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Laylan Connelly / Orange County Register:
'I've never seen this before': How a family outing took ‘totally bizarre’ turn after dolphin lands in boat, breaks woman's ankles — A dolphin jumped from the water and landed inside a family's boat on June 21. Dirk Frickman drove the dolphin to a dock, where it was released back into the ocean.
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Appeals Court Takes Formal Step To End Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas Marriage Bans — In each state, there has been some pushback against this past week's Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex couples' marriage rights. [Update: The trial court in the Mississippi challenge already Wednesday night ordered …
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
The 12 Hillary Clinton emails you must read — From Hillary's frustration with the White House to that epic battle with the fax machine. — On Tuesday evening the State Department released approximately 3,000 pages of emails sent by and to Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, primarily in 2009.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Clinton: Benghazi panel a ‘charade’
Clinton: Benghazi panel a ‘charade’
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Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:
An Inside Look at How Hillary Clinton Plays the Media
An Inside Look at How Hillary Clinton Plays the Media
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
De Blasio: We're Reviewing Trump's NYC Contracts over ‘Disgusting’ Comments — Donald Trump has already been discarded by two major TV networks and a major clothing retailer over his comments about Mexican immigrant rapists and criminals. — What's next, a whole city? — Well...
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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Banks: Card Breach at Trump Hotel Properties
Banks: Card Breach at Trump Hotel Properties
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Politico and Business Insider
Phil Mickelson / Golf Channel:
Trump doesn't expect golf repercussions on remarks about Mexicans
Trump doesn't expect golf repercussions on remarks about Mexicans
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Melissa Clark / New York Times:
Green Pea Guacamole — Adding fresh English peas to what is an otherwise fairly traditional guacamole is one of those radical moves that is also completely obvious after you taste it. The peas add intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip, making it more substantial on the chip.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz: Cuba embassy a ‘slap in the face’ to Israel — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed Obama's decision to reopen the U.S. embassy in Cuba, suggesting that it was a “slap in the face” to Israel. — The administration announced on Wednesday that it has told lawmakers that a deal has been reached …
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Sanders draws massive crowd in Wisconsin — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders drew 10,000 supporters, the largest crowd of his campaign thus far, according to reports. — “Tonight, we have more people at any meeting for a candidate of president of the United States …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Peter King rules out 2016 bid — Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) has ruled out a 2016 White House bid, he announced Wednesday. — “It's just not in the cards. I don't want to be taking up other people's time,” King said on CNN's “Wolf,” noting his position on the House Homeland Security and Intelligence committees.
Vincent Broughton / CBS Denver:
Black Suspect Arrested After Racist Message Discovered Outside Predominately Black Church — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police believe he left racist messages outside a church. — Vincent Broughton, 44, who is black, is facing charges …
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Loretta Chao / Wall Street Journal:
Revamped Bubble Wrap Loses Its Pop — Sealed Air, maker of the iconic packaging material, is rolling out a new flat version to cut down on the high costs of shipping air — Sealed Air Corp. has revamped its iconic Bubble Wrap. The new product dubbed iBubble Wrap looks …
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The Week
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State — Middle East allies accuse Barack Obama and David Cameron of failing to show strategic leadership in fight against Isil, as MPs could be given vote on whether to bomb Syria
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Rich Pedroncelli / Wired:
California Is Now the Perfect Test Lab for Vaccine Laws — This morning, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that will ban the use of religious and personal belief exemptions—ways that parents can opt out of certain vaccines for their kids before attending public or private school.
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Washington Post
Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
Ex-CNN anchor survives wild motel shootout — Lynne Russell and her husband, Chuck de Caro, survived the shootout in Albuquerque, New Mexico. — A road trip down old Route 66 led to a Wild West-style motel shootout for a pioneering CNN anchor and her former-soldier hubby.
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Guardian, Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
Dylan Redwine / Durango Herald:
Investigators say they have ‘person of interest’ in Redwine case — Former FBI criminal profiler, mountain search help advance case … La Plata County Sheriff's Office investigators said Wednesday they have identified a “person of interest” in the Dylan Redwine case after a former FBI criminal profiler …
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Sultan Knish:
No Truce With the Left — There comes a time when every conservative thinker tries to find some common ground with the left in some area. Today it's criminal rights and the headlines have Rand Paul denouncing the racist justice system while Grover Norquist and the Koch Brothers join with the left to back their reforms.
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Vox Popoli
Los Angeles Times:
Column Privilege makes them do it — what a study of Internet trolls reveals — @pattmlatimesRT @MLS: It'll be rematch of the 2011 #FIFAWWC Final. #USA has a #ScoreToSettle. http://twitter.com/...
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The Social Memo
Los Angeles Times:
California residents cut water use by hefty 29% in May, officials say — Drought-weary California received encouraging news Wednesday when officials announced that residential water use had dropped 29% during the month of May — the first real indication that the state might meet unprecedented …
Snapchat:
Tap to View — Today marks a pretty big change for Snapchat — you no longer have to press and hold the screen to view a Snap or Story — instead, simply Tap to View! This means no more tired thumbs while watching a several-hundred-second Story... and a little getting used to for anyone who has been Snapchatting for a while.
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USA Today:
FBI investigating 11 attacks on San Francisco-area Internet lines — The FBI is investigating at least 11 physical attacks on high-capacity Internet cables in California's San Francisco Bay Area dating back a year, including one early Tuesday morning. — Agents confirm the latest attack …
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Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Investigates New Attack On Internet Fiber Optic Cables
FBI Investigates New Attack On Internet Fiber Optic Cables
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S.V. Dáte / National Journal:
Trump Trouble For The GOP in New Hampshire — Trump distances himself from the “third-rate” Repulican governors and senators running against him. — BEDFORD, New Hampshire - The brash-talking, big-city Republican of the 2016 field returned to the home of the first presidential primary Tuesday …
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David Moin / WWD:
Macy's Drops Donald Trump Merchandise