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The Washington Post's bizarre decision to describe terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as an "austere religious scholar" in an obituary has brought a storm of criticism on the paper, and spawned hundreds of #WaPoDeathNotices memes.Weak-sauce apology from WaPo Vice President, Communications General Manager Kristine Coratti:
The headline sparked a furious reaction on social media, with many struggling to comprehend why the Post had chosen to frame the story in this manner.
Others ridiculed the paper, posting fictional obituaries under the hashtag #WaPoDeathNotices. Would the paper have described serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer as an"unconventional romantic and avant-garde gastronomist," or Bonnie and Clyde as wealth re-distributors in the banking sector?"
The backlash was so great that it appears to have prompted another headline switcheroo, as the piece now describes al-Baghdadi as an "extremist leader." At the time of writing the headline reads: 'Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48.'
Reports of multiple shots fired at vigil for victims of Texas university homecoming mass shootingSo that's two mass shootings in the same location, and no suspects identified or caught.
A series of what appears to be gunshots can be heard ringing out in the background of a video, posted by Matt Howerton, reporter with WFAA, ABC-affiliated TV station in Dallas, Texas.
The journalist reported that the incident forced those gathered at the vigil to flee in disarray, while he and his collegue scrambled to take cover in the nearby trees.
"We heard DOZENS of gunshots," he tweeted. It's unclear if anybody has been injured in the reported shootout.
Diana Zoga, a reporter with KXAS-TV, posted a video of her bullet-ridden car on Twitter, noting that it appears that more than one gunman was invoveld in the incident.
"Multiple shots. Our news unit was hit at least 3 times," Zoga tweeted.
Comment: The locals want U.S. troops out. Not only are they a nuisance, they're a criminal threat: U.S. troops regularly rape local women, for example. It's no wonder Japanese aren't the only ones who want them to just go home: