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#1
What we know so far about the Barcelona attack
The Guardian World News
 

Van plows into pedestrians in Barcelona terror attack - CBS Top Stories

WATCH: At least 1 dead in Barcelona terror attack - ABC World News

WATCH: Rex Tillerson offers condolences after terrorist attack in Barcelona - ABC World News

Catalan official says 3 days of mourning has been declared after Barcelona van attack - Washington Post World

Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 dead after van plows into crowd; suspect arrested - Fox News World

Barcelona terror attack - CBS Top Stories

Reporter In Barcelona Describes Scene Immediately After Deadly Van Attack - NPR News

Senior police official: Barcelona van attack linked to explosion previous day in which 1 person was killed - Washington Post World

ISIS claims responsibility for Barcelona terror attack - Fox News Top Stories

Trump 'condemns' Barcelona terror attack - ABC Top Stories

Police say bomb squad checking area in Barcelona outskirts near where driver of car who struck police officers located - Washington Post World

WATCH: Eyewitness describes chaotic scene after Barcelona attack - ABC Top Stories

WATCH: SPECIAL REPORT: 13 dead, over 50 injured in Barcelona terror attack - ABC World News

Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 dead after van plows into crowd; suspect arrested - Fox News Top Stories

US offers condolences amid deadly Barcelona terror attack - ABC Top Stories

PHOTOS: Barcelona terror attack in pictures - ABC Top Stories

Fatal Terror Attack in Barcelona - NYTimes US

Barcelona terror attack: At least 12 dead after van plows into crowd; 2 suspects arrested - Fox News World

Barcelona terror attack: At least 12 dead after van plows into crowd; 2 suspects arrested - Fox News Top Stories

Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 reported dead after van plows into crowd at popular tourist area - Fox News World

Death toll rises in Barcelona terror attack - CBS US

Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 reported dead after van plows into crowd at popular tourist area - Fox News Top Stories

Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 dead after van plows into crowd; 2 suspects arrested - Fox News World

Several killed in Spain anti-terror operation after Barcelona attack - Fox News Top Stories

WATCH: Deadly terror attack on streets of Barcelona - ABC World News

Barcelona terror attack: At least 3 dead, several hurt after van plows into popular tourist area - Fox News World

4 dead after police shootout near Barcelona - CBS Top Stories

Several killed in Spain anti-terror operation after Barcelona attack - Fox News World

Spanish police confirm officers shot and killed four suspects in a separate alleged terror plot south of Barcelona - Washington Post World

US woman desperately trying to locate husband who went missing after Barcelona attack - ABC Top Stories

Confusion over suspects in Barcelona terror attack - Fox News World

Confusion over suspects in Barcelona terror attack - Fox News Top Stories

Spanish police say they have killed several people south of Barcelona in response to a terrorist attack - Washington Post World

Spanish police confirm officers shot and killed four suspects in a separate alleged terror plot south of Barcelona - ABC World News

Barcelona terror attack: At least 3 dead, several hurt after van plows into popular tourist area - Fox News Top Stories

WATCH: Eiffel Tower goes dark in memory of Barcelona terror attack victims - ABC World News

Trump pushes debunked 'pigs blood' myth, hours after Barcelona attack - BBC World

Barcelona terror attack follows deadly pattern of vehicular violence - ABC Top Stories

Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 dead after van plows into crowd; 2 suspects arrested - Fox News Top Stories

Barcelona police say van jumps sidewalk, causes injuries - Washington Post World

Injuries reported after vehicle hits people in Barcelona plaza - Fox News Top Stories

Police in Barcelona say a white van has mounted a sidewalk, struck several people in the city?s Las Ramblas district - Washington Post World

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE says 1 suspect in Barcelona van attack has been arrested - Washington Post World

Barcelona attack witness saw driver 'knocking people over at high speed' - ABC Top Stories

Spanish officials confirm 13 dead, more than 50 injured after attacker drives van into Barcelona crowd - LA Times World News

Barcelona inferior to Real Madrid after Super Cup defeat - Gerard Pique - BBC Top Stories

Barcelona attack eyewitness: 'Van was 10 feet from me' - BBC World

Barcelona terror attack: Lawmakers and national figures react - Fox News Top Stories

Video reveals carnage following van attack in Barcelona - Fox News Top Stories

Spain?s El Pais newspaper, citing police sources, says perpetrators of van incident in Barcelona holed up in a bar - Washington Post World

WATCH: Hostage situation unfolding in Barcelona after vehicle hit pedestrians - ABC World News

WATCH: Police respond to vehicle hitting pedestrians on busy Barcelona street - ABC Top Stories

