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1:15 PM ET, October 27, 2018

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CBS Pittsburgh:
8 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Eight people have been killed and a number of others injured after a shooting situation at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday.  —  KDKA's Meghan Schiller reports that a suspect, a heavy-set white male with a beard, has surrendered.
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CBS News:
7 dead in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue — live updates  —  Police in Pittsburgh are responding to an active shooting situation at the Tree of Life synagogue in the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, KDKA reports.  At least seven people are confirmed dead, according to the station.
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Leaves at Least 4 Dead, Official Says  —  An official in Pittsburgh reported that at least four people were dead and at least 12 people had been shot after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue on Saturday morning.  —  Erika Strassburger, the city councilwoman …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Here Is a List of Far-Right Attackers Trump Inspired.  Cesar Sayoc Wasn't the First — and Won't Be the Last.  —  President Donald Trump is a threat to national security.  —  He preaches hate.  He incites violence.  He inspires attacks.  —  We knew this before Friday's arrest of Cesar Sayoc …
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc's Alleged Terrorism  —  Sorry, Trumpies, this was no false-flag leftie or Unabomber in the woods.  He is Trumpism uncut and unplugged.  Deal with it.  —  For three long days this week, the Republican Party held its breath as a serial bomber sent …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Trump says he ‘could tone up’ rhetoric after mail-bomb arrest
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Seminole Tribe of Florida Distances Itself From Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc
Discussion: Vox, Citizen Times, Mediaite and Gizmodo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The mail-bomb suspect's van, annotated
Discussion: The Week
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Incoherent Rally in Charlotte  —  “Ninety-four percent of the press I get is negative, when I do something wonderful,” President Trump complained Friday night at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.  —  Well, it depends what one means by negative and what one means by wonderful.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and TheBlaze
Los Angeles Times:   In a week of domestic terrorism, a commander in chief mostly missing in action
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
WATCH: Trump Supporter Insists Obama Probably Sent Bomb to Himself to Bring People to His Side … Well, this one is a real headscratcher.  —  During a Trump rally in North Carolina, NBC News' Ali Vitali caught up with a Trump supporter who had a rather novel theory about how the mail bombs got to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:   The Midterm Elections Are a Referendum on Donald Trump
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
They Were Sent Pipe Bombs. Here's What They've Said About Trump.
Jesse Lehrich / gofundme.com:
Tyrone Gayle Memorial Fund  —  $30,006 of $50,000 goal Raised by 372 people in 5 hours  —  Tyrone could fly.  But that was never enough for him — he wanted us all to fly with him.  So he lifted up everyone he touched.  —  Unfortunately, Tyrone's body had given all it could give …
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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:   Tyrone Gayle, 30, Spokesman for Senators and Hillary Clinton, Dies
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Tyrone Gayle, aide to leading Democrats, dies at 30
New York Times:
Republicans Rushing to Save House Seats From Onslaught of Democratic Money  —  CINCINNATI — As the 2018 midterm campaign enters its final full week, House Republicans are rushing to fortify their defenses in conservative-leaning districts they thought were secure, pouring millions of dollars …
Kansas City Star:
‘Trump is the bogeyman.’ Suburban KC voters take out anger at president on Kevin Yoder  —  Voters were angry when they sent Kevin Yoder to Washington.  Now, their anger might send him home.  —  The Overland Park Republican was swept into Congress on a GOP wave in 2010 …
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Stop helping demagogues change the subject  —  In Manila, the traffic is so bad that it isn't worth driving anywhere during the day, because a couple of miles will take a couple of hours.  In other parts of the Philippines, only a third of children ever finish primary school.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
In Europe, Free Speech Bows to Sharia  —  Europeans are free to say only what the courts let them.  —  When he was 50, the prophet of Islam took as his wife Aisha, who was then six or seven.  The marriage was consummated when Aisha was nine.  —  This is not a smear.
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Voters are finally on to the GOP  —  Washington Democrats have been in a political death spiral since the day Donald Trump descended his tacky golden escalator to announce a run for the presidency.  In the three years since, the Democratic response to Trump's toxic tweets and putrid pronouncements has been confused and ineffective.
Discussion: MSNBC, Raw Story and National Review
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley  —  “I am convinced the devil lives in our phones.”  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it.  Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided …
Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
Here's how to avoid problems with straight-ticket voting in Texas  —  Some voters have complained that their votes at the top of the ballot were changed, but the Texas Secretary of State's Office said the voting machines are not at fault. … Hey, Texplainer: I'm hearing reports …
Discussion: Hmm Daily
Washington Post:
Mattis condemns Khashoggi killing, warns such behavior threatens Middle East stability  —  MANAMA, Bahrain — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis condemned the killing of Washington Post contributor and Saudi government critic Jamal Khashoggi as intolerable, minutes before Saudi Arabia's foreign minister …
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BBC:
Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House
Discussion: BBC
 
 
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