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El Paso mass shooting victims remain at the scene as authorities investigate – CNN

Sunday, August 04, 2019

(CNN)Adria Gonzalez was walking by the meat section on a Saturday morning shopping trip with her mom when she heard the shots. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘us/2019/08/04/el-paso-texas-shots-fired-inside-walmart-bts-nr-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_40’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190803211810-man-hides-under-table-el-paso-walmart-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist ===…

Bluff collapse: Victims killed in Encinitas identified – Los Angeles Times

Sunday, August 04, 2019

Three people who were fatally crushed when a bluff collapsed at an Encinitas beach Friday were part of the same family: a 35-year-old woman, her 65-year-old mother and an aunt. Anne Clave and her mother, Julie Davis, both died at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas after the collapse, according to the San Diego County medical examiner’s office. Clave’s aunt was identified in a family email obtained by KNSD-TV Channel 7…

Moms Demand Action marches from White House to Capitol Hill after El Paso shooting – USA TODAY

Sunday, August 04, 2019

CLOSE WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night in Washington to protest for gun legislation after a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that killed 20 and injured at least 26. Many of them are protesting with the organization Moms Demand Action, though a spokesperson with the organization noted that it wasn’t just moms in attendance. Students — and men — were there too.  Gathered in Washington for…

Multiple fatalities, 24 taken to hospitals after shooting near El Paso, Texas mall – KCBD

Sunday, August 04, 2019

“A little kid ran in there and was telling us there’s an active shooter at the Walmart, but we didn’t pay him no attention because for one, he was just a little kid, and for two, you’re at the mall and not the Walmart,” witness Specialist Glendon Oakley told CNN. “I walked to Foot Locker and heard two gunshots and saw a lot of people running around, screaming.”

El Paso Walmart shooting at Cielo Vista Mall: What we know now – USA TODAY

Saturday, August 03, 2019

EL PASO, Texas – Police reported a multiple people are dead and one person is in custody after a shooting Saturday at a Walmart in El Paso near Cielo Vista Saturday. Phone calls started coming in at approximately 10 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time about the shooting at the Walmart and “possibly” at a nearby mall, El Paso police said.  Here’s what we know about the shooting so far. Department of Homeland Security…

Moscow Police Detain Hundreds At Latest Election-Related Protest – NPR

Saturday, August 03, 2019

Police officers detain opposition candidate and lawyer Lyubov Sobol in Moscow on Saturday. Sobol was one of more than 600 arrested in Saturday’s protests, according to an independent monitoring agency. Dmitry Serebryakov/AP hide caption toggle caption Dmitry Serebryakov/AP Police officers detain opposition candidate and lawyer Lyubov Sobol in Moscow on Saturday. Sobol was one of more than 600 arrested in Saturday’s protests, according to an independent monitoring agency. Dmitry Serebryakov/AP…

Trump defends position on trade after threat of new China tariffs | TheHill – The Hill

Saturday, August 03, 2019

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump’s greatest allies for a 2020 win: AOC and ‘The Squad’ Trump defends position on trade after threat of new China tariffs Man punched outside Trump rally: ‘If anything, it’ll increase’ my activism MORE on Saturday defended his policy of using tariffs to pressure other nations to negotiate revised trade deals after the latest round of U.S. talks in China wrapped up without any significant progress toward…

Trump must challenge China over Hong Kong – Washington Examiner

Saturday, August 03, 2019

President Trump said Thursday of Hong Kong, “they’ve had riots for a long period of time,” where locals are protesting efforts by communist China to crack down and violate Hongkongers’ human rights. “Somebody said that at some point they’re going to want to stop that,” Trump added. “But that’s between Hong Kong and that’s between China, because Hong Kong is a part of China.” This phrasing, a bizarre regurgitation of…

Spiraling Trade Tensions Threaten Economy as Trump Pressures China – The New York Times

