Las Vegas shooting

'An act of pure evil'

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Rhonda LeRocque had been at the outdoor concert with her husband and their 7-year-old daughter when the gunman opened fire.

This undated photo provided by Eric Paddock shows his brother, Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock. Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, killing dozens and wounding hundreds. (Courtesy of Eric Paddock via AP)

What we know about the shooting suspect

Stephen Paddock was found dead on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino with up to 10 firearms, police said, and authorities believe he killed himself.

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At least 58 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in modern US history.

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Shock and grief after dozens are killed at festival

? The gunman fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, killing more than 58 and sending more than 515 to the hospital.

? The gunman, Stephen Paddock, 64, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

? Las Vegas police warn that identifying bodies from the shooting will be a "long, laborious process."

? The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.

GROUND GAME

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Something new happened after the country woke up to the news that 58 people had died in a mass shooting: silence.

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??Babe, I think someone is shooting here I?m really scared it?s loud,?? Ben Sweeney wrote in a text message to his wife.

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The lawyer said she wasn?t sympathetic about Las Vegas because ?country music fans often are Republican gun-toters.?

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The headstone on Georges Island commemorates 13 Confederate soldiers who died while imprisoned during the Civil War.

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The Interior Department?s internal watchdog said Monday it is investigating Secretary Ryan Zinke?s use of charter flights.

Names

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The singer was rushed to the hospital Sunday night, according to TMZ.

Michael Rosbash, Nobel Prize winner.

Brandeis professors, once ?mocked? for research, win Nobel Prize for Medicine

Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall of Brandeis University were honored for their research on the circadian rhythm.

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The former Red Sox slugger previously served as a guest analyst during the 2014 World Series.

disrupted america

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More than 65,000 student borrowers who hoped to benefit from an Obama-era loan relief program may not get the help.

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The Aerosmith singer has updated fans on Twitter.

LMourners filed out of Sacred Heart Church after the funeral Mass for Vanessa MacCormack.

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?Growing up, I wanted to be like her,? sister says at Lynn teacher?s funeral

Hundreds of relatives, friends, and coworkers gathered at Sacred Heart Church in Lynn on Monday for Vanessa MacCormack?s funeral.

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?We have nowhere else to go, no other option. So we have to clean up.?

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General Electric Co.?s Jeffrey Immelt announces he is retiring as chairman and leaving the board.

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Responding to Trump?s tweets about San Juan?s mayor, Che went further than the show usually goes.

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It takes a political angle and quite a lot of carnage to command our attention.

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The proposal would change the geographic lines that determine access to donor livers in communities across the U.S.

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