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USA Today:
Young voters flee Donald Trump in what may be historic trouncing, poll shows — WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is consolidating the support of the Millennials who fueled Bernie Sanders' challenge during the primaries, a new USA TODAY/Rock the Vote Poll finds …
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CBS News:
Poll: Clinton up in Florida, New Hampshire; extends lead on electoral map — Hillary Clinton has extended her lead in Florida and is now up five points over Donald Trump, 45 percent to 40 percent; she led by three points in June. — And Clinton now has a dominant nine-point lead in New Hampshire …
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Washington Monthly, AOL, Political Wire and Hot Air
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
For millennial voters, the Clinton vs. Trump choice ‘feels like a joke’
For millennial voters, the Clinton vs. Trump choice ‘feels like a joke’
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Mother Jones and Opinion Today
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Man shot by Milwaukee police subject of witness intimidation case — The man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Saturday was charged last year in a shooting and then charged again, with trying to intimidate a witness in that same shooting, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has learned.
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Fox News:
Milwaukee man shot by police seen with gun in body camera footage, officials say — The man who was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer on Saturday - an incident which sparked a night of violet protests - is seen on body camera footage with a loaded gun in his hand, officials said at a Sunday news conference.
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The Atlantic
JS Edbeat / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Sources: Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot suspect is black
Sources: Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot suspect is black
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FOX6Now.com, The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
FOX6Now.com:
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke requests mobilization of National Guard
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke requests mobilization of National Guard
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The PolitiStick, Mediaite and The Last Refuge
CNN:
Milwaukee reeling after deadly police shooting
Milwaukee reeling after deadly police shooting
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New York Times, New York Magazine, Mediaite, Daily Wire, Hot Air and FOX6Now.com
New York Times:
National Guard Deployed in Milwaukee Amid Unrest Over Fatal Police Shooting
National Guard Deployed in Milwaukee Amid Unrest Over Fatal Police Shooting
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The PolitiStick, Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, The Atlantic, Bearing Arms, FOX6Now.com and NPR
Katie DeLong / FOX6Now.com:
Gov. Walker activates Wisconsin National Guard in wake of officer-involved shooting, subsequent violence
Associated Press:
Police shooting in Milwaukee sparks violent protest
Police shooting in Milwaukee sparks violent protest
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The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire, alan.com, FOX6Now.com, Associated Press and ABC News
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Violence Erupts in Milwaukee After Fatal Police Shooting
Violence Erupts in Milwaukee After Fatal Police Shooting
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BizPac Review, The Root, Associated Press, NPR, Townhall.com, The American Mirror and Western Rifle Shooters …
Hasani Gittens / NBC News:
U.S. Swimmer Ryan Lochte Robbed at Gunpoint in Brazil — Ryan Lochte robbed at gunpoint in Rio 6:41 — U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed at gunpoint while in Rio de Janeiro overnight Saturday, NBC News has confirmed. — Following conflicting reports — including the IOC denying …
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Rachel Axon / USA Today:
Ryan Lochte held up at gunpoint in Rio, mother says — RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Lochte and at least one of his U.S. teammates were held up at gunpoint early Sunday morning, according to the swimmer's mother. — Reached by USA TODAY Sports, Ileana Lochte confirmed a report that Lochte was robbed.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Hezbollah leader backs Trump's claim that Obama started ISIS — The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group agreed with Donald Trump — when he said President Obama founded ISIS. — “This is an American presidential candidate who is saying this. What he says is based on facts and documents …
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The Gateway Pundit, Israel Matzav, Mediaite, Associated Press and RedState
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Hezbollah Leader Echoes Trump That Obama, Clinton Founded ISIS
Hezbollah Leader Echoes Trump That Obama, Clinton Founded ISIS
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twitchy.com and The Daily Caller
Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
Pence urges investigation into Clinton ‘pay-to-play’
Pence urges investigation into Clinton ‘pay-to-play’
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Fox News and Washington Free Beacon
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Carville: Trump is ‘pretty stupid when it comes to politics’ — Democratic strategist James Carville said on Sunday that Donald Trump — is losing the fight against Hillary Clinton — and that the Republican presidential nominee is “pretty stupid when it comes to politics.”
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Is Apparently Ignorant About What Freedom of the Press Means — We knew all along Donald Trump hated the media. We knew he wanted to loosen those libel laws. But we didn't have confirmation until today just how ignorant he is about freedom of the press.
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RedState, The New Civil Rights Movement, Politicus USA, Joe.My.God. and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
RNC considers cutting cash to Trump — Publicly, Republican Party officials continue to stand by Donald Trump. Privately, at the highest levels, party leaders have started talking about cutting off support to Trump in October and redirecting cash to save endangered congressional majorities.
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Slate, RedState and Daily Wire
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
In Key States, The Trump Campaign Still Lags Badly
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Making America Meaner — FOREST GROVE, Ore. — ALL across America, in little towns like this one, Donald Trump is mainstreaming hate. — This community of Forest Grove, near the farm where I grew up in western Oregon, has historically been a charming, friendly and welcoming community.
Jeré Longman / New York Times:
Usain Bolt Is Still the World's Fastest Man — RIO DE JANEIRO — As befit the king of sprinting and the biggest global star at the Rio Olympics, Usain Bolt of Jamaica prepared theatrically on Sunday night for the 9.81 seconds that it would take to insure another coronation.
New York Times:
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump's Campaign Chief — KIEV, Ukraine — On a leafy side street off Independence Square in Kiev is an office used for years by Donald J. Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, when he consulted for Ukraine's ruling political party.
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Independent Journal Review
Simon Osborne / Daily Express:
Fears of ‘Sharia Police’ and Islamic State support in German city after wave of refugees — OFFICIALS in the German port of Hamburg are monitoring reports that Muslims posing as ‘Sharia Police’ are carrying out patrols in the city. — Sharia police on patrol in the German city of Wuppertal
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Jihad Watch, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Pamela Geller
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
What We Learned About Trump's Supporters This Week — If Donald Trump loses the Presidential election, this week may be remembered as the point in the campaign when his defeat became obvious and inevitable. The number of controversies, reckless statements, and outright lies from Trump this week was dizzying.