Eight People Killed in Texas Mall Shooting

Published: Sun, 05/07/23

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Reuters

Eight People Killed in Texas Mall Shooting

A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas and was later killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium Outlets mall.

NBC News

Biden Defends Hunter Ahead of Possible Charges

President Joe Biden defended his son Hunter as federal prosecutors are said to be nearing a decision on whether to charge the president’s son with tax and firearms violations after a four-year criminal investigation.

BBC

Must See Pics from the Coronation

Here are some must see pictures from the King Charles III’s coronation, including the King and Queen Camilla being crowned in a ceremony full of music and symbolism inside Westminster Abbey and others in attendance.

CNBC

Buffett and Munger Recap

Despite the recent market volatility and worries over the economy, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett on Saturday provided a calm and steady voice as he fielded questions from shareholders.

Fox 5

Fake Electors Accept Georgia Immunity

The prosecutor investigating possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election in Georgia has agreed to immunity deals with at least eight Republican fake electors who signed a certificate falsely stating that Trump had won the state.

Washington Post

GOP Trans Opposition Supported in New Poll

Clear majorities of Americans support restrictions affecting transgender children, offering political jet fuel for Republicans in statehouses and Congress who are pushing measures restricting curriculum and sports participation.

Los Angeles Times

McEnany Tryout Marred by Offensive Joke

Kayleigh McEnany, who served 10 months as press secretary in the Trump administration, is getting a weeklong tryout in the high profile 8 p.m. Eastern hour starting Monday.

Huffington Post

Derby Downer: 7th Horse Dies in Advance of Race

Two more horses died in the hours before Mage crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making it seven in all and casting a shadow over the 149th edition of the world’s most famous race.

Daily Mail

Harry Hurries Home After Coronation

Obscured by Princess Anne’s feathered plume from the cameras for most of the ceremony, Prince Harry slipped out of Westminster Abbey with only the briefest of goodbyes and headed straight for Heathrow Airport.

HiT

Dreyfuss Says Inclusion Rules Want to Make Him Vomit

Many stars likely oppose the Oscars’ new diversity rules. They’re just afraid to say so aloud. Actors know the professional blowback could be considerable for sharing that opinion, but not Richard Dreyfuss.

CBS News

Berkeley Prof Apologizes for Indigenous Appropriation

An anthropology professor at UC Berkeley, whose identity as Native American had been questioned for years apologized this week for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is "a white person" who lived an identity based on family lore.

New York Magazine

Errol Louis: Jordan Neely Was Already Dead

For some New Yorkers, Jordan Neely was dead even before Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny allegedly choked the life out of him on the floor of a subway train.

NPR

Ukraine Says it Downed Hypersonic Missile

Ukraine said Saturday that a U.S.-supplied Patriot battery was used to intercept an incoming Russian hypersonic missile over the capital in what is believed to be the first downing of the Russian weapon.

USA Today

Time to End Active Shooter Drills?

It is one thing to prepare faculty and staff for what to do and how to instruct students in case of a violent episode. It's quite another to involve children whose innocence need not be compromised.

CNN

Zelizer: Why Debates Have Lost Their Luster

Trump is considering sitting out one or both of the first two Republican primary debates, as he pointed to his recent poll numbers and questioned why he would participate in the debates.

Associated Press

Chokehold Charges May Hinge on "Reasonableness"

The potential criminal charges against a U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway train might depend on whether a “reasonable” New Yorker would have acted similarly.

Business Insider

Is AI a More Urgent Threat Than Climate Change

The "Godfather of AI" who recently quit Google to raise awareness about the dangers of artificial intelligence has said the threat the tech poses to the world could be more urgent than climate change.

Press Democrat

California Task Force Votes on Historic Change

California's reparations task force is set to wrap up its first-in-the-nation work Saturday, voting on recommendations for a formal apology for the state's role in perpetuating a legacy of slavery and discrimination.

WDWNT

Disney Demands Showrunners Work Amid WGA Strike

Studios such as Disney and Warner Bros. Studios are starting to demand that writers must perform non-writing duties and may have to act against their guild’s own mandates during the writers strike.

Variety

Are More Marvel Movies Coming?

Charming as post-credit scenes are, they actually only manage to contribute to a looming headache for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Over the past 21 months, Marvel has used these scenes to tease as many as six upcoming movies.

For the Left

Soros Group, Major Lender Near Deal to Buy Out Vice Media: Report

Fortress Investment Group and Soros Fund Management are reportedly in negotiations to purchase Vice Media as the firm prepares to file for bankruptcy.

For the Right

Michigan Faces Pushback With Gun Red Flag Law Set to Pass

Michigan poised to become the 20th state and the first in nearly three years to pass a red flag law. It would allow family members, police, mental health professionals, roommates and former dating partners to petition a judge to remove firearms from those they believe pose an imminent threat to themselves or others.

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