Deaths from gun violence vs. deaths from terrorism, in one chart – Vox

In his impassioned address in the wake of Thursday’s horrible shooting at an Oregon community college, President Obama issued a challenge to the media. “Have news organizations tally up the number of Americans who’ve been killed through terrorist attacks in the last decade and the number of Americans who’ve been killed by gun violence, and post those side by…

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Man recovering from gunshot wounds after rushing UCC shooter | Local & Regional | KATU.com – Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News – Portland, Oregon

div.fin_story_menu     Story Photos   Photos »   ROSEBURG, Ore. – A man who rushed to try and stop the shooter on the Umpqua Community College campus Thursday is now recovering at the hospital. Army veteran Chris Mintz, 30, was shot 7 times when he tried to stop the gunman in Thursday’s mass shooting….

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Jeb Bush Defends Redskins Name | TIME

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said this week that he doesn’t think the Washington Redskins should change their name, adding he doesn’t believe the pro football team’s name is offensive to Native Americans. “I don’t think they should change it,” he said in an interview with ABC’s Rick Klein and ESPN’s Andy Katz. “But again,…

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Billionaire Carl Icahn Endorses Donald Trump

In a video and interview publishing Tuesday, Carl Icahn shares Donald Trump’s criticism of the U.S.’s failure to overhaul taxation and immigration and raise interest rates. Icahn backs Trump’s calls to end carried-interest loopholes and rules that encourage corporations to relocate overseas and avoid repatriating profits. “I would say it’s an endorsement. I think at…

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Donald Trump Proves What’s Wrong With Bankruptcy Laws in America – POLITICO Magazine

On the opening day of Trump Plaza in Atlantic City in 1984, Donald Trump stood in a dark topcoat on the casino floor celebrating his new investment as the “finest building in the city and possibly the nation.” Thirty years later, the Trump Plaza folded, leaving some 1,000 employees without jobs. Trump, meanwhile, was on…

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Donald Trump unloads on Scott Pelley for having the gall to press him for specifics – Salon.com

Donald Trump spoke with CBS’s Scott Pelley on Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes” and then promptly attacked his interviewer on social media, adding Pelley to the long list of journalists Trump has lashed out against during this campaign cycle. Trump appeared excited enough for the interview that aired alongside an interview with Russian President Vladmir Putin…

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