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5:05 AM ET, April 28, 2019

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Anti-Semitic open letter posted online under name of Chabad synagogue shooting suspect — A user self-identifying himself as John Earnest posted an open letter to the far-right message board 8chan hours before a shooting near San Diego. — An anti-Semitic open letter posted under the name …

Discussion: Jerusalem Post, Breitbart, Vox and Raw Story

Mario Sevilla / KGTV-TV:

Multiple people gunned down at Poway synagogue, man detained for questioning — (KGTV) — A man has been detained for questioning in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. — POWAY, Calif. (KGTV) — San Diego County Sheriff's deputies are responding to a shooting …

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, San Diego Union-Tribune, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Post, Talking Points Memo, Slate, Mediaite, Townhall and Daily Wire

The Daily Beast:

San Diego Area Synagogue Shooting Leaves One Dead, Suspect in Custody — Officials called the incident a “hate crime” based on “statements the shooter made when he entered.” The shooting took place six months to the day since Pittsburgh attack. — A 19-year-old man armed …

Discussion: USA Today, CBS News, Campus Message …, Washington Press, ThinkProgress and TheBlaze

Los Angeles Times:

Suspect in deadly synagogue shooting near San Diego may have written hate manifesto … A gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle walked into a suburban San Diego County synagogue and opened fire on the congregation Saturday, killing one person and injuring three in an attack that authorities believe was motivated by hate.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice

Tom Jones / KNSD-TV:

Who Is John T. Earnest? Suspect in Poway Synagogue Shooting — Who is John T. Earnest, the suspect sources identify as being responsible for the deadly shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California. — Man Detained Following Poway Synagogue Shooting — Multiple law enforcement sources confirm …

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish Journal and Breitbart

KNSD-TV:

1 Dead, 3 Injured in Synagogue Shooting in Poway, Deputies Detain Suspect — One woman died and three others were injured when shots were fired inside Chabad of Poway on the last day of Passover — 1 Dead, 3 Injured in Poway Synagogue Shooting — A woman has died and a rabbi was injured …

Discussion: Daily Mail, Washington Times, Times of San Diego, twitchy.com, CAIR, RedState, Breitbart, Daily Kos and Daily Wire

Audrey Jacobs / Jewish Journal:

Mourning the Loss of Chabad Synagogue Congregant Lori Gilbert Kaye — Today an anti-Semitic hate crime shot and killed my friend Lori Gilbert Kaye z"l while she was praying in synagogue. Lori you were a jewel of our community a true Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor.

NBC News:

Shooting at Chabad synagogue in San Diego kills one, injures three; suspect in custody — As the 19-year-old suspect was being placed in custody, police “clearly saw a rifle sitting on the front passenger seat,” authorities said. — Mayor of Poway: 1 dead in California synagogue shooting, believes hate crime

Discussion: MSNBC, USA Today, twitchy.com, The Root, Media Matters for America and Washington Times

New York Times:
One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego; Officials Call It Hate Crime

Discussion: Townhall, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Breitbart and Times of San Diego

Associated Press:
Officials: 4 injured in shooting at California synagogue

Discussion: Deadline

Los Angeles Times: Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate

Matthew Fuhrman / ABC News:
19-year-old identified as suspect in synagogue shooting

Discussion: Slate, Big League Politics, Bloomberg, Jewish Journal and The Daily Caller

Beth Baumann / Townhall:
San Diego County Sheriff Provides An Update On The Poway Synagogue Shooting

Discussion: Deadline and The Daily Caller

Tim Mak / NPR:

As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation — National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is customary. — The decision plunged the organization …

Discussion: Washington Press, WTVR-TV and CNN

Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
NRA Suspends Top Lawyer as Infighting Roils Group

Discussion: Breitbart, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Politico, Guns & America, TheBlaze and POLITICUSUSA

Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.R.A. President to Step Down as New York Attorney General Investigates

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, The Trace, Washington Free Beacon, New York Post, National Review, Slate, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Daily Wire, Splinter, The Root, Vox and Vanity Fair

The Daily Beast: NRA President Oliver North Ousted, Will Not Be Renominated for Post

Reuters:
Oliver North stepping down as National Rifle Association president

Discussion: Associated Press and Mother Jones

USA Today:
NRA President Oliver North says he won't serve a second term after power struggle

Discussion: The Trace, The Guardian, Raw Story and Washington Post

Tara Law / Yahoo News:

Kyler Murray, a Black Man, Was the Number One NFL Draft Pick. Trump Congratulated the Number Two Pick Instead — Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray was the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, but on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump decided to congratulate the number two pick instead.

Discussion: Big League Politics and Raw Story

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Trump ignores black #1 NFL pick to congratulate white player with history of racist tweets — In his first tweet on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump ignored the first player picked in the NFL draft, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, who is black, to praise the number two pick — a white player with a history of racist tweets.

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Press, Mercury News and Slate

Jim Trotter / NFL.com:
49ers' Nick Bosa apologizes for controversial social media posts

Discussion: Vox, The Guardian, ThinkProgress, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, CNN and The Daily Caller

Sam Dorman / Fox News:

Trump slams Jussie Smollett case as a ‘disgrace to our nation’ during Wisconsin rally — President Donald Trump derided actor Jussie Smollett as “third rate” during a Wisconsin rally on Saturday and called his legal trouble — in which he allegedly lied about Trump supporters attacking him in a hate crime — a “disgrace to our nation.”

Discussion: Breitbart and RedState

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump bashes news ‘fakers’ as journos gather for D.C. gala

Discussion: Breitbart

Brian Stelter / CNN: Historian Ron Chernow honors journalists, First Amendment at White House Correspondents Dinner

Shira Tarlo / Raw Story:

Nearly 20 states are on the verge of blocking Donald Trump from appearing on the 2020 ballot — As President Donald Trump continues to refuse requests to hand over copies of his tax returns from Democrats on Capitol Hill, state lawmakers are considering making their release a condition of the 2020 presidential election.

Anna Wiener / New Yorker:

Jack Dorsey's TED Interview and the End of an Era — It all seemed so inevitable: that Jack Dorsey, the C.E.O. and co-founder of Twitter, would appear onstage at last week's ted ideas conference, in Vancouver; that the conference theme would be “Bigger Than Us,” an ambiguous invocation …

New York Times:

Virginia Men's Basketball Will Not Go to the White House — When the University of Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett announced Friday that his team would decline an invitation to celebrate its N.C.A.A. championship at the White House, he continued a trend of basketball champions' spurning …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch and the way of improvement …

Marina Fang / HuffPost:

Massachusetts Judge Charged With Helping Undocumented Immigrant Escape ICE — State District Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph and a court officer allegedly allowed the man to sneak out the courthouse back door. — A Massachusetts judge was charged with obstruction of justice Thursday by federal prosecutors …

Discussion: Newton, MA Patch and Breitbart

Leah Litman / Slate:
A New Obstruction Case Against a Judge Proves William Barr's DOJ Is Now Just an Arm of President Donald Trump

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:

Driver crashed into people because he thought they were Muslim, police say — A driver intentionally plowed his car into a crowd of people in Silicon Valley because he thought at least some of them were Muslim, authorities said Friday, in what a prosecutor called a “horrifying and horrible crime.”

Janie Har / Associated Press: Driver plowed into pedestrians because he thought they were Muslims, California police chief says