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School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

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A growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School the morning after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.
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Man Who Confronted Oregon School Shooter Is a Parent at Silver Rail Elementary

The father of two girls at Silver Rail Elementary School, who confronted the shooter, was grateful for the support of the community and has asked for privacy.

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An aerial view showing a vehicle belonging to a bystander who fatally shot the suspect, in a cordoned-off area at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday.
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Parents Struggle to Help Their Children After School Killings in Oregon

The city of Bend is grappling with the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary, which killed three children and a teacher.

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A candlelight vigil for victims of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting at Drake Park in Bend, Ore., on Thursday night.
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City in Oregon Mourns After Deadly School Shooting

Residents of Bend attended a candlelight vigil after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, in which three children and a teacher were killed.

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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday night for victims of the Silver Rail Elementary school shooting, at Drake Park in Bend, Ore.
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In Divided Portland, Ore., Anti-Police Posts Fuel a Fight Over the Future

When social media posts denouncing the police surfaced, they were supposed to harm a socialist’s re-election. But the democratic socialists of Portland, and other cities, are showing their strength.

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Social media posts from Mitch Green, a city councilor in Portland, Ore., and democratic socialist, excoriated the police.
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Could the Oregon Governor’s Race Be a Republican Hope?

Republicans are playing defense in some of the most conservative parts of the country, but an unpopular Democratic governor has them hopeful in a progressive West Coast state.

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State Senator Christine Drazan, left, is running against Gov. Tina Kotek, an incumbent Democrat, in a surprisingly tight governor’s race.
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How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms

In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change.
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Steve Hilton’s ‘Just Try It’ Ad on Mail Voting Denounced by Republicans

An online spot for Mr. Hilton, the G.O.P. candidate, is full of sexual innuendo that has befuddled Republicans and Democrats watching the race for governor in California.

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Steve Hilton at his primary election watch party event in June.
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Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show

Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas.

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Gina Hinojosa is the Democratic candidate running for governor of Texas against the incumbent, Gov. Greg Abbott.
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