Mass Shooting at Oregon College, Arson at Planned Parenthood, Hurricane Threatens East Coast: P.M. Links

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  A shooter has killed several people at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Details are still extremely vague. Reports indicate seven to 10 dead and 20 injured.

• Russia is defending its airstrikes in Syria against accusations that they're just bombing whatever and purposefully helping President Bashar al-Assad.
• Police say a small fire set in the lobby of a Planned Parenthood building in Thousand Oaks, California, was arson.
• Black Lives Matter leaders say they will not attempt to disrupt this weekend's Twin City Marathon in Minneapolis. They will be provided space near the finish line to hold a rally, but have agreed not to go onto the course to try to stop racers from completing.
• The bakers in Oregon ordered by the state to pay $135,000 to the lesbian couple they declined to sell a wedding cake are refusing to fork over the money while they attempt to appeal.
• Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened as it approaches the eastern U.S. coast. Its trajectory is still uncertain.

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