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Trump Calls For Unity In The Wake Of Las Vegas Massacre

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump observed a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House Monday afternoon in honor of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. He says he will travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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Hooters Casino Dealer Describes Scene Near Las Vegas Shooting

4:51pm October 02, 2017

Schanda Bennett was working her black jack table at the Hooters Casino Hotel during Sunday night's massacre. She tells NPR's Kelly McEvers concert goers, some injured, rushed into the casino.

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Concert-Goer Describes Deadly Scene After Mass Shooting In Las Vegas

4:51pm October 02, 2017

Mark Lacy, an audience member in the VIP section at the Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, witnessed the shooting at close range, and he even stood next to someone shot in the head. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lacy, who stayed on the scene well into the early morning hours helping the injured.

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Shooter Behind Las Vegas Massacre Had No Criminal Record

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Howard Berkes

Who is Stephen Paddock, the suspect in the Las Vegas mass shooting? The 64-year-old had no criminal record, and family and neighbors are shocked that he could have killed dozens of people.

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Supreme Court Set To Consider Slate Of Divisive Issues In New Session

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court is back to its full complement of nine justices and will consider issues of religion and discrimination, technology and political fairness, and the rights of unionized workers.

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Las Vegas Residents Show Up In Droves To Donate Blood After Massacre

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Nathan Rott

Las Vegas residents fight through the shock and fear of the mass shootings from the Mandalay Bay hotel Sunday night. Despite being traumatized, many showed up in long lines to give blood.

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Las Vegas Doctor On Treating Shooting Victims: 'It's Been Difficult And Chaotic'

4:51pm October 02, 2017

Sunrise Hospital was one of the main hospitals that received victims of Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas. Dr. Jeffrey Murawsky, the hospital's chief medical officer, talks to NPR's Kelly McEvers.

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'1 Crazy, Insane Nut Made This All Happen': Las Vegas Mayor On Mass Shooting

4:51pm October 02, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman about the mass shooting on the Strip that killed at least 58 people and injured some 515 people.

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After Las Vegas Attack, Hundreds Answer Call To Donate Blood

4:51pm October 02, 2017

At blood banks across Nevada, lines of people waiting to donate stretched around buildings and down sidewalks. The mayor of Las Vegas called on people to donate.

People cross the Las Vegas Strip where a lone gunman opened fire on the audience at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 1. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nev., fired from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandala

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Las Vegas Massacre Raises Questions About Hotel Security

4:41pm October 02, 2017

Police say suspected gunman Stephen Paddock had "in excess of 10 rifles" in his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. How did he get so many guns to his room without raising suspicion?