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What a horrible week for America – CNN

Friday, August 09, 2019

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An 11-year-old girl pleads for her dad to be released after ICE raid – CNN

Friday, August 09, 2019

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Schiff: Intelligence officials’ retirements a ‘devastating loss’ | TheHill – The Hill

Friday, August 09, 2019

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffThe Hill’s Morning Report – How will Trump be received in Dayton and El Paso? Hillicon Valley: GOP hits back over election security bills | Ratcliffe out for intel chief | Social media companies consider policies targeting ‘deepfakes’ | Capital One, GitHub sued over breach Social media companies consider deepfake policy changes after Pelosi video MORE (D-Calif.) released a statement Thursday calling the…

After Mass Shootings, Senate To Discuss Gun Proposals In September – NPR

Friday, August 09, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is resisting calls for the Senate to return from August recess to take up gun reform measures after deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, last weekend. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is resisting calls for the Senate to return from August recess to take up gun reform measures after…

Shepard Smith fact-checks Tucker Carlson on live TV about white nationalism – AOL

Friday, August 09, 2019

At least one key Fox News personality isn’t playing along with Tucker Carlson’s claim Tuesday night that white supremacy is a “hoax” and “not a real problem in America.” Daytime news anchor Shepard Smith made it clear Wednesday on his show that white nationalism is an “unmistakable” problem.  Smith didn’t mention Carlson by name, but his words seemed directed at the fellow network personality.  “White nationalism is without question a…

Patrick Crusius mother: Suspected El Paso shooter’s mother called Allen Texas police about son – CBS News

Thursday, August 08, 2019

The mother of El Paso shooting suspect 21-year-old Patrick Crusius called police in Allen, Texas, weeks before the deadly shooting, because her son owned an AK 47-style assault rifle, CBS News has confirmed. The family’s attorney, Chris Ayres, said the phone call was “purely informational,” and that there was “absolutely no fear of violence nor any belief of an intent to do harm” that led Crusius’ mother to call police.  The…

Trump’s Nixon-to-China moment on guns – The Hill

Thursday, August 08, 2019

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump cites brother’s struggles with alcohol as driving force behind fight against opioids Booker: ‘Knowing the bloody, violent truth of our past empowers me’ Analyst says Trump’s Venezuela policy is driven by Florida politics MORE should do more to tackle gun violence, because it is the right thing to do, and because it would drive Democrats crazy. First up: let’s set the record straight. Fact: President Trump…

Has anyone actually read the El Paso manifesto? – Washington Examiner

Thursday, August 08, 2019

The manifesto written by accused El Paso mass killer Patrick Crusius is the basis for the argument that the shootings were inspired by President Trump. Media commentators, Democratic presidential candidates, and all types of Trump critics have made that case in the days since the murders. Much discussion was spurred by an article in the New York Times with the headline, “El Paso Shooting Suspect’s Manifesto Echoes Trump’s Language.” The…

Exclusive: El Paso suspect’s mother called police concerned about gun – CNN

Thursday, August 08, 2019

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Four dead, two wounded in Southern California stabbings – AOL

Thursday, August 08, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who was “full of anger” went on a two-hour stabbing and robbery rampage in Southern California, killing four people and wounding two others, authorities said Wednesday. The 33-year-old Garden Grove man was taken into custody after he came out of a 7-Eleven in Santa Ana, southeast of Los Angeles, and dropped a knife along with a handgun that he had taken from a guard,…

Trump’s openness to extensive background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA – The Washington Post

Thursday, August 08, 2019

Josh Dawsey Seung Min Kim August 7 at 8:20 PM President Trump has repeatedly told lawmakers and aides in private conversations that he is open to endorsing extensive background checks in the wake of two mass shootings, prompting a warning from the National Rifle Association and concerns among White House aides, according to lawmakers and administration officials.  Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday before visiting Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, where…

Agriculture Must Change To Prevent Catastrophic Warning : The Salt – NPR

Thursday, August 08, 2019

Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change. Andre Penner/AP hide caption toggle caption Andre Penner/AP Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be…

Trump Comes to Console. El Paso Says No Thanks. – The New York Times

Thursday, August 08, 2019

EL PASO — Earlier this year in his State of the Union address, President Trump described to the nation how the Texas border city of El Paso once had “extremely high rates of violent crime” and was considered “one of our nation’s most dangerous cities.” Then he turned it into the living argument for his border wall. “With a powerful barrier in place,” he went on, “El Paso is one…

CNN hosts a town hall on gun violence: Live updates – CNN

Thursday, August 08, 2019

Charles Ramsey, left, and Joe Sakran CNN CNN and other media organizations focus more intensely on mass shootings like in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, but gun violence is more than those major events, said Joe Sakran, director of emergency general surgery at Johns Hopkins. “The mainstream media, let’s be honest, we talk this issue around the mass shootings. But that’s just a small proportion of the epidemic,” he said.  “We have…

ICE Raids In Mississippi Capture More Than 600 Unauthorized Workers – NPR

Thursday, August 08, 2019

Two people are taken into custody by ICE agents at a Koch Foods Inc. plant in Morton, Miss., one of seven food processing plants targeted for coordinated raids in the state. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Two people are taken into custody by ICE agents at a Koch Foods Inc. plant in Morton, Miss., one of seven food processing plants targeted for coordinated raids in…

Owner of SoulCycle and the Miami Dolphins faces outrage and calls for boycott over Trump fundraiser – CNN

Thursday, August 08, 2019

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Did Authorities Warn of More Attacks on Target and Walmart Stores in El Paso? – Snopes.com

Thursday, August 08, 2019

In the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, a viral message spread on social media that said law enforcement cautioned about the threat of more violence at Walmart and Target stores in that city. The message circulated days after a gunman killed 22 people and wounded dozens more during a morning rampage on Aug. 3, 2019. The suspect in the attack, Patrick…

De Blasio tells Hannity he supports ‘border security, not walls’: ‘There’s no invasion’ – Fox News

Thursday, August 08, 2019

Video Bill de Blasio talks illegal immigration, health care for undocumented New York residents New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told Sean Hannity he supports border security — just not the way President Trump wants it. The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate claimed a border wall with Mexico is unnecessary but some reforms are needed, in an explosive interview Wednesday on “Hannity.” “I support border security but not walls,” he said….

Trump alleges left-wing political motivation in Dayton despite lack of clear motive – CNN

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

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