Saturday, August 03, 2019

South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, threatened retaliation. “If Japan intentionally hurts our economy, it will also have to suffer big damage,” Mr. Moon said. With the specter of the China conflict as a backdrop, Mr. Trump on Friday promoted his trade record in an event in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, where he announced that his administration had secured access for American cattle ranchers to the European market. The agreement…

AOC loses top staffers following controversies – New York Post

Saturday, August 03, 2019

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s two top staffers are leaving her Congressional office following a firestorm of controversy. Her Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti is done as of Friday. Ocasio-Cortez’s Communications Director Corbin Trent plans to be her Congressional spokesman until the end of the month but will then transition to her 2020 campaign to play the same role. Chakrabarti will head to New Consensus, a nonprofit climate change group that helps…

3 people dead, 1 other injured after bluff collapses at Grandview Surf Beach in Encinitas – KABC-TV

Saturday, August 03, 2019

SAN DIEGO (KABC) — Three people are dead and two others were injured in a bluff collapse just north of Grandview Surf Beach in Encinitas, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed. The bluff fell onto a group of beachgoers at 3 p.m. north of the Grandview Beach staircase, just below South Ponto State Beach. The nearest intersection is 1700 Neptune Ave., deputies said. The chunk of cliff that…

This Irish teenager may have a solution for a plastic-free ocean – CNN

Saturday, August 03, 2019

(CNN)A teenager from Ireland may have found a way to rescue our oceans from the growing plastic pollution problem. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘world/2018/04/17/are-you-eating-plastic-lon-orig.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_15’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘cnn.com_technology_scienceandspace_inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo =…

Trump casts uncertainty over top intelligence role | TheHill – The Hill

Saturday, August 03, 2019

President TrumpDonald John TrumpKentucky miners’ struggle is that of many working Americans Cummings releases statement on attempted break-in after Trump attacks PhRMA top lobbyist to leave post MORE has created massive uncertainty about who will serve in his top intelligence post — even on an interim basis. On Friday, Trump abruptly dropped plans to tap Rep. John RatcliffeJohn Lee RatcliffeWashington Post report raises questions about record of Trump’s DNI pick…

Retailers: Trump’s New Tariffs On Chinese Goods Expected To Boost Prices – NPR

Saturday, August 03, 2019

“What really does set this list of products apart from all of the earlier tariffs are it’s basically consumer goods,” said Chad Bown, a trade analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “It’s clothing, and toys, iPhones.” John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP “What really does set this list of products apart from all of the earlier tariffs are it’s basically consumer goods,” said Chad Bown, a…

Pelosi says Dems will ‘legislate, investigate and litigate’ as more members back impeachment inquiry – Fox News

Saturday, August 03, 2019

Video Kimberley Strassel says Democrats know impeachment is not a winning strategy Nearly half of the House Democrats now support some type of impeachment inquiry against President Trump; reaction and analysis from Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal columnist and a member of the paper’s editorial board. With a majority of her caucus now supporting impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., vowed Friday that the president would be “held accountable.” But she stopped short of…

#APNewsbreak: Coroner: Calif. festival gunman killed self – AOL

Saturday, August 03, 2019

GILROY, Calif. (AP) — The gunman in the deadly Northern California festival shooting killed himself, according to a finding by the Santa Clara County coroner’s office that contradicts earlier police accounts that officers fired the fatal shot. Santino William Legan, 19, shot and killed three people— including two children — Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Thirteen others were wounded. Authorities have not been able to determine his motive. Nicole…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, spokesman leave her office – POLITICO

Saturday, August 03, 2019

Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will leave the congresswoman’s office to work for a climate change non-profit | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo congress By JOHN BRESNAHAN 08/02/2019 07:24 PM EDT Saikat Chakrabarti, the controversial chief of staff to high-profile freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will be leaving her office to work for a non-profit focusing on the Green New Deal. Corbin Trent, Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director, will…

Trump says Ratcliffe is no longer his pick for director of national intelligence – CNN

Friday, August 02, 2019

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