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Andrew Mills / New Jersey Online:
The plane truth: How we caught Chris Christie sunbathing on a closed beach — Gallery: Gov. Chris Christie and family on closed Island Beach State Park in N.J. — amills@njadvancemedia.com, — NJ Advance Media for NJ.com — In my 23 years as a photo journalist …
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Associated Press:
Gov. Chris Christie is blistered over his day at the beach — Gov. Chris Christie got blistered online Monday after he was photographed sunning himself on a New Jersey beach that he had closed to the public over the Fourth of July weekend because of a government shutdown.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
What Trump's tweeting: tale of the tape — In case you were distracted by something like the Senate health-care fight, the White House just finished a run of four policy-themed weeks (infrastructure, workforce development, tech and energy). This was designed to be the month …
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
GOP Leaders Notably Silent As Trump Tweet Endorses Violence Against Journalists
GOP Leaders Notably Silent As Trump Tweet Endorses Violence Against Journalists
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker to CNN: ‘You guys are getting played’
GOP lawmaker to CNN: ‘You guys are getting played’
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Corporate Watchdog Quits, Saying It's Impossible To Work Under Trump — In a scathing post on LinkedIn, Justice Department compliance counsel Hui Chen announced her decision to resign last month, saying it was impossible to go after corporate fraud and corruption when President Donald Trump himself was engaging in such practices.
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David Ovalle / miamiherald:
Miami judge rules Florida's new Stand-Your-Ground law is unconstitutional — Florida's updated “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled on Monday. — Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority in modifying …
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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland official resigns from Trump voter fraud panel — Maryland's deputy Secretary of State has resigned from a controversial Trump administration panel probing alleged voter fraud in last year's presidential election. — Deputy Secretary of State Luis E. Borunda …
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Foreign Policy:
Tillerson Ready to Let Russia Decide Assad's Fate — In talks with the U.N. chief, Tillerson indicates Russia should be in the driver's seat when it comes to the future of Syria. — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres during …
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FiveThirtyEight:
How Americans Order Their Steak — Are people who prefer their steaks well done just wrong? It's the question that has divided a nation that is otherwise firmly united on the “steak is great” front, given that we Americans consume about 25 billion pounds of beef annually.
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Maia Silber / Washington Post:
It's summer, and Washington smells like weed. Everywhere, all the time. — Arash Shirazi is a pretty cosmopolitan guy. A music agent and filmmaker, he hangs out with creative types and bohemians. He's lived in L.A., and spent time in cities such as, yes, Amsterdam …
Richard Gonzales / National Security:
Pentagon Considers Canceling Program That Recruits Immigrant Soldiers — The Pentagon is considering pulling out of a deal it made with thousands of noncitizen recruits with specialized skills: Join the military and we'll put you on the fast track to citizenship.
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Jamie Horowitz, head of Fox Sports programming, fired in sexual harassment probe — Jamie Horowitz onstage at the ESPN portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Assn. tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2013 in Beverly Hills. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
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CNN:
Emmanuel Macron assassination plot foiled by French police — (CNN)A man has been charged with plotting to assassinate French President Emmanuel Macron on Bastille Day during US President Donald Trump's visit to France, a spokeswoman for the Paris Prosecutor's office said Monday.
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Sophie Jamieson / Telegraph:
Fish becoming transgender from contraceptive pill chemicals being flushed down household drains — A fifth of male fish are now transgender because of chemicals from the contraceptive pill being flushed down household drains, a study by has suggested. — Male river fish are displaying feminised traits …
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The Guardian:
White House says Donald Trump will not make snap visit to UK — US president will not travel to UK in next two weeks, spokesperson says, after speculation led to threat of protests — Donald Trump will not be making a surprise visit to his Scottish golf course in the next two weeks …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: ‘Fake News will be forced to discuss’ White House accomplishments
Trump: ‘Fake News will be forced to discuss’ White House accomplishments
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David Pittman / Politico:
How health care bill could hurt a program beloved in Trump country — One of the unintended effects of the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill would be to slash money that pays for a project popular among Republicans — using long-distance video hookups called telemedicine to connect sick kids in rural schools to big-city medical experts.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Top GOP Senate recruit Ann Wagner won't challenge Claire McCaskill — Rep. Ann Wagner has opted against a 2018 Senate bid, choosing re-election to the House over challenging vulnerable Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. — Wagner's surprise move, finalized over the weekend, is a blow to the Republican Party.
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Fox News:
Trump enters Charlie Gard debate: ‘We would be delighted’ to help — The plight of Charlie Gard - the brain-damaged British baby whose parents recently lost a legal battle to keep him on life support - has now tugged at heart strings as far away as the Oval Office.
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Diamond Naga Siu / Politico:
Trump offers help to terminally ill U.K. boy
Trump offers help to terminally ill U.K. boy
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
CNN: Trump's Wrestling Meme May Be Racist, Antisemitic — CNN is fighting back after President Donald Trump tweeted a spoof video on Sunday showing him wrestling the network to the ground. On Sunday, network commentators described the video as a form of incitement; on Monday …
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Swedish Music Festival Sees Another Series of Sex Assaults, Leading to Event Being Cancelled Next Year — Security at the Bråvalla music festival has confirmed at least 11 sexual assaults so far of young girls, three of which have led to arrests, and one rape was reported on Friday.
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New York Times:
Medicaid Worsens Your Health? That's a Classic Misinterpretation of Research — As a program for low-income Americans, Medicaid requires the poor to pay almost nothing for their health care. Republicans in Congress have made clear that they want to change that equation for many …
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
The economy President Trump loves looks a lot like the one candidate Trump hated — President Trump promised an economic boom, and he says it has already begun, touting a bubbly stock market and commitments from high-profile companies to speed up hiring. But beneath the bravado …
Al Jazeera English:
US denies visa for school robotics team from The Gambia — Robot built by high school students in The Gambia will be shipped to Washington, DC, for event without its inventors. — Five teenage pupils from The Gambia who built a robot for a prestigious international competition …
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