WATCH: Disturbing scene after vehicle hits crowd in Barcelona - ABC World News

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE says 1 suspect in Barcelona van attack has been arrested - ABC World News

Barcelona terror attack: Lawmakers and national figures react - Fox News World

Video from Barcelona hotel shows police in streets - USA Today Top Stories

Clemson, Oregon State basketball teams safe in Barcelona after van crash - USA Today Top Stories

Trump Resurrects Bloody War Myth in Wake of Barcelona Attack - NBC Top Stories

ISIL claims responsibility for van attack in Barcelona - Al Jazeera English

Barcelona attack suspect identified as Moroccan citizen - Fox News World

An American In Barcelona Reacts To Van Attack - NPR News

Terrorism Expert In Barcelona Talks About Van Attack Near Las Ramblas - NPR News

Barcelona van attack kills 13 in agonizing repeat for Europe - Washington Post World

Local Reporter Describes What We Know About Van Attack In Barcelona - NPR News

'Fear on Their Faces': Witnesses Describe Chaos of Barcelona Attack - NBC World News

Trump cites dubious story about Muslims in apparent comment on Barcelona attack - USA Today Top Stories

Barcelona terror attack: What we know - CNN World News

The Latest: Spanish police shoot, kill people near Barcelona - Washington Post World

WATCH: Two people in custody in connection with Barcelona attack - ABC World News

Three Australians injured in Barcelona terror attack, says Julie Bishop ? video - The Guardian World News

Witness describes panic following Barcelona attack - Fox News Top Stories

At least 13 dead and many more seriously injured in Barcelona terrorist attack - CBS World

Barcelona terror attack: What we know - CNN Top Stories

What we know so far about the Barcelona attack - The Guardian World News

How the Barcelona attack happened - CNN Top Stories

Barcelona attack: five suspects killed in Cambrils in second terrorist attack ? latest updates - The Guardian World News

Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly Barcelona van attack in statement carried on its Aamaq news agency - Washington Post World

Catalan police: Driver hits 2 officers in Barcelona, police later locate him; unclear if related to van attack - Washington Post World

Barcelona attack underscores Spain's vulnerability to terrorism - Fox News World

Barcelona terror attack: Timeline of recent vehicle incidents in Europe - Fox News World

Tillerson says terrorists will face justice after Barcelona - Fox News US

Police kill 'terrorists' in Cambrils, near Barcelona - Al Jazeera English

What happened in the Barcelona attack - The Guardian World News

US college teams near Barcelona van attack - ABC Top Stories

Driss Oukabir, Barcelona attack suspect, had criminal record for domestic abuse - The Guardian World News

Barcelona attack: Witnesses describe 'chaos' in the streets after deadly crash - Fox News World

Trump responds to Barcelona attack by reviving debunked myth - The Guardian US News

Barcelona attack: Witnesses describe 'chaos' in the streets after deadly crash - Fox News Top Stories

How the Barcelona attack happened - CNN World News

Barcelona 'Terror Attack': At Least 13 Dead, Several Injured After Van Plows Into Plaza; Two Suspects Arrested, ISIS Claims Responsibility - Fox News Top Stories

Barcelona becomes latest city hit with vehicle attack - CBS World

Van hits crowd in Barcelona - USA Today Top Stories

Van crashes into crowd in central Barcelona - The Guardian World News

Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona, several injured: police - Reuters Top Stories

Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona, several injured: police - Reuters World News

Police say van jumps sidewalk in Barcelona, causes injuries - ABC World News

Van plows into pedestrians in Barcelona - CBS Top Stories

Barcelona van attack: multiple deaths reported in Las Ramblas district - latest updates - The Guardian World News

Pence: Carnage and mayhem in Barcelona sickens us all - Fox News Top Stories

Catalan official gives update on Barcelona van attack: 13 dead, some very badly hurt and figure could rise; 100 injured - Washington Post World

Barcelona attack: Theresa May says the UK stands with Spain - BBC Top Stories

At Least 13 Dead, 50 Injured After Van Strikes Crowd In Barcelona, Officials Say - NPR News

The Latest: Trump condemns Barcelona attack, offers US help - Fox News US

Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona - Al Jazeera English

Police say van jumps sidewalk in Barcelona, causes injuries - Fox News World

Barcelona attack: What was it like on the ground? - BBC Top Stories

Van Hits Pedestrians in Barcelona Causing Multiple Injuries - NBC World News

Van Strikes Crowd In Barcelona; Multiple Injured, At Least 2 Dead, Police Say - NPR News

Van plows into crowd in Barcelona, causes panic, injuries - Washington Post World

