Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump: Gunman in GOP baseball practice attack dies after shootout

Gunman repeatedly criticized Republican lawmakers for favoring 'super rich'; A routine morning on Capitol Hill is upended by news of a shooting; Graphic: Where the shooting unfolded; 'Hit the ground!' A single crack. An explosion of gunfire. And near third base, a man with a rifle.; Senate overwhelmingly votes to curtail Trump's power to ease Russia sanctions; London police raise death toll to 12 in apartment fire, and expect it to go higher; Top Michigan health official, four others charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint water crisis; Sessions's grilling highlights the tension between the chumminess of the Senate and the seriousness of the Russia probe; Southern Baptists are about to vote on a proposal to condemn ‘alt-right white supremacy’; Fed raises interest rate, signaling confidence in the economy; Otto Warmbier is home from North Korea, but his Ohio community remains on edge;
 
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Trump: Gunman in GOP baseball practice attack dies after shootout
A gunman, who was identified by law enforcement as James T. Hodgkinson, unleashed a barrage of gunfire at a park in Alexandria, Va., as Republican members of Congress held baseball practice, wounding five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who remains in critical condition.
Gunman repeatedly criticized Republican lawmakers for favoring 'super rich'
James Hodgkinson, who volunteered for Sen. Bernie Sanders, appeared to have stayed in the Alexandria area for at least the last six weeks and made repeat visits to the YMCA across from the shooting site.
 
A routine morning on Capitol Hill is upended by news of a shooting
Lawmakers and aides spent the morning watching television and searching for news about those injured — who turned out to be a cross-section of Capitol Hill's crowded, varied world.
 
Graphic: Where the shooting unfolded
Five people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a baseball field where GOP congressmen were practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game.
 
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'Hit the ground!' A single crack. An explosion of gunfire. And near third base, a man with a rifle.
The Republican lawmakers and their aides had nearly finished batting practice at an Alexandria park when they heard a single crack amid the sticky early-morning air. For a moment, the field went quiet as they wondered what the noise was.
 
Senate overwhelmingly votes to curtail Trump's power to ease Russia sanctions
The administration is pushing back against the measure, but a veto-proof majority of senators support it.
 
London police raise death toll to 12 in apartment fire, and expect it to go higher
The blaze, which broke out shortly before 1 a.m., could be seen for miles around, and forced hundreds of people to evacuate as the flames quickly engulfed the entirety of the 24-story building.
 
Top Michigan health official, four others charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint water crisis
The crisis over lead-tainted water, which has stretched into its third year, has been linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that contributed to at least a dozen deaths.
 
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Sessions's grilling highlights the tension between the chumminess of the Senate and the seriousness of the Russia probe
The attorney general lost his temper, and no love was lost on either side.
 
Southern Baptists are about to vote on a proposal to condemn ‘alt-right white supremacy’
The debate over the resolution highlights the many divisions within the denomination around the election of President Trump, which put the spotlight on white supremacists among his supporters.
 
Fed raises interest rate, signaling confidence in the economy
The third rate hike in six months means some consumers will begin to feel the impact of higher borrowing costs, analysts said.
 
Otto Warmbier is home from North Korea, but his Ohio community remains on edge
The 22-year-old University of Virginia student, who has been in a coma for more than a year, is now in a Cincinnati hospital.
 
 
     
 
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