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Joe Marusak / The Charlotte Observer:
Man shot by police at University City apartment complex  —  Police shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a University City apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon.  —  A large crowd of protesters gathered as word of the shooting spread and blocked off the road while chanting “Hands up …
Wbtv Web / WBTV-TV:
Protests erupt after fatal officer-involved shooting in NE Charlotte  —  A man was pronounced dead after an officer-involved shooting in northeast Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, according to police.  Hours later a large crowd had gathered near the scene in protest, sparking clashes with police and tear gas being deployed.
Siraj Datoo / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Comparison Used to Be a Feminist Meme  —  The internet never forgets.  It just remembers differently.  —  When Donald Trump Jr. compared refugees to a bowl of potentially poisonous Skittles, internet outrage ensued.  Ben Grelle's anger was a little more personal.
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BBC:
Donald Trump Jr tweet: 'I'm a refugee' says Skittles photographer  —  Donald Trump Jr's tweet comparing Skittles to refugees has caused a furore on social media.  In a new development, the man who took the photo of the Skittles has revealed himself to be a former refugee.
The Intercept:
Nazi Who Originated Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Analogy Was Hanged at Nuremberg
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Scrutiny of Trump Foundation deepens  —  's campaign is grappling with new allegations that the GOP nominee used his charitable foundation to pay personal expenses.  —  On Tuesday, The Washington Post published tax and legal documents alleging Trump's foundation spent $258,000 to settle lawsuits …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump brags about using 'other people's money' amid questions over charity use
Discussion: alan.com and The Hill
New York Times:
Donald Trump Used Over $250,000 From Charity for Business Disputes, Report Says
John Binder / The American Mirror:
MYSTERY: What was going on with Hillary's eyes during Philly speech?  —  During a speech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appeared to have something quite off about her appearance.  —  Check it out here:
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml/rss.xml:
With Trump Regaining North Carolina Lead, Hillary Unexpectedly Postpones Local Fundraiser “Without Reason”
CBS North Carolina / WNCN:
Small NC town prepares for Trump rally; Clinton postpones Chapel Hill event
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Power Line
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
New Trump ad: 'It's a movement, not a campaign'  —  's campaign on Tuesday released a new television ad portraying the Republican nominee's White House bid as a “movement.”  —  “It's a movement, not a campaign,” a narrator says at the beginning of the 30-second ad.  “Its leader—Donald Trump.”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Hot Air
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The Hill:
Congress set for Saudi showdown with Obama  —  The Senate will stay in session next week for a looming showdown with President Obama over legislation making it easier for the families of victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.  —  Obama is expected to veto the legislation by Friday, the deadline for him to use his veto pen.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate will delay vacation to override Obama veto
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
The Intercept:
Justice Kennedy, Author of Citizens United, Shrugs Off Question About His Deeply Flawed Premise  —  Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, the author of the 2010 Citizens United decision that unraveled almost a century of campaign finance law, doesn't seem to care that the central premise of his historic decision has quickly unraveled.
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Top Earners Back Clinton in Bloomberg Poll After Decades With GOP  —  In 2012, this group backed Romney over Obama by 10 percentage points, exit polls show.  —  McCormickJohn  —  Higher-income voters are narrowly supporting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in another sign …
Discussion: Political Wire
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Clinton's Samantha Bee Problem  —  When the histories of the Trump era are written from exile in Justin Trudeau's Canada, they will record that it was none other than Jimmy Fallon who brought down the republic.  —  Or so you might have thought, at least, listening the furious liberal reaction …
Sean Teehan / BostonGlobe.com:
Satanic Temple headquarters to open quietly in Salem  —  When The Satanic Temple officially opens its doors on Friday, Salem will become home to the organization's international headquarters.  —  But pitchfork-wielding mobs protesting the move seem unlikely, as the fire-and-brimstone theology …
Economic Policy Institute:
Black-white wage gaps expand with rising wage inequality  —  What this report finds: Black-white wage gaps are larger today than they were in 1979, but the increase has not occurred along a straight line.  During the early 1980s, rising unemployment, declining unionization …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Clinton air war fails to sink Trump  —  's campaign and its allies are outspending their Republican counterparts by a factor of about five to one, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.  —  But the former secretary of State has failed to put away Donald Trump
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Homegrown terror roils 2016  —  Pipe bomb attacks and stabbings have the nation on edge over homegrown terrorism one week before ­Hillary Clinton  —  hit the stage for their first presidential debate.  —  NBC anchor Lester Holt, who will moderate the debate on Sept. 26, announced Monday that …
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Number of those wrongly given citizenship higher than initially reported  —  Washington (CNN)The number of individuals who were supposed to have been deported but were instead granted citizenship is far higher than was initially reported by media covering the Department of Homeland Security …
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
African Americans are 'in the worst shape they've ever been,' Trump says in North Carolina  —  KENANSVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump faced a swift backlash Tuesday after declaring that African Americans are “in the worst shape they've ever been” during a campaign event here.
J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump Still Paying Fmr. Campaign Manager Lewandowski as Consultant  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign paid former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's company $20,000 in consulting fees in August, campaign filings show.  —  Lewandowski was fired as Trump's campaign manager on June 20 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Preparing for North Korea's Inevitable Collapse  —  Let's be honest.  The world would be a better place if a revolutionary tribunal in the near future sent North Korea's Kim Jong-un and his henchmen to the gallows.  Kim's subjects are so malnourished that North Koreans are notably shorter than their South Korean cousins.
Discussion: Instapundit
CBS North Carolina / WNCN:
Fayetteville teacher suspended after flag-stomping lesson sparks outrage  —  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) - A teacher's First Amendment lesson at a Fayetteville high school has sparked outrage and he has been place on leave by school officials.  —  Lee Francis, a teacher at Massey Hill Classical High School …
Pew Research Center:
Overall Number of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrants Holds Steady Since 2009  —  Decline in share from Mexico mostly offset by growth from Asia, Central America and sub-Saharan Africa  —  The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population - 11.1 million in 2014 - has stabilized since the end of the Great Recession …
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to divorce  —  Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after learning he was cheating on her with his sexy co-star — and Russian hookers, a well-placed source told The Post on Tuesday.  —  “He's in the throes of some insane midlife crisis, and Angie is fed up,” the source said.
 
 
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