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12:20 PM ET, May 20, 2018

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Los Angeles Times:
Texas school shooter killed girl who turned down his advances and embarrassed him in class, mother says  —  As he heard the gunshots approaching down the hall Friday morning, Santa Fe High School student Abel San Miguel, 15, hid with a handful of classmates in the art class storage closet.
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New York Times:
Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote  —  WASHINGTON — The pace of new voter registrations among young people in crucial states is accelerating, a signal that school shootings this year — and the anger and political organizing in their wake — may prove to be more than ephemeral displays of activism.
Discussion: Bustle
Washington Post:
Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence’  —  Two days after a 17-year-old opened fire in his Texas high school, killing at least 10, incoming National Rifle Association president Oliver North said students “shouldn't have to be afraid” …
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Texas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and practice. And still 10 people died.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Obama's education secretary: Let's boycott school until gun laws change
Discussion: Bustle
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-20-18: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Fred Guttenberg, Nicole Hockley and Larry Kudlow
Discussion: Axios
Reuters:
Texas Shooting Suspect Seems ‘Weirdly Nonemotional,’ Lawyer Says
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Should Get Details on Informant Before Mueller Interview, Giuliani Says  —  President's lawyer seeks information about person said to have been used by U.S. investigators  —  President Donald Trump shouldn't agree to talk with special counsel Robert Mueller without knowing more about a man …
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:   CA Rep. Devin Nunes launches desperate fundraising pitch — in Virginia
CBS News:
CBS News Nation Tracker poll: Americans give Trump credit for good economy, mixed reviews on N.K.  —  Nearly two in three Americans think the nation's economy is in good shape, and most of them believe President's Trump's policies are at least somewhat responsible for that.
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James Clapper / New York Times:   Ending the Dead End in North Korea
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Texas runoff between Laura Moser and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher a pivotal moment for national Democrats  —  How West Houston's Democratic voters decide in the 7th Congressional District runoff on Tuesday will have outsized implications for national Democrats' optimism and tactics in the fall.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Mnuchin says US-China putting trade war on hold  —  The Latest on U.S.-China trade talks (all times local):  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the United States and China are “putting the trade war on hold” after two days of talks that he says produced meaningful progress.
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
U.S. and China Tout Trade Talks as Success, but Leave the Details for Later
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Times of Israel:
Abbas taken to hospital for the third time in a week  —  Sources say PA leader suffering from fever, chest pains and may have pneumonia; his office says he is following up on ear surgery from last week  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to a Ramallah hospital Sunday for the third time in a week.
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Yahoo:   Palestinian leader Abbas hospitalised - Palestinian officials
Annie Vainshtein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Palo Alto pastor resigns after nasty tweets about city: ‘An elitist sh— den of hate’  —  A debate in Palo Alto over permits, traffic, and safety turned into frenzy of internet warfare after unsavory tweets from an associate pastor were leaked to the city's website.
Discussion: Townhall
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Out of Prison, Back to Congress?  Michael Grimm Is Trying on Staten Island  —  It was Staten Island reduced to an overstuffed hotel ballroom: a cannoli spread, the thick tang of hair products and undying loyalty to a man — well, two men — whom borough outsiders keep trying to tear down.
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Alexis Levinson / BuzzFeed:
Michael Grimm Is Out Of Prison And Trying To Win Back His Seat In Congress.  Anthony Scaramucci Is Here To Help.
Discussion: Mediaite
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Who Does the Democratic Party Stand For?  —  There are two Staceys angling to become Georgia's first woman governor.  —  One Stacey—Stacey Abrams—is black.  She's the former minority leader of the state House of Representatives.  The other, Stacey Evans, is white.
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
UK has not renewed Roman Abramovich's visa  —  UK authorities have yet to renew Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's visa after it expired last month, three people close to the billionaire have told the Financial Times, as geopolitical tensions rise between Moscow and the west.
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Roger Stone ‘prepared’ for Mueller indictment  —  WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and ally of President Donald Trump, said Sunday he is “prepared” to be indicted as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation if that's where the probe leads.
Emre Peker / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Uses Nuclear Pact as Bargaining Chip With EU Over U.S. Sanctions  —  Tehran's suggestion could drive wedge between Washington and Brussels  —  TEHRAN—Iran vowed to uphold the pact curbing its nuclear activities if the European Union can offset renewed U.S. sanctions, senior officials here said …
New York Daily News:
Al Sharpton says royal wedding shows white supremacy is ‘on its last breath’  —  Al Sharpton said the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who is biracial, is a sign that white supremacy is “on its last breath.”  —  Sharpton spoke of the nuptials during …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and IJR
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Wed, a New Era Dawns
Discussion: The Guardian, France 24, Bustle and The Week
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Why does Trump get away with corruption?  Because Bill and Hillary Clinton normalized it  — Scandals continue to pile up on the Trump administration — yet the president's approval ratings are on the rise.  — One reason is that it's been embedded in political culture most prominently …
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Jennifer Wright / New York Post:   It's time for Bill Clinton to take a walk in the Chappaqua woods
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probe Expands to Israeli Entrepreneur With U.A.E. Ties  —  Investigation has sought testimony regarding work of Joel Zamel, founder of several private consulting firms  —  WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller's probe is looking more closely into Middle Eastern involvement …
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Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
This Republican was only Jersey politico to back bill that would have cut N.J. food stamps
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter jokes crowd size is bigger at his Liberty commencement speech than Trump's
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Israel and Evangelicals: New U.S. Embassy Signals a Growing Alliance
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
The earth cracked open. Walls of lava encroached. That's just life on a Hawaiian volcano.
Amnesty International:
Saudi Arabia: Chilling smear campaign against women's rights defenders
Washington Post:
As tensions with Trump deepen, Europe wonders if America is lost for good
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US withdrawing aid from northwest Syria
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Germany Acts to Tame Facebook, Learning From Its Own History of Hate
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher and Bari Weiss Cruelly Blame Palestinians for Gaza Massacre
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