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New York Times:
Trump's Threat to North Korea Was Improvised — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump delivered his “fire and fury” threat to North Korea on Tuesday with arms folded, jaw set and eyes flitting on what appeared to be a single page of talking points set before him on the conference table at his New Jersey golf resort.
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Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed:
This Is What European Diplomats Really Think About Donald Trump — Interviews with six top officials paint a picture of a president who is regarded even by allies as erratic and limited, and whose shortcomings are compounded by the ongoing chaos beneath him in the White House. — Reporting From
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Mattis warns North Korea of ‘destruction of its people’ — warned North Korea in stark terms on Wednesday that it faces devastation if it does not end its pursuit of nuclear weapons — “The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons,” …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: NKorea calls Trump's threat a ‘load of nonsense’
The Latest: NKorea calls Trump's threat a ‘load of nonsense’
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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Trump Hasn't Appointed An Ambassador To South Korea And Now It's A Big Problem
Trump Hasn't Appointed An Ambassador To South Korea And Now It's A Big Problem
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Pointless Untruths About U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Trump's Pointless Untruths About U.S. Nuclear Weapons
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Washington Post:
FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Manafort's home … FBI agents raided the Alexandria home of President Trump's former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Feds sought cooperation from Manafort's son-in-law — Federal investigators sought cooperation from Paul Manafort's son-in-law in an effort to increase pressure on President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, according to three people familiar with the probe.
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CNN:
Unarmed Russian Air Force jet overflies the Pentagon, Capitol, CIA — (CNN)An unarmed Russian Air Force aircraft overflew the US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and Joint Base Andrews at low altitude on Wednesday as part of a longstanding treaty that allows the militaries …
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Russian spy plane trolls Trump with flight over D.C., New Jersey
Russian spy plane trolls Trump with flight over D.C., New Jersey
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson: McCain's brain tumor might have been factor in no vote on health care — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said Tuesday that he thinks that Sen. John McCain's brain tumor and the early morning hours may have affected the Arizona Republican's …
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Inflatable chicken resembling Trump placed near White House — A large inflatable chicken meant to resemble President Trump was placed near the White House on Wednesday. — The inflatable chicken, which features a golden coif of hair and hand gestures similar to Trump's …
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Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
GOP And Trump's Transgender Attacks Backfire In Iowa Special Election — In the midst of a new national debate on transgender soldiers serving in the military, voters in Southeast Iowa were seeing their TVs inundated with campaign ads about transgender bathrooms.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Price booed as he throws out first pitch at Nationals game — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price — was booed as he threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals Game on Wednesday. — Price was reportedly met with boos and only a few cheers when he took the mound …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Top Trump donor ponies up to take out Flake — One of Donald Trump's most generous political benefactors is providing a six-figure donation to a super PAC devoted to unseating Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who has been fiercely critical of the president.
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Tegna / WXIA-TV:
Atlanta gym owner makes no apologies for ‘No Cops’ sign … A shocking and vulgar sign about police officers has been posted in front of a local business in Atlanta. The sign could be seen from the street with the curse word blurred out, but the message is clear: It says no cops allowed.
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US News:
CARTOON GALLERY … I think there are three overarching reasons. — One is that Hillary Clinton, despite Fox News' urging to the contrary, is finally fading in the popular imagination. Trump's image was always informed by hers. He is not her, and for a lot of voters, that was enough.
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Lee Rowland / ACLU:
The First Amendment (Literally) Banned in DC — Can the government ban the text of the First Amendment itself on municipal transit ads because free speech is too “political” for public display? — If this sounds like some ridiculous brain teaser, it should. But unfortunately it's not.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ex-Trump staffers reveal love child after campaign trail sex scandal — The very first sex scandal of Donald Trump's presidency has just resulted in the birth of a love child. — Married former White House communications director Jason Miller has fathered a son with Trump transition adviser …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Uncle John Taught Trump About Fire and Fury — When the president reflects on nuclear weapons, he likes to remind listeners that he's the nephew of an MIT physicist. — President Donald Trump returned this week to a recurring and favorite theme of his over the years: nuclear war and annihilation.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Our Revolution Takes Issue With The “Dictatorial,” “Arrogant,” “Pompous” DNC — Turner and Sanders last year. — “Dictatorial.” “Arrogant.” “Pompous.” “Superficial.” “Tone-deaf.” “Tone-dead.” “Out of line.” “Insulting” — “absolutely insulting.”
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Heidi Groover / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
Are the Socialists Here to Ruin Everything? — The Democratic Socialists of America have had record growth since Trump. Are they saviors or spoilers for the left? We went to Chicago to find out. — N — obody wants to read about socialists. — My boss tells me so the day before I'm scheduled …
Daniel Roth / Daily Mail:
Male prostitute, 26, dies of meth overdose at Hollywood home of high-profile Democrat donor — A 26-year-old man was found dead at the home of a well-known Democratic party donor late last month of a drug overdose. — The incident occurred on July 27 around 7.22pm at the West Hollywood home of Ed Buck …
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign — A pair of familiar faces from the 2016 campaign trail randomly popped up on the US Commerce Department's Twitter account Monday afternoon. But by Tuesday morning they were gone.
Ed Klein / Newsmax:
Hillary's Plea Bargain — The Justice Department has reopened the investigation of Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material on her private email system while she was secretary of state, and is considering offering her a plea bargain if she will agree to plead guilty to charges …
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National Enquirer:
Trump Advisor Sex Scandal — Paul Manafort's Sick Affair — Target in FBI-Russia probe also cheated with woman half his age!
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Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over controversial new income tax — The Freedom Foundation sued Seattle Wednesday over its controversial new income tax on the rich, which critics call “an assault” on the law that sets a dangerous precedent. — The tax, passed by the Seattle City Council …
Associated Press:
AP Interview: DeVos says she didn't decry racism enough — https://apnews.com/c48492774a0a4f6185e3 ef208ef83dd5 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday distanced herself from her comment earlier this year about the nation's historically black colleges …
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Associated Press:
Did Cuba launch acoustic attack on U.S. diplomats? — WASHINGTON — The two-year-old U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled Wednesday by what U.S. officials say was a string of bizarre incidents that left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss attributed to a covert sonic device.
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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
The Sea Level Did, in Fact, Rise Faster in the Southeast U.S. — For people in the southeastern United States, and especially in Florida, who feel that annoying tidal flooding has sneaked up on them in recent years, it turns out to be true. And scientists have a new explanation.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Eric Bolling initiates lawsuit against reporter behind sexting story — Fox News host Eric Bolling has initiated a lawsuit against the reporter behind the report that led to his suspension. — Yashar Ali, a contributing writer for HuffPost, reported on Friday that several years ago Bolling …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
White House pitches deal for wall money — and no shutdown — The White House is pushing a deal on Capitol Hill to head off a government shutdown that would lift strict spending caps long opposed by Democrats in exchange for money for President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico, multiple sources said.
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Trump allies are taking aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — “Why not done?” the president tweeted about the health bill. — President Donald Trump's allies are looking at his lack of legislative success so far, and they think they've found the problem: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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