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5:55 PM ET, September 1, 2019

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CNN:
Gunman kills 7 in a rampage that started with a West Texas traffic stop  —  Odessa, Texas (CNN)A man who was pulled over by Texas troopers shot at them with a rifle and sped away, setting off a terrifying rampage that ended with seven victims and the shooter dead, police said.
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Deanna Watson / USA Today:
Texas gun law changes take effect one day after deadly shooting near Odessa and Midland  —  A traffic stop triggered a deadly shooting rampage.  Warning: Some viewers may find this video disturbing.  —  CONNECT  —  A bulk of gun law changes took effect in Texas on Sunday …
Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:   The Latest: U.S. mass killings reach total for all of 2018
New York Times:
How Much Will the Trade War Cost You by the End of the Year?  —  A new wave of tariffs by the Trump administration went into effect on Sunday, rendering the majority of goods imported to the United States from China subject to import taxes.  —  It is the latest move in a drawn-out conflict between the world's two largest economies.
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Michael Schulman / New Yorker:
Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice  —  The singer on living with Parkinson's, the perils of stardom, and mourning what the border has become.  —  It's been ten years since Linda Ronstadt, once the most highly paid woman in rock and roll, sang her last concert.
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez mocks Boston ‘Straight Pride Parade’ over lack of women  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called out participants in Boston's “Straight Pride Parade,” saying it should have been called the “I-Struggle-With-Masculinity” parade.
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
The Trump decision that pushed James Mattis to his breaking point  —  The retired four-star Marine Corps general said in an interview with CBS that aired Sunday that he had intended to serve the full four years, but resigned when he determined his views were not “aligned” with President Donald Trump's.
Discussion: Political Wire
Facebook:
Representative Matt Schaefer  —  “Do something!” is the statement we keep hearing.  As an elected official with a vote in Austin, let me tell you what I am NOT going to do.  I am NOT going to use the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texans.  Period.
Axios:
Trump campaign plots to make allegations of social media bias core part of 2020 strategy  —  President Trump's campaign and key allies plan to make allegations of bias by social media platforms a core part of their 2020 strategy, officials tell Axios.  —  The big picture: Look for ads …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Some secrets do keep.  A year later, the Trump official who penned an explosive op-ed is still unknown.  —  Almost a year later, we still don't know.  —  Outside of a tiny circle of insiders, no one knows who wrote the instantly viral op-ed column about President Trump that appeared in the New York Times last Sept. 5.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump doesn't think he's ‘ever even heard of a Category 5’ hurricane.  Four such storms hit the US since he took office  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Sunday that he's “not sure that (he's) ever even heard of a Category 5” hurricane, despite four such storms having threatened the US since he took office.
Discussion: Power Line and The Atlantic
Zubair Sofi / The Independent:
With meticulous planning then mass arrests and ‘torture’, Kashmir's autonomy was lost  —  Warning: this article contains images which some readers may find distressing  —  When Jammu and Kashmir's governor addressed the world in a press conference on 4 August, people in the Muslim-majority valley were worried.
Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Vows to Apply Israeli Sovereignty Over West Bank  —  Opening school year in settlement, Netanyahu pledges that ‘there will be no more uprooting’ of Jews  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the new school year in Israel on Sunday in a visit to the West Bank settlement of Elkana …
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump targets Debra Messing after actress calls for exposing Hollywood donors  —  President Trump on Sunday targeted actress Debra Messing after she called for publicizing the list of donors who are reportedly attending a Beverly Hills fundraiser where the president is slated to appear.
Discussion: Yahoo News, Variety and Breitbart
Brad Hamilton / New York Post:
NYC bicyclists are killing pedestrians and the city won't stop it  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio has aggressively pushed a bike-friendly agenda, adding about 100 miles of dedicated lanes for cyclists amid a spike in rider collisions, but he's done little to address the danger that bikers themselves pose.
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Yes, Comey did leak classified information
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New York Times:
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Rick Scott: Florida ‘not off the hook’ when it comes to Hurricane Dorian
Discussion: Breitbart
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Discussion: The Guardian and RedState
Anna Gronewold / Politico:
N.Y. Republicans rush to challenge indicted incumbent Collins in deep red district
Discussion: Raw Story
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
53 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S.
Discussion: The Week and Slate
Washington Post:
Sacklers could hold on to most of personal fortune in proposed Purdue settlement
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The 2020 electoral map could be the smallest in years. Here's why.
Discussion: Althouse and Outside the Beltway
Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Pakistani-born Queens teen's 'ISIS plot to drop bombs into traffic and stab innocent …
 

 
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