Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 

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1. Gunman Kills 2, Himself in Video Game Tournament Shooting

A gunman opened fire at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, officials say. 

Players were in the middle of a "Madden 19" game when shots rang out. Two people died and at least nine others were injured and the alleged shooter, David Katz, killed himself. 

Late Sunday, the FBI searched the 24-year-old's home in Baltimore. Police are looking into witness reports that Katz opened fire after losing a game. 

Read more here.

2. Man Scrawls Swastikas on Ambulances in Manhattan: NYPD

Somebody wrote messages of hate all over several FDNY ambulances in Manhattan. 

The man crawled swastikas and the phrase "Nazi Pigs" on five ambulances in Washington Heights, the NYPD said.

Crews tried to scrub it off, but they say they can't shake off the hateful words the vandal left behind. 

Read more here.

3. John McCain, Veteran, Senator, GOP Maverick, Dies at 81

John McCain, the longtime senator and 2008 GOP presidential nominee who refused to leave fellow prisoners of war behind to escape years of torture in Vietnam, and whose maverick streak as Arizona’s senior statesman at times frustrated fellow Republicans and confounded President Donald Trump, has died, his family confirmed in a statement Saturday.

He was 81 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer in July 2017. 

His wife of 38 years, Cindy McCain, said the senator "passed the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved, in the the place he loved best."

Read more here.

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