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Monday, May 18 245 stories · 79 outlets · top Δ 1.00

A London court heard that men working for Iran allegedly carried out a stabbing targeting journalist Clementine Amara.  As of this morning, the Voting Rights Act is undergoing re-examination, with RealClearPolitics reporting that historical interpretation disputes the Act's explicit racial intent.  In San Diego, five people died, including two teenage suspects, following a shooting at the Darul Tawhid Islamic Center.

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London stabbing of journalist was by men working for Iran, court told

BBC · Tier A3 outlets12h ago

Foreign state-sponsored violence targeting press freedom

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Times of Israelκ .74Δ .22Romanians stabbed Iranian journalist in London at behest of Tehran, UK court told ABC Australiaκ .21Δ .22Journalist in London stabbed at behest of Iran, court told

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Voting Rights Act Never Mandated Racial Districts

RealClearPolitics · Tier B4 outletsyesterday

Historical interpretation challenging the Act's explicit racial intent

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The American Spectatorκ .27Δ .91AOC’s Gloomy World MIT Technology Reviewκ .20Δ .91The Signals That Matter – MIT Insider’s Panel RealClearPoliticsκ .14Δ .91AI License Plate Cameras Tore This Town Apart

Five dead, including two teen suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosque

Daily Maverick · Tier A5 outletsjust in

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Dawnκ .67Δ .405 dead, including 2 teen suspects, after shooting at San Diego's largest mosque DWκ .64Δ .40Live updates: 3 killed in shooting at San Diego mosque France24κ .22Δ .40Five dead, including two suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosque Al Jazeeraκ .18Δ .40Two teen gunmen kill three at San Diego mosque in suspected hate crime

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