Several people injured in the incident near tourist area in Barcelona, officials say - CNN Top Stories

Van swerves into crowds in Barcelona?s popular Las Ramblas district - Washington Post World

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On Confederate monuments, the public stands with Trump
Washington Post US
 

Female Trump voters defend president's Charlottesville response - CBS US

GOP Rep. Will Hurd says Trump should be "unambiguous" in opposing racism - CBS US

Ex-MLBer says he still supports Trump - CNN Top Stories

After Trump and Kim's Fiery Talk, South Korea Says There'll Be No War - NBC World News

Trump blasts Republican senators over Charlottesville criticism - Reuters Top Stories

Trump accuses Sen. Graham of 'disgusting lie' over Charlottesville response slam - Fox News Top Stories

Missouri Democratic state senator says she hopes Trump is assassinated - Fox News Top Stories

Trump Lashes Out At Critics Of His Response To Violence In Charlottesville - NPR News

National parks put a ban on bottled water to ease pollution. Trump just sided with the lobby that fought it. - Washington Post US

Republican Senator Corker Says Trump Hasn't Shown Stability, Competence - NBC Top Stories

Trump says he's sad to see removal of "beautiful statues" - CBS Top Stories

Trump slams two GOP senators who criticized him on Charlottesville - Fox News Top Stories

These Trump voters back him on Charlottesville - CNN US

Steve Bannon: 'Off the Record' Interview with Lib Magazine 'Drew Fire Away' from Trump - Fox News Top Stories

On Confederate monuments, the public stands with Trump - Washington Post US

Trump says US culture 'ripped apart' by statue removals - Al Jazeera English

Has the moral authority of the U.S. been eroded with Trump's reaction to the violence in Virginia? - Washington Post World

These Trump voters back him on Charlottesville - CNN Top Stories

WATCH: Business leaders break from Trump after Charlottesville - ABC US News

Netanyahu resists calls to denounce Trump's response to Charlottesville - CBS World

White House: Trump finding 'convenient' time to speak with Heyer's family - ABC Top Stories

Trump attacks two Republican senators for criticizing his Charlottesville response - USA Today Top Stories

3 Representatives want to officially 'censure' Trump after Charlottesville - ABC Top Stories

The Case Some Executives Made for Sticking With Trump - NYTimes US

Magazine covers link President Trump to KKK over Charlottesville - USA Today Top Stories

Republicans worry tax reform could be victim of their worsening relationship with Trump - Washington Post US

Mayor says Trump still hasn't called - CNN Top Stories

Unpacking the controversy over what Trump has said, and not said, on Charlottesville - ABC Top Stories

'No good Nazis': James Murdoch criticises Donald Trump over Charlottesville - The Guardian US News

South Korea Says Trump Will Seek Its Consent for Any Strike on North - NYTimes US

Trump embraces culture war with call to preserve Confederate statues - Washington Post US

Congressional Memo: Republicans in Congress May Be Stuck in a Relationship With Trump - NYTimes US

With Trump and Congress increasingly at odds, hopes for Republican legislative agenda fade - LA Times US News

For Jewish Americans, echoes of the Holocaust and anger over Trump's response to Charlottesville - LA Times US News

Filmmaker Michael Moore says Trump will 'get us all killed' - Reuters US News

Performer buses audience to Trump protest - CNN Top Stories

The Note: Republicans forced to answer for Trump - ABC Top Stories

House Dems push to censure Trump over 'both sides' comments - CNN US

Why the Trump administration is cutting teen pregnancy prevention funding - CNN Top Stories

Trump isolated as US military, business and political leaders condemn racism - CNN US

Trump Defends 'Beauty' Of Confederate Memorials - NPR News

W.H. scrambles to contain fallout from Trump comments - CBS Top Stories

Donald Trump makes it official: He'll hold a downtown Phoenix rally - USA Today Top Stories

Phoenix mayor pans Trump plan to hold campaign rally there - CBS Top Stories

Steve Bell?s If ... Donald Trump reassures the nation - The Guardian US News

Poll: What Americans think of Trump?s response to Charlottesville - CBS Top Stories

Trump Rails Against Removal of 'Beautiful' Confederate Statues - NBC Top Stories

Trump?s isolation grows in the wake of Charlottesville - Washington Post US

Trump slams 2 GOP senators as 'toxic' and 'publicity seeking' - ABC Top Stories

The uneasy alliance of Trump and America's top CEOs - CNN Top Stories

Trump isolated as US military, business and political leaders condemn racism - CNN Top Stories

Among government contractors, a measured response to Trump?s Charlottesville remarks - Washington Post US

