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Neighbors asked a man to stop firing a rifle outside. He then opened fire on them, killing 5 people, a Texas sheriff says — A gunman is still at large after allegedly fatally shooting five people, including an 8-year-old, in a Cleveland, Texas home after a Friday night rampage that started …
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Gunman killed neighbors, child with AR-15-style rifle, sheriff says — A man using an AR-15-style weapon shot and killed five people Friday, including an 8-year-old — an angry response to the neighbors' request that he stop shooting in his yard while their baby was trying to sleep, Texas authorities said Saturday.
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire — A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside a house near Houston, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race — Former New York City mayor reveals voter suppression tactics from 1993 election to Steve Bannon and Kari Lake — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a “dirty trick” that his campaign used …
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David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘Tricking is not a crime!’: Rudy Giuliani cops to ‘little dirty trick’ for vote suppression — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a self-described “little dirty trick” he used to suppress votes from certain communities. — Giuliani, who recently urged supporters …
Stefan Boscia / Politico:
Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain's business chiefs — UK captains of industry lambast ‘low-wattage’ US presidential hopeful. — LONDON — He hopes to win the hearts and minds of devoted Donald Trump supporters ahead of next year's U.S. election.
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa
Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
This Is What the Right-Wing Takeover of a Progressive College Looks Like — SARASOTA, Fla. — When I first met Matthew Lepinski, the faculty chair of New College of Florida, he was willing to give the right-wingers sent to remake his embattled progressive public school a chance.
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Trump claims he's under ‘total assault’ because of his lead in the polls — Former President Trump claimed on Friday that he is under “total assault” because of his lead in the polls among current and potential GOP presidential candidates. — “[We're under] total assault because we're winning in the polls …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Roy Wood Jr defends media, takes on ‘king of scandals’ Trump and Biden's ‘naps’ at Correspondents' dinner — Comedian Roy Wood, Jr. packed his White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner punchlines with barbs aimed at President Biden and the “king of scandals” former President Trump …
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The Hill:
Democrats reconstruct blue wall in lead-up to 2024 — Democrats are rebuilding their strength in the “blue wall” states that former President Trump won in 2016, raising the party's hopes in a region that will prove critical to races up and down the ballot next year.
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Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Dismantling the Supreme Court's ‘misdirection’ about its own ethics — A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. — CNN — A series of findings about Supreme Court justices failing to fully disclose gifts …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
How the Trump Years Weakened the Media — Reporters are on the side of the good guys, but they need to try harder to stay there. — Reporters raise their hands to ask questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 26. Francis Chung/POLITICO
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New York Times:
Rape Case Places Trump in Legal Jeopardy. Politically, He's Thriving. — The former president's new campaign is rolling unimpeded under the spotlights. In quiet courtrooms, he faces more serious threats. — During E. Jean Carroll's first day on the witness stand …
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Rolling Stone:
Top Fox Hosts Are Telling Friends They Could Be the Next to Go — Leak hunts, “snitches,” and anxiety reigned in the week after Fox fired Tucker Carlson … Management is on the prowl for leakers. And the leakers themselves are dodging “snitches” by putting fake names in their phone to hide incoming calls from reporters.
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