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”Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is calling out political partisans eager to place blame after Wednesday’s shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, in which six people were injured, including two members of Congress. 

“Folks, some want to blame the left or the right or us in the media,” he said on “Meet the Press Daily” on MSNBC. “But here’s who it seems too many folks don’t want to blame: themselves.”

He added: 

“We are all to blame. This toxic stew that passes for political discourse seems beyond repair in the current moment. Just look at social media. For too long, our collective politics has demonized the other side for caustic behavior while rationalizing that same behavior when it comes from someone who shares their politics.

“Maybe we ought to borrow another phrase that we’re all asked to do: ‘When you see something, say something.’ And for political leaders, when you see caustic behavior, no matter if that person agrees with you, why don’t you say something to them?”

Elsewhere in the segment, he said the media also have a role to play. 

“We need to be calling out caustic rhetoric when it’s there and not fighting back with caustic rhetoric,” he said. “What-about-ism is among the worst instincts of partisans on both sides. When somebody says, ‘This,’ they say, ‘Well, what about that?’ That’s not the issue. Hopefully everybody is looking in the mirror tonight.”  

Police say James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, opened fire as Republicans and staff members practiced in the Washington suburb for an upcoming bipartisan baseball game. 

The attack left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) critically injured, while Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) injured his ankle amid the panic. Two police officers, a congressional aide and a lobbyist were wounded in the shooting.

Hodgkinson, reportedly a former volunteer for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, had been openly critical of President Donald Trump.

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It’s been a long time in coming and had plenty of trials and tribulations, but it’s finally here: mobile roaming is now free in the EU. As long as you have service in a member state and live there for at least 8 months each year, you can use your pho…

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At E3 2017, Microsoft finally took the wraps off the Xbox One X which was formerly known as Project Scorpio. They also revealed the pricing of the console which was set at $499, a price that Microsoft appears to be pretty proud of. However it seems that despite being priced much higher than the competition, it doesn’t seem like Microsoft will be raking in the big bucks.

Speaking to Business Insider, Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed that the company would not be profiting from Xbox One X sales. When asked if this meant that Microsoft will be making a loss, Spencer replied that wasn’t what he meant, but declined to provide further details, but it seems that Microsoft is banking on customers purchasing games and subscribing to services to make money.

According to Spencer, “I don’t want to get into all the numbers, but in aggregate you should think about the hardware part of the console business is not the money-making part of the business. The money-making part is in selling games.” One of the key features of the Xbox One X is that it can run games in 4K at 60fps, and a recent screenshot of Minecraft in 4K shows off how great games could look.

In any case it remains to be seen if gamers will react favorably to the Xbox One X when it is released later this year on the 7th of November.

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We know that Apple is interested in health/medical-related technology. For example there are rumors circulating that Apple could have some kind of glucose monitoring system in the works for the Apple Watch and that Apple has a “secret team” working on it. Turns out that’s not the only secret team at Apple.

In a report from CNBC, it seems that Apple has another secret team that is working on transforming your iPhone into a one-stop-shop for all medical related information. The idea is that iPhone users will be able to store all their medical information on their devices, so that whenever they visit a doctor, they’ll be able to pull up all the latest and most updated information about themselves and present it to doctors.

This saves time from doctors from having to retrieve patient files themselves, which could be handy especially if you’re visiting a new doctor or traveling to somewhere foreign and where the doctor might not have access to your files. The report from CNBC reveals that Apple has been in talks with various developers, hospitals, and other industry groups.

They have likened this system to what Apple has done for music with iTunes, where there will be a central location for users to find all things health related. Unfortunately there’s no word on when exactly this is expected to debut, but given that Apple did not announce anything like this at WWDC, perhaps we’re still quite some ways off from it being made a reality, so take it with a grain of salt for now.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in the hospital Wednesday night following a shooting near the nation’s capital that left six people injured.

The first couple reportedly met with Scalise’s doctors at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he underwent surgery, and they “spoke with his family and sat by his bedside,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters. The Trumps also met with Capitol Police Officer Crystal Griner, who was injured, and her wife.

The president tweeted about the visit shortly before 10 p.m. EDT, saying the Louisiana congressman was in “very tough shape.”

Scalise was shot in the hip by a lone gunman who opened fire on Republican lawmakers who were practicing for a congressional baseball game early Wednesday morning.

The hospital treating him said a bullet “travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs and causing severe bleeding.” He was listed in critical condition late Wednesday and will need further operations.

CNN reported that the mood in the hospital was “somber” during the Trumps’ 20-minute visit. The first couple brought flowers.

Spicer told reporters the president would not attend the baseball game Scalise and others had been preparing for, citing “not enough time to follow Secret Service protocols” to protect the president.

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