Hard Truths or Easy Targets? Confronting the Summer of Trump Onstage - NYTimes US

Trump has yet to appoint key agency watchdogs - CBS Top Stories

Trump had a point on pulling down statues - CNN Top Stories

Va. gov. on Trump remarks: "That was not leadership" - CBS Top Stories

Trump must confront white supremacist hate, even when it wears a MAGA hat - USA Today Top Stories

Phoenix Mayor Asks Trump To Delay Visit, Hoping For 'More Sound Judgment' - NPR News

Trump ?Sad? Over Removal of ?Our Beautiful Statues? - NYTimes US

How Trump helped the racists snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - Washington Post US

House Dems push to censure Trump over 'both sides' comments - CNN Top Stories

Trump calls removal of Confederate memorials 'sad' - ABC Top Stories

The Latest: Trump condemns Barcelona attack, offers US help - Fox News US

Dickerson: Corker gave "extraordinary," "thorough" critique of Trump - CBS US

Trump shuns healing gestures, redoubling support for Confederate memorials and slamming fellow Republicans - LA Times US News

Is Donald Trump giving a voice to white supremacists? - Al Jazeera English

Trump drops plan to create infrastructure council: White House - Reuters Top Stories

Trump tweets reference to inaccurate anecdote about Gen. Pershing - ABC Top Stories

Dickerson: Corker's critique of Trump is "extraordinary" - CBS Top Stories

Has Trump really united the Democrats? - CNN Top Stories

Why the Auto Industry Could Be Hardest Hit by Trump Dissolving His Councils - NBC Top Stories

Trump cites dubious story about Muslims in apparent comment on Barcelona attack - USA Today Top Stories

Ellis: Trump showing us America's reality on race - CNN Top Stories

Bolstering the Border: Trump Axes Obama-Era Immigrant 'Parole' Program - Fox News Top Stories

'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter: Trump will resign - CNN Top Stories

2 GOP Senators are turning their back on Trump - CNN US

'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter predicts Trump will resign - CNN US

Congressman tweets Trump a reminder - CNN US

Charlottesville, Trump and angry white males - Fox News Top Stories

Don Lemon calls out Trump over past criticism of Confederate flag - CNN Top Stories

Trump 'sad' over removal of 'beautiful statues' - CNN Top Stories

Mags tackle Trump and hate - CNN Top Stories

Bannon?s Dovish Side Emerges as He Contradicts Trump on North Korea - NYTimes US

James Murdoch Pledges $1 Million to Anti-Defamation League as Trump Protest - NYTimes US

Why Trump may be refocusing racial politics on Confederate memorials - Washington Post US

Congressman tweets Trump a reminder - CNN Top Stories

US Jewish criticism of Trump expands to some supporters - Fox News US

Steve Bell on Donald Trump and Confederate statues ? cartoon - The Guardian US News

Trump responds to Barcelona attack by reviving debunked myth - The Guardian US News

Republican Sen. Bob Corker: Trump has not shown 'competence' needed to lead - USA Today Top Stories

US Jewish criticism of Trump expands to some supporters - ABC US News

GOP Senator: Trump Lacking 'Stability,' 'Competence' To Succeed - NPR News

Trump said he's 'sad' to see Confederate statutes coming down. Descendants of Confederate leaders disagree. - Washington Post US

Across the Atlantic, Outrage at Trump ? but Little Surprise - NY Times World

GOP grapples to respond to Trump - Washington Post US

Phares: Trump in right direction on terror, has own style - Fox News Top Stories

Trump is right — violent extremists on both sides are a threat - USA Today Top Stories

Trump tweets a debunked military legend - CNN Top Stories

Kevin Durant spurns Trump as teams vow to fund Confederate statue removal - The Guardian US News

6 of 10 who approve of Trump say they'll never stop - CNN Top Stories

Trump tweets a debunked legend - CNN Top Stories

Trump cites tale of Gen. Pershing's pigs' blood bullets that historians dismiss - Fox News Top Stories

Cal Thomas: North Korea's Kim Jong Un blinks -- Give Trump credit for a foreign policy victory - Fox News Top Stories

Trump Voters Discuss The President's Comments On Confederate Monuments - NPR News

Trump Resurrects Bloody War Myth in Wake of Barcelona Attack - NBC Top Stories

Governor urges Trump to drop Virginia from offshore drilling plan - Reuters US News

Trump scraps Council on Infrastructure - CNN Top Stories

In the age of Trump, a new surge of interest in the Constitution - Washington Post US

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#3
As a white evangelical leader, I have said too little on racism. I ask forgiveness.
Washington Post US
 

