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The Quiet Impact of Obama's Christian Faith
President Barack Obama was flying over Los Angeles in June as he listened to the first accounts from a courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina, where family members of nine dead parishioners who were gunned down at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church had just addressed the accused killer.
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The Haunting Link Between Two Mass Shootings
Rosalyn Stanley was just finishing an episode of "Dr. Phil" on a June night when the show was interrupted by a breaking news alert.
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Charleston Shooting Suspect Able to Buy Gun Due to Background Check Mix-up: FBI
The suspect in the killings of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, was able to buy a gun because of mistakes in a background check that should have revealed an admission of drug possession, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Friday.
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US Black Church Fire Stokes Arson Fears
An overnight fire that destroyed a small-town African-American church in South Carolina once torched by Ku Klux Klan members is reviving fears that arsonists are targeting places of worship with black congregations.
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Battle Over Confederacy Flag Continues as Charleston Massacre Victims are Mourned
South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week's massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain pastor.
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Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on
More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.
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Thousands Lock Arms for Charleston Bridge 'Unity Chain'
Several thousand people crowded onto one of the longest bridges in the Americas on Sunday and joined hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Charleston church massacre.
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With Heavy Police Presence, Charleston Church Holds First Service Since Massacre
Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston today as it reopened to worshipers after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old white man, shot dead nine black church members.
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Racist 'Manifesto' Lays Bare Charleston Church Shooting Motive
A chilling website apparently created by Dylann Roof emerged Saturday in which the accused Charleston church shooter rails against African Americans and appears in photographs with guns and burning the US flag.
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Hillary Clinton Backs Stiffer Gun Laws After US Charleston Church Bloodbath
US Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton issued an impassioned call for gun control today following a "senseless" church massacre that stunned the nation.
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Anger, Protests Grow After Charleston Church Killings
Residents of South Carolina, still shaken by the unthinkable murder of nine African Americans, planned protests across the state today, giving voice to their grief, anger and demands for change.
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Quiet Loner or Racist Monster - Who is Charleston Church Attack Suspect?
A week ago, Dylann Roof is said to have bragged that he wanted to kill a bunch of people.
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'Mother Emanuel': Spiritual Home, Historic Symbol for Blacks in Charleston
The black church where a horrific shooting claimed the lives of nine people boasts a rich history echoing America's own painful passage through slavery, civil rights, and now, its racially turbulent present.
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Charleston Shooting Suspect Identified as 21-Yr-Old Dylann Roof
The gunman suspected of shooting dead nine people at a historic black church in Charleston has been identified as 21-year-old Dylann Roof, police said today.
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Gunman on Run After 9 Slain in US Black Church Attack
A white gunman was on the run today after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in a southern US city in what police called a hate crime.
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The Quiet Impact of Obama's Christian Faith
President Barack Obama was flying over Los Angeles in June as he listened to the first accounts from a courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina, where family members of nine dead parishioners who were gunned down at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church had just addressed the accused killer.
-
The Haunting Link Between Two Mass Shootings
Rosalyn Stanley was just finishing an episode of "Dr. Phil" on a June night when the show was interrupted by a breaking news alert.
-
Charleston Shooting Suspect Able to Buy Gun Due to Background Check Mix-up: FBI
The suspect in the killings of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, was able to buy a gun because of mistakes in a background check that should have revealed an admission of drug possession, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Friday.
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US Black Church Fire Stokes Arson Fears
An overnight fire that destroyed a small-town African-American church in South Carolina once torched by Ku Klux Klan members is reviving fears that arsonists are targeting places of worship with black congregations.
-
Battle Over Confederacy Flag Continues as Charleston Massacre Victims are Mourned
South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week's massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain pastor.
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Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on
More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.
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Thousands Lock Arms for Charleston Bridge 'Unity Chain'
Several thousand people crowded onto one of the longest bridges in the Americas on Sunday and joined hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Charleston church massacre.
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With Heavy Police Presence, Charleston Church Holds First Service Since Massacre
Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston today as it reopened to worshipers after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old white man, shot dead nine black church members.
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Racist 'Manifesto' Lays Bare Charleston Church Shooting Motive
A chilling website apparently created by Dylann Roof emerged Saturday in which the accused Charleston church shooter rails against African Americans and appears in photographs with guns and burning the US flag.
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Hillary Clinton Backs Stiffer Gun Laws After US Charleston Church Bloodbath
US Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton issued an impassioned call for gun control today following a "senseless" church massacre that stunned the nation.
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Anger, Protests Grow After Charleston Church Killings
Residents of South Carolina, still shaken by the unthinkable murder of nine African Americans, planned protests across the state today, giving voice to their grief, anger and demands for change.
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Quiet Loner or Racist Monster - Who is Charleston Church Attack Suspect?
A week ago, Dylann Roof is said to have bragged that he wanted to kill a bunch of people.
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'Mother Emanuel': Spiritual Home, Historic Symbol for Blacks in Charleston
The black church where a horrific shooting claimed the lives of nine people boasts a rich history echoing America's own painful passage through slavery, civil rights, and now, its racially turbulent present.
-
Charleston Shooting Suspect Identified as 21-Yr-Old Dylann Roof
The gunman suspected of shooting dead nine people at a historic black church in Charleston has been identified as 21-year-old Dylann Roof, police said today.
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Gunman on Run After 9 Slain in US Black Church Attack
A white gunman was on the run today after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in a southern US city in what police called a hate crime.
