Witness captures the moment of Dayton, Ohio mass shooting – CNN Video

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In photos: Shootings in El Paso and Dayton leave dozens dead

From left, Samuel Lerma, Arzetta Hodges and Desiree Quintanar attend a vigil for victims of the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, August 3. 20 people were killed and at least 26 were injured in a shooting Saturday at a shopping center in El Pas…
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Beto O’Rourke slams President Trump after El Paso shooting – CNN Video

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Analysis | More than 50 years of U.S. mass shootings: The victims, sites, killers and weapons

Shootings in schools and houses of worship tend to stand out in our minds, but they make up a relatively small portion of public mass shootings. More common are those in offices and retail establishments such as restaurants and stores. has had more of these p…
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Perspective | I teach my college students to lie. Honestly. Whoppers. It’s good for them.

When President Trumps false or misleading statements surpassed 10,000 recently, as documented by the Washington Post Fact Checker, political commentators worried that Trumps lying might encourage Americans to lie more frequently. Without truth and a common fa…
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Review | Democracy is under attack. But how to protect it while Trump is in the White House?

ILL WINDS: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency By Larry Diamond. Penguin Press. 354 pp. $28. THE DEMOCRACY FIX: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections By Caroline Fredrickson. The New…
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Perspective | The self-centered religion shared by Marianne Williamson and President Trump

On the surface, dark horse Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson and President Trump could not be more different. The president tweets insults, stokes crowds into a rage and rattles the sword. He uses the often-jingoistic language of muscular …
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Perspective | Everything you thought you knew about gravity is wrong

We dont know what gravity is. Say that to the average person, and the answer youll probably get is some version of: What are you talking about? Gravity is the force of attraction that makes things fall straight down. But say it to a physicist, and the answer…
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Perspective | I am an uppity immigrant. Don’t expect me to be ‘grateful.’

In June, I published a book (This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrants Manifesto) arguing that immigration is a form of reparations. It drew forth a fusillade of hatred on Twitter, in my inbox, under the rocks of 4chan and Reddit suggesting that I return to India.…
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