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Reuters:
Exclusive: Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats — A computer network used by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Associated Press:
Trump's Russia Reset Ideas Alarming Allies, Many in US — Donald Trump's flurry of offhand remarks and abrupt zingers on Russia — praising Vladimir Putin, dismissing NATO — have jolted the world, not to mention the U.S. presidential campaign. — With Russia's behavior rattling nerves …
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Grant Smith / Reuters:
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points after Democratic confab: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6- percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday …
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Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, Political Wire and Media Matters for America
NBC News:
Computer Program Used by Clinton Campaign Hacked as Part of DNC Cyber Attacks
Computer Program Used by Clinton Campaign Hacked as Part of DNC Cyber Attacks
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AOL, Hillary Clinton Speeches and Vocativ
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Clinton Campaign Is Said to Be Hacked, Apparently by Russians
Clinton Campaign Is Said to Be Hacked, Apparently by Russians
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NoisyRoom.net, Gizmodo and Refinery29
Richard Washington / CNBC:
Venezuela calls for mandatory labor in farm sector — The government of Venezuela has issued a decree that “effectively amounts to forced labor” in an attempt to fix a spiraling food crisis, according to a new report from Amnesty International. — A Venezuelan ministry last week announced Resolution …
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Amnesty International:
Venezuela: New regime effectively amounts to forced labour — A new decree establishing that any employee in Venezuela can be effectively made to work in the country's fields as a way to fight the current food crisis is unlawful and effectively amounts to forced labour, said Amnesty International.
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Power Line, UPI and Business Insider
Alan Hernández / VICE News:
Venezuela has a new ‘forced labor’ law that can require people to work in fields
Venezuela has a new ‘forced labor’ law that can require people to work in fields
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Thinks Donald Trump Could Win The Election — Former Republican nominee Mitt Romney said earlier this month he thought Donald Trump could win the presidency, citing Hillary Clinton's high unfavorable numbers and the unpredictability of the race.
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John Kruzel / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton 'Doesn't Know How to Win'
Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton 'Doesn't Know How to Win'
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NBC News:
First Read: An OK Speech, But a Powerful Convention
First Read: An OK Speech, But a Powerful Convention
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Hillary Clinton Speeches, Patterico's Pontifications and NBC News
Annabelle Timsit / Politico:
Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention — He walked onto the convention stage Thursday night with his wife beside him, the Constitution to guide him and the pride of a father who knows he has a story to tell. — “Tonight,” said Khizr M. Khan, “we are honored to stand here as the parents …
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
I rewatched Khizr Khan's speech — and it made me weep for our country
I rewatched Khizr Khan's speech — and it made me weep for our country
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Politico, Politicus USA and MSNBC
Nabi Dressler / Right Wing Watch:
Sandy Rios Questions Khizr Khan's Patriotism: 'We're Not Even Sure About You, Sir'
Sandy Rios Questions Khizr Khan's Patriotism: 'We're Not Even Sure About You, Sir'
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Jihad Watch, Washington Post and Raw Story
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Former Fox News Booker Says She Was Sexually Harassed and ‘Psychologically Tortured’ by Roger Ailes for More Than 20 Years — The morning after Fox News chief Roger Ailes resigned, the cable network's former director of booking placed a call to the New York law firm hired by 21st Century Fox …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
‘No more war’ chants interrupt general … PHILADELPHIA — Anti-war protesters repeatedly interrupted retired Gen. John Allen on Thursday night as he offered a speech supporting Hillary Clinton — for president. — Chants of “no more war” were heard at least three times from pockets …
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Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:
Apple CEO Tim Cook To Host Hillary Clinton Fundraiser
Apple CEO Tim Cook To Host Hillary Clinton Fundraiser
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The Hill, CBS San Francisco and The Verge
Amy Otto / The Federalist:
Even Her Supporters Know Hillary Clinton Is The Terminator
Even Her Supporters Know Hillary Clinton Is The Terminator
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MichelleMalkin.com, CBS Philly and The Week
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Democratic Delegate: Stop Shouting USA, 'That's A Trump Chant'
Democratic Delegate: Stop Shouting USA, 'That's A Trump Chant'
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Rush Limbaugh and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
New York Daily News:
Constance Wu calls out Matt Damon's casting in ‘The Great Wall’ as pushing ‘racist myth,’ says Asians don't need white ‘salvation’ — Actress Constance Wu doesn't think Matt Damon was “Bourne” for this role. — The “Fresh off the Boat” star slammed the casting of Damon …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Guardian
Edwin Mora / Breitbart:
Naval War College Dodges Hatch Act Violation of Faculty Member — The U.S. Naval War College has defended the ardent denunciation of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump by its national security professor Dr. Tom Nichols, a self-identified “Never Trump Republican,” arguing that he has the right to do so.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
100 days to go in volatile race — One hundred days from now, either Hillary Clinton — will be elected president. — In such a volatile political year, the outcome is anyone's guess. — Clinton and Trump are hampered by the worst favorability ratings for nominees in modern times …
Soumya Karlamangla / Los Angeles Times:
Meningitis outbreaks among gay men have experts puzzled — Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser of the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health discusses an invasive meningococcal disease outbreak that has hit gay and bisexual men disproportionately. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) — Soumya Karlamangla
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Washington Blade and PinkNews
Rebecca Morelle / BBC:
Plastic bag use plummets in England since 5p charge — Plastic bag use has plummeted in England since the introduction of a 5p charge last year, the government has said. — In the six months after the levy was brought in last October, 640 million plastic bags were used in seven major supermarkets in England, it says.
Emily Satchell / WAVY-TV:
Man killed while mowing lawn in Newport News by teen driver eluding police — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a 17-year-old girl struck and killed a man mowing grass Friday afternoon in Newport News. — 42-year-old Arnold Coates died after being hit on Red Oak Circle around 3:30 p.m., according to police.
New York Times:
4 Zika Cases in Florida Were Likely Spread by Local Mosquitoes, C.D.C. Says — Four cases of Zika infection in Florida are very likely to have been caused by mosquitoes there, the State Department of Health said Friday — the first documented instances of local transmission in the continental United States.
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Daniel Chang / miamiherald:
Nation's first local outbreak of Zika in Miami, health officials confirm
Nation's first local outbreak of Zika in Miami, health officials confirm
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Appeals court strikes down North Carolina's voter-ID law — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down North Carolina's requirement that voters show identification before casting ballots and reinstated an additional week of early voting. — The decision by a three-judge panel …
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