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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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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
It's a done deal: Christie will end state shutdown in time for July 4, sources say — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will approve a compromise that would put an end to the three-day state government shutdown and could reopen state parks and beaches in time for the Fourth of July, sources inside the governor's office said.
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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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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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
GOP Leaders Notably Silent As Trump Tweet Endorses Violence Against Journalists — Trump's treatment of the media has prompted press freedom groups to lower America's ranking in their global assessments of press freedom. — WASHINGTON Following President Donald Trump's latest inflammatory tweet …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
What Trump's tweeting: tale of the tape
What Trump's tweeting: tale of the tape
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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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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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Michael Cottman / NBC News:
Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Archaeologists have excavated an area of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello mansion that has astounded even the most experienced social scientists: The living quarters of Sally Hemings …
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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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Associated Press:
Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch — President Donald Trump is criticizing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after that country's latest missile launch, asking, “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” — Trump says on Twitter that it's …
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Shin Hyon-hee / The Korea Herald:
Moon meets Obama, says last chance for NK talks
Moon meets Obama, says last chance for NK talks
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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 to Gambian school robotics team — 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 in the United States …
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Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Central Americans, 'Scared of What's Happening' in U.S., Stay Put — CHOLOMA, Honduras — His bags were packed, and the smuggler was ready. If all went well, Eswin Josué Fuentes figured he and his 10-year-old daughter would slip into the United States within days.
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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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HuffPost:
Guns And KKK Members At Gettysburg Confederate Rally, But No Foes To Fight — The anti-fascists never came, but pro-Confederate protesters at the Civil War battlefield were still angry, and heavily armed. — GETTYSBURG, Pa. A few hundred armed militia group members, Sons of Confederate Veterans …
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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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