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At least nine killed, 27 injured in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours – nwitimes.com
Bodies are removed from at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Several people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
El Paso shooting being treated as domestic terrorism, police say suspect cooperating – NBC News
The man accused of gunning down nearly two dozen Walmart shoppers in Texas has been open with authorities, willingly giving detectives answers about one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history, officials said Sunday. While El Paso police chief Greg Allen declined to elaborate on what kind of statements are being made by alleged mass murderer Patrick Wood Crusius, the 21-year-old has apparently spoken freely. Patrick Crusius.El Paso Police…
URGENT: The Latest: Woman Says Her Sister Among the Dead in Shooting – Bloomberg
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Demonstrators in Hong Kong Dodge Tear Gas in Fast-Moving Mass Protests – The New York Times
“Protests have been happening in multiple districts at the same time rather than one concentrated area, which is rather unprecedented,” Samson Yuen, an expert on social movements at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, said of the weekend protests. “As protests move toward residential areas, anger and momentum has been building towards the general strike on Monday.” The strike and other events in the largely leaderless protest movement have been organized…
Top House Republican says violent video games could be linked to mass shootings – USA TODAY
CLOSE CLOSE At least 9 people have died after a gunman opened fire in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio. Police say the shooter is dead. USA TODAY House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said video games could contribute to future mass shootings when asked about it in a television interview on Sunday morning. Appearing on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” in the wake of mass shootings in El Paso,…
Dayton, Ohio, shooting: Nine people killed in mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, today – live updates – CBS News
“Words can’t describe it” Special Report: Nine people killed in Dayton, Ohio, shooting The shooting took place outside, on the 400 block of East 5th Street. Nikita Papillon, 23, was across the street at Newcom’s Tavern when the shooting started. She said she saw a girl she had talked to earlier lying outside Ned Peppers Bar. “She had told me she liked my outfit and thought I was cute, and…
Live updates: Deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas – CNN
A reporter asked Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, an El Paso native, the following question during an interview Saturday: “Regarding the manifesto and everything that was in it, fears about Hispanic immigration and all that, does any of this fall at the feet of President Donald Trump and his rhetoric that’s been growing over the last couple weeks and his alleged racist tweets and other rhetoric?” O’Rourke said, “Yes.” “We’ve had…
Iran seizes oil tanker carrying ‘smuggled fuel’ in Persian Gulf, state media reports – Fox News
Video Seizure of tankers escalates tensions with Iran The oil tankers, operated by British companies, were seized in international waters. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard last week seized an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf that was supposedly carrying “smuggled fuel” from Iran, state media reported Sunday. The ship was carrying 700,000 liters [185,000 gallons] of fuel, according to state TV and the semi-official Fars news agency. Seven crew members were reportedly detained during the…
At least 20 dead in El Paso shopping center shooting as authorities investigate Texas man and manifesto – Salt Lake Tribune
She also caught a glimpse of the shooter, who she said was wearing dark cargo pants, a black T-shirt, and some sort of earmuffs. He was around 5-foot-10-inches tall, thin and carrying a rifle, she said.
Police Responding To ‘Active Shooter Incident’ In Dayton, Ohio – HuffPost
″[You should] at least prepare yourself because if you’ve never thought about [a shooting] before it happens, once it happens it’s too late. You’re going to panic. You’re going to lose the precious seconds of timing that you need to escape,” John Davis, Centerville police’s community relations officer, told the station.
El Paso mass shooting victims remain at the scene as authorities investigate – CNN
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Bluff collapse: Victims killed in Encinitas identified – Los Angeles Times
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
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
“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
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
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…
‘Naturally eroding coastline’ leaves 3 dead north of San Diego – AccuWeather.com
Trump defends position on trade after threat of new China tariffs | TheHill – The Hill
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
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
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…