subpoenaed in Georgia election probe — Elie Honig analyzes what the grand jury in Georgia means for Trump 04:08 — (CNN)An Atlanta-area grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia …
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
7 Trump Allies Subpoenaed in Georgia Criminal Investigation
7 Trump Allies Subpoenaed in Georgia Criminal Investigation
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
After string of Supreme Court setbacks, Democrats wonder whether Biden White House is capable of urgency moment demands — Debra Messing was fed up. The former “Will & Grace” star was among dozens of celebrity Democratic supporters and activists who joined a call with White House aides …
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Washington Post:
As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge — More Democrats are frustrated at Biden's caution in what they consider a moment of crisis, and figures like Newsom and Pritzker are showcasing a sharper approach — President Biden took the stage at an Independence …
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
One of the Few Potential Bright Spots for Democrats in 2022: The Senate
One of the Few Potential Bright Spots for Democrats in 2022: The Senate
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Politico:
Boris Johnson rocked by resignation of top ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid — LONDON — Boris Johnson was left fighting for his political life after two senior Cabinet ministers, including his chancellor, quit with a blast at his integrity. — Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak …
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Grid News:
The insurrectionists' clubhouse: Former Trump aides find a home at a little-known MAGA hub — Nearly two dozen alleged members of the Jan. 6 plot are connected to a single Capitol Hill address. — Last summer, while most of official Washington was still reeling from the historic assault on the Capitol …
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
Hugh Hewitt vs. Bob Woodward and the Washington Post — Diversity is not a suicide pact. — 1. Media Diversity — Over the weekend, my colleague Amanda Carpenter stumbled onto a hit from the archives in which I learned that Hugh Hewitt once did a stint as Guardian of the Nixon Flame …
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How Effective Is (More) Money? Randomizing Unconditional Cash Transfer Amounts in the US — Harvard University - Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences — Harvard University - Organizational Behavior Unit — University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics — Abstract
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Donald Trump wants to sue former FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, but can't find them after a half-dozen tries since March — Donald Trump filed a 108-page lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and 20 other Democrats in March. — Trump lawyers say they've tried and failed 6 times …
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Joseph H. Manson:
Why I'm Leaving the University — I'm a professor, retiring at 62 because the Woke takeover of higher education has ruined academic life. “Another one?” you ask. “What does this guy have to say that hasn't already been said by Jordan Peterson, Peter Boghossian, Joshua Katz, or Bo Winegard1?
CNN:
Former deputy press secretary for Trump to testify at an upcoming January 6 committee hearing — Sarah Matthews, who served as deputy press secretary in the Trump White House until resigning shortly after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, has been subpoenaed …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Allowed Elliot Page's Deadname To Trend In Violation Of Its Own Hateful Conduct Policy — The actor's deadname was listed under the site's trending tab for at least 45 minutes. — Elliot Page's deadname appeared as a trending topic on Twitter on Tuesday, violating the site's own policy on hateful conduct.
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Washington Post:
Gavin Newsom's TV ad slamming DeSantis fills a void among Democrats — The shooting at a July Fourth parade in Illinois seemed somehow different — it wasn't just one more massacre. This was obvious to everyone, especially liberals who criticize American gun culture and the difficulty of passing legislation at the national level.
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Orlando Sentinel, NBC Bay Area and American Prospect
Natalie Jackson / National Journal:
Has the generic-ballot question lost its predictive power? — The tried-and-true measure of the House horse race may now be a measure of the national political environment—and its partisan divisions—more than a measure of electoral outcomes. — See more stories about...
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Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel — A long-debated project to build new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station moved a step closer to construction. — Give this article- - - Read in app — For the last 20 years, the plan to dig new train tunnels under the Hudson River …
Ben Cost / New York Post:
Joe Rogan reveals if he will ever host Donald Trump on his podcast — He claims he'll never pull the Trump card. — Despite hosting a smorgasbord of polarizing figures on his show, pot-stirring podcaster Joe Rogan claimed there's one person that'll never appear on his podcast: Former US president Donald Trump.
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
On Conservative Radio, Misleading Message Is Clear: ‘Democrats Cheat’ — Election fraud claims from 2020 are widespread on talk radio, contributing to the belief that the midterm results cannot be trusted. — Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.
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John Nichols / The Nation:
The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering — The Republican Party is trying to blame President Biden for spiking gas prices, even though it's the Republicans who have blocked action. — In the days leading up to the Fourth of July weekend, when millions of Americans travel by car …
Mark Moore / New York Post:
PELOSI VITA Speaker, DUI hubby cavort at Italian resort owned by Andrea Bocelli — The Pelosis may want to skip the wine tasting this time. — A little more than a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul was busted for DUI in California — leaving him facing jail time …
New York Times:
Has Biden's Top Diplomat in Mexico Gone Too Far, Officials Ask? — Administration officials fear that the U.S. ambassador's cozy relationship with the Mexican president has backfired, and may be setting back American interests in the region. — MEXICO CITY — Mexico's election czar delivered …
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday — Wednesday will be the last day the Jackson Women's Health Organization can provide abortions after a state court declined to block a near-total abortion ban from going into effect on Thursday, July 7.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
More Americans Struggling; Inflation, Gas Prices Top Family Concerns — Majority say federal government actions are hurting them — West Long Branch, NJ - The number of Americans who are financially struggling has increased by double digits in the past year as inflation and gas prices top …
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Los Angeles Times:
The Supreme Court is poised to cut the heart out of majority rule — The Supreme Court's extremist justices are aiming their next dagger at the heart of the entire democratic enterprise: voters' right to pick leaders of their choice. — On Thursday, the court announced that it will hear Moore vs. Harper …
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