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El Paso suspect appears to have posted anti-immigrant screed

El Paso suspect appears to have posted anti-immigrant screed

About 20 minutes before the shooting started at an El Paso Walmart, a rambling screed was posted to an online message board saying the massacre was in response to an "invasion" of Hispanics coming across the southern border.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota communities to host National Night Out events on Tuesday

Minnesota communities to host National Night Out events on Tuesday

The annual event is pitched as a way to fight crime by encouraging neighbors to get to know each other better. And it's a chance for residents to talk with police officers in a low-stress setting.
by Andrew Krueger

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Wisconsin cop saved by bulletproof vest; suspect also shot

A La Crosse police officer was shot Saturday while responding to a disturbance but survived thanks to his bulletproof vest. The suspect also was shot during the incident and was being treated at a hospital.
by The Associated Press

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Life in era of mass shootings in U.S.: 'You can't just not go'

Life in era of mass shootings in U.S.: 'You can't just not go'

Two consecutive summer weekends. More than 30 fellow human beings gone in moments, in public places exactly like those where huge swaths of the American population go without a second thought. Perhaps no longer. Have we crossed into an era of second, third, even fourth thoughts?
by The Associated Press

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Attack highlights challenge of pursuing domestic extremists

Attack highlights challenge of pursuing domestic extremists

Federal authorities investigating the El Paso shooting call it an act of domestic terrorism, but they cannot apply the same terrorism law that prosecutors have used for years against supporters of the Islamic State and al-Qaida.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota elected officials respond to mass shootings in Texas, Ohio

Minnesota elected officials respond to mass shootings in Texas, Ohio

Responding to the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday that “I don't know, as the governor, what the solution is. What I do know [is that] doing nothing is not that solution.”
by Marcheta Fornoff

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2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours leave 29 dead, nation reeling

2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours leave 29 dead, nation reeling

Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio claimed at least 29 lives in less than 24 hours and left scores of people wounded, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence.
by The Associated Press

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Attack on Texas shoppers to be handled as domestic terrorism

Attack on Texas shoppers to be handled as domestic terrorism

The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso Walmart store will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal authorities said Sunday as they weighed hate-crime charges against the suspected gunman that could carry the death penalty.
by The Associated Press

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Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings

Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings

As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets of support awkwardly mixed in with those promoting a celebrity fight and attacking his political foes.
by The Associated Press

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Shooting victims include a mother who died protecting her baby

Shooting victims include a mother who died protecting her baby

In the border town of El Paso, Texas, a shooter opened fire Saturday and left 20 people dead and more than two dozen injured. Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a shooter killed 9 people and injured at least 27 others. Here are some of their stories.
by The Associated Press

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