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Suspect in Maryland newsroom rampage charged with murder
A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun and killed five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in US history.
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Suspect in Maryland newspaper to appear on 5 murder charges
Several others injured in Annapolis, Maryland with suspect charged and due in court on Friday morning
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5 killed, several injured in shooting at Capital Gazette newsroom in Maryland
- Five people were killed and several were "gravely injured" in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Capital Gazette's newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, police said.
- One suspect, described by officials as a white man, possibly in his late 30s, is in custody. Police haven't released information about a possible motive.
- Newsroom employees have been tweeting details of the shooting, with one reporter saying the gunman shot through a glass door and opened fire on employees.
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Multiple people dead in US newspaper office shooting
AN INTERN at a local newspaper tweeted desperately for help as a shooter attacked his office. Five people were shot dead.
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Supreme Court: Why a fight over US abortion law now looms
Anthony Kennedy was a swing vote on the US Supreme Court, albeit one that frequently tilted to the right. Replacing him with a solidly conservative justice, however, could have a significant impact on US jurisprudence - and politics - for decades to come.
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28-year-old who scored historic primary election victory seeks 'generational change'
Fresh off her surprise victory over Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's 14th Congressional District, 28-year-old Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued that "we need to see a generational change in leadership" in an interview on ABC News' "Powerhouse Politics" podcast.
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President Trump says process to replace Kennedy on Supreme Court will 'begin immediately'
President Donald Trump says he'll "immediately" begin a search for new Supreme Court justice after Anthony Kennedy announces his retirement Wednesday. Trump describes Kennedy as a man of "tremendous vision." (June 27) AP
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Anthony Kennedy: US supreme court justice to retire
Kennedy, 81, has provided crucial swing votes on progressive issues and retirement gives Trump another judicial pick
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Judge orders US to reunite families separated at border within 30 days
Federal ruling also prevents officials splitting up families who crossed the US-Mexico border illegally
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Seventeen states sue Trump administration over family separations
States including New York, California and Washington filed lawsuits accusing government of denying people their rights
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US supreme court upholds Trump's travel ban
Blow to anti-discrimination advocates as justices rule 5-4 in favor of Trump administration after months of legal battle
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Supreme Court upholds President Trump's travel ban against majority-Muslim countries
Several judges went further, arguing that campaign promises should be off-limits, or at least dwarfed by government actions that are not overtly discriminatory.
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'They cannot find the children at all': Migrant parents face chaos and red tape trying to reunite with their kids
A Honduran child plays at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center after recently crossing the U.S., Mexico border with his father on June 21, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. Getty Images/Spencer Platt
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Separation at the border: children wait in cages at south Texas warehouse
US Border Patrol allows reporters to visit holding facility
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Justices Side With Colorado Baker on Same-Sex Wedding Cake
The couple at the heart of the case, Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins, were told by the baker that he would not create a cake for their wedding in 2012.
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US military renames Pacific Command
The US is renaming its largest military command to reflect the growing importance of the Indian Ocean in America's strategic thinking.
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Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting: what we know
A gunman opened fire at the school in Santa Fe, Texas. Multiple people have reportedly been killed.
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Stormy Daniels: Trump discloses payment to reimburse lawyer
US President Donald Trump has officially disclosed his reimbursement to his lawyer for a payment to a porn star to hush her claims of an affair.
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