Bannon, Unplugged: White House Strategist Pushes Trade Agenda, Undercuts Colleagues - NPR News

New Yorker and Economist covers slam Trump's defence of white supremacists - The Guardian US News

White supremacist cries in video - CNN Top Stories

Trump must confront white supremacist hate, even when it wears a MAGA hat - USA Today Top Stories

The day 30,000 white supremacists in KKK robes marched in the nation's capital - Washington Post US

A white supremacist pointed a gun at me in Orange County, Calif. They're in all of our communities. - Washington Post US

Warriors' Kevin Durant says he won't go to White House - USA Today Top Stories

Republican senator calls for 'radical changes' from the White House - ABC Top Stories

Trump drops plan to create infrastructure council: White House - Reuters Top Stories

White House kills Trump's infrastructure council - CBS Top Stories

Kevin Durant: 'I won't' visit White House - CNN Top Stories

Wannabe white supremacist strips in street - CNN Top Stories

NBA Star Kevin Durant Won't Visit Trump's White House - NBC Top Stories

White House visit? No thanks, says NBA's Durant - Fox News Top Stories

Carmen de Lavallade, a Dance Legend, to Skip a White House Reception - NYTimes US

Opinion: What the white supremacist view of history leaves out - CNN Top Stories

White House visit? No thanks, says NBA's Durant - Fox News US

Neo-nazis, white nationalists, and internet trolls: who's who in the far right - The Guardian World News

Charlottesville, Trump and angry white males - Fox News Top Stories

As a white evangelical leader, I have said too little on racism. I ask forgiveness. - Washington Post US

The Trickle-Up Theory Of White Nationalist Thought - NPR News

White Nationalists Warn They Will Return to Charlottesville - NBC Top Stories

DeVos on Charlottesville: The views of neo-Nazis and white nationalists are 'cowardly, hateful and just plain wrong' - Washington Post US

'We're Not Them' ? Condemning Charlottesville And Condoning White Resentment - NPR News

Is Donald Trump giving a voice to white supremacists? - Al Jazeera English

Police in Barcelona say a white van has mounted a sidewalk, struck several people in the city?s Las Ramblas district - Washington Post World

Charlottesville and a 'new generation of white supremacists' - Fox News US

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#4
The Latest: China nixes military option for North Korea
Washington Post World
 

South Korean leader says he's confident war will be averted; others not sure - Fox News World

North Korea crisis: War would be horrific, US general says - BBC World

South Korean leader says he's confident war will be averted; others not sure - Fox News Top Stories

All eyes on North Korea as US-South Korea war games set to begin - Fox News World

South Korean leader says he's confident war will be averted - Fox News Top Stories

No American strike on North Korea without my consent, says South?s president - Washington Post World

After Trump and Kim's Fiery Talk, South Korea Says There'll Be No War - NBC World News

The Latest: China nixes military option for North Korea - Washington Post World

What will Kim do next? Sixth nuclear test seen critical for North Korea - Reuters World News

What will Kim do next? Sixth nuclear test seen critical for North Korea - Reuters Top Stories

?No military solution? to North Korea threat: Bannon - CBS Top Stories

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford: Conflict with North Korea would be ‘horrific’ but nukes ‘unimaginable’ - USA Today Top Stories

The Latest: China nixes military option for North Korea - ABC World News

North Korea warns it won?t negotiate nukes if US is hostile - Washington Post World

Tillerson, Mattis rebuff Bannon claim of no 'military solution' for North Korea - Fox News Top Stories

North Korea warns it won't negotiate nukes if US is hostile - Fox News World

Mattis and Tillerson move to clarify administration policy on North Korea - Washington Post US

Bannon?s Dovish Side Emerges as He Contradicts Trump on North Korea - NYTimes US

North Korea 'fails' South's Moon after 100 days - Al Jazeera English

Tillerson And Mattis Host Japanese Counterparts Amid Rising Tensions With North Korea - NPR News

Most oppose threatening North Korea with military action: Poll - CBS Top Stories

On 100th day in office, South Korean president tries to ease nation's war tensions - LA Times World News

U.S. and Japan warn North Korea of consequences if it attacks first. - Washington Post US

Mattis, Tillerson warn North Korea - CBS Top Stories

S. Korea's President pledges 'no war on Korean peninsula' - CNN Top Stories

Moon Jae-in: There will not be war on Korean Peninsula - Al Jazeera English

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#5
Darkness Falls: Everything You Need to Know About the Solar Eclipse
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#6
Jihadist Is Liable for $3.2 Million for Damage to Shrines in Mali
NY Times World
 
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