Morning Jolt: Awakening to the News of the Most Deadly Shooting in U.S. History

An awful way to start the week:

At least 50 people are dead and more than 200 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in the most deadly shooting in U.S. history.

Police said the suspect, identified as 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock, was located on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino when he took aim at the nearby Route 91 Harvest Festival.

Local television news reports showed crowds of people in Las Vegas ducking for cover as the sound of rapid gunshots rang out, while dozens of patrol vehicles descended on the Strip.

Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect was shot dead by officers and that authorities were confident there was no longer a threat.

He said police found numerous firearms in the room he occupied and that officers were also at his residence.

The death toll may surpass the current total, from the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, when ...

October 02 2017

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Awakening to the News of the Most Deadly Shooting in U.S. History Jim Geraghty An awful way to start the week: At least 50 people are dead and more than 200 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in the most deadly shooting in U.S. history. Police said the suspect, identified as 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock, was located on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino when he took aim at the nearby Route 91 Harvest Festival. Local television news reports showed crowds of people in Las Vegas ducking for cover as the sound of rapid gunshots rang out, while dozens of patrol vehicles descended on the Strip. Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect was shot dead by officers and that authorities were confident there was no longer a threat. He said police found numerous firearms in the room he occupied and that officers were also at his residence. The death toll may surpass the current total, from the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, when ... READ MORE The curious case of the Commie cadet, &c. Jay Nordlinger Just when you think you've seen everything, you meet the Commie cadet — the graduate of West Point who is a devotee of Communism. When did he graduate? Last year. We now have pictures of him at... Congress Wasn't Designed to Handle Tax Policy Jay Cost Congress Wasn't Designed to Handle Tax Policy ADVERTISEMENT Should Tech Firms Ban Fake News? Graham Hillard Are bigots an acceptable advertising demographic? That question came to the fore two weeks ago, when ProPublica reported that, until recently, Facebook's algorithms let advertisers "direct... Once Again, California Attempts to Be Relevant in the Primaries Philip H. DeVoe Yesterday, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that moves California's 2020 primary up to March, an attempt to make the state more relevant in the candidate-nomination... Why the Adams–Herring Attorney General Race in Virginia Matters Ramesh Ponnuru Over the past 20 years, state attorneys general have become more and more important players in national politics. Republican attorneys general sued the Obama administration over Obamacare,... ADVERTISEMENT Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II Keith Lowe 'Deeply harrowing. Moving, measured, and provocative. A compelling picture of a continent physically and morally brutalized by slaughter.. ' - The Sunday Times (London) LEARN MORE Meet Team USA Rio's Drug War ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.