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Washington Post:
Gunman in Texas mall shooting may have had neo-Nazi beliefs  —  ALLEN, Tex. — The gunman who opened fire on an outlet mall in a Dallas suburb Saturday, killing at least eight people, was a man in his early 30s who may have had white supremacist or neo-Nazi beliefs, people familiar with the investigation said Sunday.
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Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Texas Mass Shooter Posted Neo-Nazi Content, FBI Document Reveals  —  The shooting suspect was wearing a “right wing death squad” patch, according to documents obtained by Rolling Stone  —  The suspected mass shooter who killed at least eight people at an Allen, Texas mall …
Associated Press:
Suspect in Texas mall shooting identified as 33-year-old man  —  The assailant who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall was identified by authorities Sunday as a 33-year-old man who had been staying at a nearby motel.  Three law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press named …
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
‘RWDS’: What the Patch Found on the Texas Gunman's Chest Stands For  —  The suspected gunman behind a mass shooting at a Dallas-area mall reportedly wore a patch on his chest that said “RWDS”—an acronym for Right Wing Death Squad.  —  The man who police believe killed at least eight people …
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
Texas mall shooter wore neo-Nazi symbol and shared ‘white-supremacist content online’: report  —  The man who murdered eight people using an AR-15 at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, Saturday likely identified with neo-Nazi beliefs, The Washington Post reports.
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Daniel Arkin / Associated Press:
Texas mall shooting live updates: 8 victims killed at Allen Premium Outlets
Diana Eva Maldonado / KVEO-TV:
BPD: 8 dead, 10 injured when SUV strikes crowd near migrant shelter  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Bishop Daniel E Flores of the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville held a Mass Sunday night at the Ozanam Center, just steps away from when eight migrants lost their lives Sunday morning in a crash.
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Washington Post:
8 killed, 9 injured in crash outside migrant shelter in Texas  —  At least eight people were killed and at least nine were injured Sunday in Brownsville, Tex., when an SUV struck a crowd waiting for a bus outside a migrant shelter, authorities said.  —  Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval …
Discussion: Raw Story and WGN-TV
Diana Eva Maldonado / The Hill:
7 killed by driver near Texas migrant shelter; police say it may have been intentional
Politico:
Why McConnell and McCarthy locked arms on the debt crisis  —  After multiple splits that stressed their party, the Senate GOP leader and the speaker are moving as one as the nation nears a fiscal breaking point.  —  When Joe Biden called Mitch McConnell to talk about the debt limit …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Massacre witness refutes right-wing talking point: 'It wasn't mental health that killed these people'  —  Steven Spainhauer told MSNBC he witnessed victims massacred by a gunman in Texas over the weekend, and he disagreed with conservatives blaming “mental health” for the shooting.
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New York Times:
At Least 9 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Texas Mall
Politico:
‘Really weak option’: Wall Street sours on DeSantis as Trump challenger  —  Ron DeSantis' gubernatorial reelection campaign is still loaded with cash, giving him big advantages over possible competitors.  But many now say he no longer seems so formidable — at least on Wall Street.
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ABC News:
Don't ‘piss off his voters’: Recordings reveal DeSantis' 2018 thoughts on dealing with Trump
Politico:
Republicans want Manchin to bow out, fearful that he may have one more trick up his sleeve  —  Democrats are on the verge of extinction in West Virginia, but the West Virginia senator hasn't lost a race since the 1990s.  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Republicans' best option for unseating …
Lauren del Valle / CNN:
Closing arguments set for Monday morning in E. Jean Carroll civil rape trial against Donald Trump  —  Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump are set to give closing arguments Monday morning in the battery and defamation trial against the former president in Manhattan federal court.
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The Gun Industry Wants America's Malls and Schools to Be War Zones  —  Steven Spainhouer's son worked at the H & M at the Allen, Texas outlet mall and called his father Saturday night when the shooting started.  Spainhouer raced to the scene and arrived before the first responders.
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Brett Christophers / New York Times:
The Unfortunate, Unintended Consequence of the Inflation Reduction Act  —  The Inflation Reduction Act will reshape the physical and economic landscape of the United States over the next decade, including in ways that might surprise a lot of people.  —  Anyone keen to understand how should look …
Discussion: The Korea Times
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Shooting in Allen, Texas  —  Eight Americans — including children — were killed yesterday in the latest act of gun violence to devastate our nation.  Jill and I are praying for their families and for others critically injured …
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