memeorandum: US will look into claim Friday air strike killed 52 civilians in Syria (Guardian)

10:25 PM ET, May 2, 2015

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Kate Zernike / New York Times:

U.S. Indictment Details Plotting in New Jersey Bridge Scandal — Bill Baroni, Bridget Anne Kelly and David Wildstein waited for the first day of school. — They held off on telling people so their secret would not get out. — They steered cars to a cash lane, to make drivers sweat even more.

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Jeb's secret Jersey mission — The Bush campaign goes behind enemy lines to pick off Chris Christie's supporters. — Jeb Bush is quietly waging a behind-the-scenes offensive to pick off disillusioned home-state supporters of Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor whose presidential prospects have dimmed in recent months.

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NYPD cop critically injured after being shot in the head — Scene of the shooting in Queens on 212 Street and 104 Avenue. — An NYPD cop was shot in the head and chest and critically wounded in Queens on Saturday. — The anti-crime officer worked out of the 105th Precinct in Queens Village …

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Alan Dershowitz Rips Charges Against Baltimore Cops: ‘Sad Day for Justice’ — Alan Dershowitz really went after Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby today for charging the six cops involved in the death of Freddie Gray, saying it was entirely based on politics and “crowd control.”

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Brian Koerber / Mashable:

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Ian Hanchett / BREITBART.COM:

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Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:

A look at the six Baltimore police officers charged in the Gray case — The six officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray face a litany of charges that include second-degree depraved-heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, false imprisonment and misconduct in office.

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:

Cops Probed Whether Kiss Exchanged By Seven-Year-Old Classmates Was “Unnatural And Lascivious” — Buster — Florida police last week investigated whether a kiss exchanged by seven-year-old elementary students amounted to “lewd and lascivious” behavior, according to an incident report.

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Nick Schwartz / USA Today:

Report: Floyd Mayweather's camp bans Rachel Nichols, Michelle Beadle from attending fight — Floyd Mayweather's fight against Manny Pacquiao is one of the biggest sports media events of the year, and the undefeated boxer's history of abusing women has been a leading storyline ahead of the richest fight in boxing history.

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Guardian:

US will look into claim Friday air strike killed 52 civilians in Syria — The death toll from an air strike by US-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo has risen to 52 including seven children, a group monitoring the conflict said on Saturday.

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