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‘Islam Over Everything’: American Extremist Killed Fighting for ISIS — Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, of San Diego, was killed over the weekend while fighting for ISIS, according to the Free Syrian Army.
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ISIS Demands $6.6M Ransom for 26-Year-Old American Woman … A third American hostage held by ISIS has been identified as a 26-year-old American woman who was kidnapped a year ago while doing humanitarian relief work in Syria. The terror group is demanding $6.6 million and the release …
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Lauretta Brown / CNSNews:
Obama Sent No Representative to Memorial Mass for Beheaded Journalist James Foley
Obama Sent No Representative to Memorial Mass for Beheaded Journalist James Foley
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Dave Hawkins / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Shooting instructor dies after being accidentally shot by girl — The entrance to Bullets and Burgers enterprise at the Last Stop, about 25 miles south of Las Vegas, is shown. A shooting instructor at the outdoor range died Monday night after being accidentally shot by a 9-year-old girl using an automatic 9mm Uzi earlier in the day.
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Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Burger King swallows Tim Hortons; new firm is Canada-bound — Burger King Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday it would buy the Tim Hortons coffee-and-doughnut chain for about $11.4 billion and place the new firm's headquarters in Canada, where the corporate tax rate is lower than in the U.S.
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Mike Snider / Associated Press:
Burger King, Tim Hortons merge into whopper-sized firm
Burger King, Tim Hortons merge into whopper-sized firm
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Joe. My. God., The Gateway Pundit and MichelleMalkin.com
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Sofia Vergara blasts critics of ‘sexist’ Emmy pedestal — Backstage at the Primetime Emmys, Sofia Vergara blasted critics who called her pedestal gag sexist. — During the 66th annual awards, the Modern Family actress stepped onto on a slowly rotating pedestal, showing off her curves …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Feminism Or Sexism? Depends. Is It Beyonce's VMAs or Vergara's Emmys?
Feminism Or Sexism? Depends. Is It Beyonce's VMAs or Vergara's Emmys?
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
This is Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft — ‘Brand ambassadors’ with burner phones and credit cards attempt to #shavethestache — Uber is arming teams of independent contractors with burner phones and credit cards as part of its sophisticated effort to undermine Lyft and other competitors.
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Craig / Uber Blog:
Uber's Marketing Program to Recruit Drivers: Operation SLOG — There's been a lot of discussion - and a lot of misinformation - about Uber's driver recruitment and the ridesharing industry's at large. We'd like to set the record straight and demystify our recruiting efforts …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress.
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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
U.N. Draft Report Lists Unchecked Emissions' Risks
U.N. Draft Report Lists Unchecked Emissions' Risks
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The Dish, Gawker and BillMoyers.com
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
College board mandates left-wing narrative for AP U.S. History — The College Board, the private company that produces the SAT test and the various Advanced Placement exams, is effectively requiring that AP U.S. History be taught from a hard-left perspective.
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Talking Points Memo, US News and National Review
Jill Drury / WDTN-TV:
Dueling demands in Walmart shooting case — Related Coverage — Grass roots group calls for DOJ to look at Walmart shooting — Police release dispatch audio, video of Walmart shooting — Officer involved in Walmart shooting back on the job — BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) …
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Travis Gettys / The Raw Story:
Video shows police shot Ohio man ‘on sight’ as he leaned on toy gun in Walmart, attorney says
Video shows police shot Ohio man ‘on sight’ as he leaned on toy gun in Walmart, attorney says
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Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
This One Congressional Race Epitomizes the GOP's Increasing Extremism — There's been so much talk of late about the transformation of the Republican Party over the course of the last few decades that it is easy to become inured to reports of ideologically extreme new arrivals in the party's ranks.
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Scott Walker's Race for Governor Could Shape U.S. Politics for Years to Come
Scott Walker's Race for Governor Could Shape U.S. Politics for Years to Come
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New York Times:
Governor Cuomo's Failure on Ethics Reform Hinders an Endorsement — More than four years ago, while announcing his campaign for governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo stood in front of the Tweed Courthouse in downtown Manhattan and said Albany's antics “could make Boss Tweed blush.”
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Politico, Firedoglake, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Capital New York and NY State of Politics
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Paul Ryan's List of 6 Favorite Books Has One Huge Omission — World's Most Honest Man suffers strange memory loss. — Shares — Paul Ryan was asked by the Week to list his six favorite books about economics and democracy. The request was a bit mischievous, as Ryan has tried …
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NewsBusters, Washington Post and Washington Monthly
James Hohmann / Politico:
Florida Democrats nominate Charlie Crist — Florida Democrats nominated Charlie Crist for governor on Tuesday, an unsurprising but nonetheless remarkable victory for the former Republican. — The 58-year-old's easy win over former state Sen. Nan Rich in Tuesday's primary caps a stunning turnaround.
Daily Mail:
Revealed: How fear of being seen as racist stopped social workers saving up to 1,400 children from sexual exploitation at the hands of Asian men in just ONE TOWN — The sexual abuse of about 1,400 children at the hands of Asian men went unreported for 16 years because staff feared they would be seen as racist, a report said today.
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Unified halts contract for iPads — L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy suspended future use of a contract with Apple on Monday that was to provide iPads to all students in the nation's second-largest school system amid mounting scrutiny of the $1-billion-plus effort.
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Eddie Scarry / Mediaite:
Romney on 2016 Run: ‘Circumstances Can Change’ — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has denied he's not going to make a third bid for the White House but on Tuesday he left open a very small window. — “I know you're going to press, but you know, this is something we gave …
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Talking Points Memo
Tkurzweil / KTLA:
Producer in Beverly Hills for Emmy Pre-Party Mistaken for Bank Robber, Held 6 Hours — A film producer who was in Beverly Hills to attend a pre-Emmy party Friday night was handcuffed and detained for about six hours before authorities investigating a nearby bank robbery realized they had the wrong man.
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Bill Kristol: What's the Harm in Bombing ISIS and Seeing What Happens? — Bill Kristol wants to bomb first and figure it out later. News at ten. — During a Monday interview with Laura Ingraham on the ongoing situation in Iraq, the Weekly Standard founder discussed his desire …
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Hot Air, The Raw Story and FishbowlDC
Harriet Sherwood / Guardian:
Gaza ceasefire: Israel and Palestinians agree to halt weeks of fighting — Terms of indefinite ceasefire - brokered by Egypt - expected to be similar to those agreed at the end of 2012 conflict — Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to an indefinite ceasefire, putting an end to seven weeks …
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