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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Brexit isn't about economics.  It's about xenophobia.  —  When my girlfriend and I were in London last week, a drunk man accosted us at a pub.  That's pretty par for the course there, in my experience.  But this one — a middle-aged, dark-haired white guy we'll call “Bob” — was different.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland  —  Trump skips politics on Scotland trip (probably a good idea)  —  Earlier this month, Donald Trump was asked about the upcoming vote in the U.K. about leaving the European Union.  The reporter asked, “And Brexit?  Your position?”  Trump replied, “Huh?”
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's Brexit press conference was beyond bizarre  —  Donald Trump is in the midst of a two-day trip to Scotland, a visit that happened to coincide with Britain voting on Thursday to leave the European Union — an absolutely seismic moment in the history of the EU.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Brexit: The Morning After  —  Well, that was pretty awesome - and I mean that in the worst way.  A number of people deserve vast condemnation here, from David Cameron, who may go down in history as the man who risked wrecking Europe and his own nation for the sake of a momentary political advantage …
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
As markets roil from Brexit, Trump holds a ribbon-cutting at his golf resort  —  TURNBERRY, Scotland — Arriving here Friday for his first trip abroad as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump did not seem to understand the gravity of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union.
Sen. Jeff Sessions / Breitbart:
Sen. Jeff Sessions On Brexit: 'Now It's America's Turn'  —  The British people, our special friends and allies, deserve our full support following their sovereign and considered decision to leave the European Union.  —  The people spoke from their hearts and with conviction.
Facebook:
Statement Regarding British Referendum on E.U. Membership  —  The people of the United Kingdom have exercised the sacred right of all free peoples.  They have declared their independence from the European Union, and have voted to reassert control over their own politics, borders and economy.
Economist:
A tragic split  —  How to minimise the damage of Britain's senseless, self-inflicted blow  —  HOW quickly the unthinkable became the irreversible.  A year ago few people imagined that the legions of Britons who love to whinge about the European Union—silly regulations …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Nigel Farage: Britons voted for Brexit because Obama told them not to  —  A leading figure in the British push to exit the European Union says President Obama accidentally helped the Brexit cause.  —  Nigel Farage on Friday said Obama's calls for the United Kingdom to stay in the EU caused people to vote to leave.
Discussion: Townhall.com
NBC News:
First Read: Trump Takes a Surreal Victory Lap in Scotland
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Stop underestimating Trump. ‘Brexit’ vote shows why he can win.
Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible
Discussion: Business Insider
Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
European far right hails Britain's Brexit vote
Ed Caesar / New Yorker:   Jo Cox, the Brexit Vote, and the Politics of Murder
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: Hot Air, Business Insider and AOL
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Feel the Foreboding  —  If you've read my editors' blog posts …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Brexit Vote Was Just the Beginning
Discussion: The Nation, RedState, Hot Air and Telegraph
Kate McCann / Telegraph:
Farage: I can't guarantee EU money will go on the NHS
Richard Wheatstone / Mirror.co.uk:   Londoners call for capital to break away from the rest of Britain following Brexit vote
The Independent:
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll …
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Turbulence and Uncertainty for the Market After ‘Brexit’
WSAZ-TV:
Crews working to install temporary road to assist 500 stranded people at Elkview shopping plaza  —  ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) — It could be well into Friday night or early Saturday morning before hundreds of stranded people at a shopping plaza in Elkview can go home.
Discussion: Associated Press, AOL and Mediaite
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Alec Berry / Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register:
Police Find Body of Child Who Fell into Big Wheeling Creek
Discussion: USA Today, myfox8.com, AOL and WNEP-TV
NBC News:
‘Complete Chaos’: 20 Killed in West Virginia Flooding
Stephen Braun / Associated Press:
Clinton's State Dept. calendar missing scores of entries  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press review of the official calendar Hillary Clinton kept as secretary of state identified at least 75 meetings with longtime political donors, Clinton Foundation contributors and corporate …
Henry M. Paulson Jr / Washington Post:
When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party  —  Henry M. Paulson Jr. is chairman of the Paulson Institute and a former U.S. treasury secretary and chief executive of Goldman Sachs.  —  Republicans stand at a crossroads.
Discussion: CNN, Politico, The Last Refuge and Guardian
Ben Guarino / Washington Post:
Fearing ex-boyfriend, woman installs security system only to find him under her bed  —  The Nashville-area woman and her boyfriend had been dating for two years.  It was an unhealthy, rocky affair.  While the couple was together, neighbors say they saw police visit the woman's home in Goodlettsville …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Former Trump Adviser: Corey Lewandowski Was Fired Over Judge Curiel Attack  —  Corey Lewandowski was fired as Donald Trump's campaign manager due to the fallout over Trump's racial attacks on Judge Gonazalo Curiel, according to former Trump adviser Michael Caputo.
Discussion: FOX News Radio, Mediaite and Politico
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to announce the repeal of its ban on transgender service members July 1, a controversial decision that would end nearly a year of internal wrangling among the services on how to allow those troops to serve openly, according to Defense officials.
New York Post:
This hooker was used to bribe NYPD cops with group sex  —  The hooker at the center of the NYPD corruption scandal has revealed to The Post how she engaged in mile-high group sex with two cops and three other men during a wild private-plane trip to Las Vegas.  —  SEE ALSO  —  :0
David Beckworth / Macro and Other Market Musings:
Brexit: the Biggest Global Monetary Shock Since 2008  —  Scott Sumner is right.  Brexit is the biggest global monetary shock since 2008.  This could be the tipping point that turns the existing global slowdown of 2016 into a global recession.  Here is why.
 
 
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