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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The AP's big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess — Tuesday afternoon, Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan of the Associated Press released the results of a review of State Department appointment data that they used to make some striking claims about Hillary Clinton's schedule as secretary of state.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Yes, Politics Is Sort of a Grubby Business — I've been genuinely confused about the whole Foundationgate thing. Did big donors to the Clinton Foundation get extra special access to Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State? By all the evidence, no. They may have tried to get access, but for the most part they didn't.
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Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Clinton Campaign Says AP Refused To Delete Factually Inaccurate Tweet About Clinton Foundation — Their headline and social media teases are detached from reality, and their own reporting. — The Associated Press blasted out a 114-character breaking news alert on Tuesday afternoon with a hot scoop …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's run-out-the-clock strategy
Hillary Clinton's run-out-the-clock strategy
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Manager: We're Actually Winning Right Now, Because of ‘Undercover Trump Voters’ — Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told the UK's Channel 4 that Donald Trump is actually winning the election, but every poll is wrong because Trump voters are undercover.
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Jorge Ramos / TIME:
Judgment Day Is Coming For Those Who Stay Silent on Donald Trump — Jorge Ramos, a TIME 100 honoree, is the author of the upcoming book Take A Stand and a news anchor for Univision and Fusion. — It doesn't matter who you are—a journalist, a politician or a voter—we'll all be judged by how we responded to Donald Trump.
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Carlo Allegri / National Review:
Trump Is Losing Pennsylvania and Closing His Path to the White House — The chance was there, but he has squandered it. — Donald Trump's presidential campaign slogs on, but he has effectively blown his chances at getting into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. By failing to pivot through his convention …
Ben Quinn / Guardian:
French police make woman remove clothing on Nice beach following burkini ban — Authorities in 15 towns have banned burkinis, citing public concern following recent terrorist attacks in the country — Photographs have emerged of armed French police confronting a woman on a beach and making …
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TMZ.com:
Nude Photos Released — Leslie Jones has been horribly violated by a hacker who got into her website and posted all of her identification, including driver's license and passport ... and naked photos. — Jones has been dogged by haters since “Ghostbusters” was released and she was the target of a slew of racist comments.
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Idrees Ali / Reuters:
Iran vessels make ‘high speed intercept’ of U.S. ship: U.S. official — Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Trump Supporter Issues Threatening Message to GOP Nominee Live on the Air — A self-described Donald Trump supporter called into Glenn Beck's radio program on Wednesday and issued a threatening message to the Republican nominee. — The radio call turned “spooky” after “Nate” …
The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book — Donald Trump used his campaign funds to buy thousands of copies of his own book at retail cost, simultaneously diverting donor money back into his pockets while artificially boosting his sales figures.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ann Coulter Is Not Happy With Trump's Softening on Immigration — Author Ann Coulter, who is out promoting her new book In Trump We Trust, isn't happy about Trump's ever softening illegal immigration stance and is blaming consultants for the change. — “I think this is a mistake.
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KTLA:
Touching Video of WWII Veteran Being Honored at L.A.-Area Home Goes Viral … Emotional video of a World War II veteran “having one of the best days of his life” after being honored by chief selects in front of his Gardena home recently has touched many people after being widely viewed and shared online.
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Michael Boren / Philly.com:
A fight over food, then fatal blows to a crying 2-year-old — Jamil Baskerville Jr. was sitting on a bed crying when his mother's boyfriend punched him in the chest Saturday night, causing Jamil to fall backward and his head to hit the wall, authorities said.
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Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity Has Given Donald Trump $31 Million In Free Publicity — Fox News host Sean Hannity, who has been informally advising Donald Trump's presidential campaign while serving as its primary media cheerleader, has effectively turned his nightly prime-time show into Trump's second campaign headquarters.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It — AUSTIN, Tex. — Campaigning over the past week, Donald J. Trump has painted a bleak and dire picture of black America. — African-Americans live in neighborhoods that resemble “war zones” more than cities, he has said.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump gnaws at shorter leash — Donald Trump, after several straight days delivering a more scripted message, loosened the rhetorical shackles tightened by his new campaign manager and went off-script several times Wednesday afternoon, offering a more passionate but at times self-contradicting case for his candidacy.
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Sky News:
Nigel Farage To Tell ‘Brexit Story’ At Trump Rally In Mississippi — Many Trump (L) and Farage supporters have voiced similar world views — Nigel Farage will appear on stage with Donald Trump in the US to discuss “the Brexit Story”, says an adviser to the former UKIP leader.
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Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Nigel Farage to share a platform with Donald Trump
Nigel Farage to share a platform with Donald Trump
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Lawyers Had a Very Good Summer — Donald Trump didn't spend a cent on television ads until last week, and he paid the woman who wrote his wife's convention speech an oddly small fee, but one campaign expense he couldn't seem to control last month was his legal bills.
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Why Obama Let Iran's Green Revolution Fail — One of the great hypotheticals of Barack Obama's presidency involves the Iranian uprising that began on June 12, 2009, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was announced the winner of contested presidential elections. What if the president had done …
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Mylan:
“Mylan has worked tirelessly over the past several years advocating for increased anaphylaxis awareness, preparedness and access to treatment for those living with potentially life-threatening (severe) allergies. Ensuring access to epinephrine - the only first-line treatment for anaphylaxis - is a core part of our mission.
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Brad Esposito / BuzzFeed:
People Are Pissed With This Dad Who Let His Daughter Bite The “Warm, Quivering Heart” Of A Deer — A New Zealand hunter has come under fire after submitting photos to a hunting community of his 8-year-old daughter eating the heart of her first kill. — WARNING — This image is graphic
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WISH-TV:
State of emergency issued in Howard Co., Kokomo Starbucks severely damaged in storm — HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - A state of emergency has been issued for Howard County until 9 p.m. following eight tornado touchdowns. — The National Weather Service has stated the preliminary rating …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Clinton on ‘Kimmel’ beaten in ratings by ‘Teen Mom,’ ‘Friends’ reruns — was not the ratings draw ABC and Jimmy Kimmel were hoping for. — The Democratic presidential nominee's Monday night appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” registered just a 0.4 rating in the key 18-49 demographic advertisers covet most.
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FOX40:
Local Bakery Facing Backlash Over Ken Doll Birthday Cake … SACRAMENTO — A local bakery is getting a flood of support after one of its custom cakes caught quite a bit of flack on social media. The cake was baked and molded into a transgender Ken doll. — “It wasn't that unusual, we do doll cakes all the time.”
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Is Obamacare failing? — Three years ago, health economists believed Obamacare's soon-to-launch marketplaces would grow to replace much of America's fractured, complex, employer-based health insurance system. — Predictions for the employer-sponsored insurance system's collapse ran rampant.
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — North Carolina — Prez and Senate Races Tight; HB2 Drag on Gov. McCrory Re-Elect Bid
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