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The Verge:
A note from the editorial leadership of The Verge — Newsrooms must stand up to targeted campaigns of harassment — Since announcing her new job with The New York Times, a widespread campaign of harassment has targeted Verge reporter Sarah Jeong for a number of tweets she wrote years ago.
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
New York Times stands by new tech writer Sarah Jeong after racist tweets surface — The New York Times is standing by its hiring of tech writer Sarah Jeong despite several derogatory tweets of hers aimed at white people, which were recently unearthed on her Twitter account.
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Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
Latest New York Times Hire Also Had Relationship With White Nationalist Hacker — The New York Times seems to be going through a redux with its latest hire of Sarah Jeong — who The Daily Caller News Foundation has just learned also had multiple correspondences with the white nationalist …
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
The Times Can Hire and Fire Whomever It Likes
The Times Can Hire and Fire Whomever It Likes
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
The New York Times Shouldn't Fire Sarah Jeong for Racist Tweets About White People
The New York Times Shouldn't Fire Sarah Jeong for Racist Tweets About White People
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Streiff / RedState:
The New York Times Hires an Apparent Racist for Their Editorial Board and That's Totally Fine
The New York Times Hires an Apparent Racist for Their Editorial Board and That's Totally Fine
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Nick Hopkins / The Guardian:
Exclusive: suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow — Russian is understood to have had full access to secret data during decade at embassy — US counter-intelligence investigators discovered a suspected Russian spy had been working undetected in the heart …
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Political Wire
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
National Archives says it won't be able to produce all Kavanaugh documents until end of October — The National Archives said Thursday it won't be able to produce the full cache of documents requested by Senate Republicans on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh until the end of October …
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Politico:
GOP plans to blow past new Kavanaugh confirmation obstacle — Senate Republicans are pressing ahead on confirming Brett Kavanaugh before the midterm elections even after National Archives said Thursday that it can't meet the GOP's request for records until the end of October, days before the midterm elections.
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Lisa Blatt / Politico:
I'm a Liberal Feminist Lawyer. Here's Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh. — Sometimes a superstar is just a superstar. That is the case with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who had long been considered the most qualified nominee for the Supreme Court if Republicans secured the White House.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump mulls a pre-election shutdown with Rush, and a pre-election anti-Pelosi ad — DRIVING THE DAY — SIREN ... REPUBLICANS are becoming increasingly concerned that they will lose the special election in Ohio's 12th congressional district, which would be a horrible sign for their election prospects this fall.
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New York Times:
Trump Pushes for Interview With Mueller Against Lawyers' Advice — WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed his lawyers in recent days to try once again to reach an agreement with the special counsel's office about him sitting for an interview, flouting their advice that he should not answer …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers fear a Mueller interview. The reason reveals the danger Trump faces.
Trump's lawyers fear a Mueller interview. The reason reveals the danger Trump faces.
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Jen Psaki / CNN:
Donald Trump has no earthly clue about how real people buy groceries
Donald Trump has no earthly clue about how real people buy groceries
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Hazel Jones / Daily Mail:
'Many didn't notice it as keenly as I did because I knew him way back when. They thought Trump was being Trump, off the cuff,' Omarosa writes. 'But I knew something wasn't right' — 'For the Lester Holt interview, I watched it on a small TV in the upper press room (the lower press room …
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Sarah Polus / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. co-hosts Dinesh D'Souza's very conservative D.C. film premiere — The red carpet for the screening of far-right filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza's new documentary was all business. There's no time for chitchat about who is wearing what when you've got an entire liberal ideology to topple.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC warns donors to steer clear of Kochs — The move escalates the fight between President Donald Trump and the powerful network. — The Republican National Committee is sending a warning shot to major GOP donors not to play ball with the powerful Koch political network …
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Axios:
Ivanka says family separation was White House “low point” — Ivanka Trump said during an Axios interview on Thursday that she agrees with White House colleagues who describe family separation as “a low point in the White House”: — “That was a low point for me as well.
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Washington Post:
Aide to Trump-confidant Roger Stone ordered to appear before Mueller grand jury — A former aide to longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone must testify before the special counsel's grand jury, a federal judge in Washington ruled Thursday. — The judge rejected a challenge from Andrew Miller …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Roger Stone associate ordered to testify before grand jury in Mueller probe
Roger Stone associate ordered to testify before grand jury in Mueller probe
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Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaints Against 10 Trump Administration Officials — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington— In the months since President Donald Trump announced his candidacy for re-election, ten White House officials appear to have violated the Hatch Act by using …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
The Russian Threat ‘Is Real,’ Trump Officials Say, Vowing to Protect U.S. Elections
The Russian Threat ‘Is Real,’ Trump Officials Say, Vowing to Protect U.S. Elections
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Politico
Emily Williams / BostonGlobe.com:
A black Smith College student was eating her lunch when an employee called police — The rising sophomore at Smith College was quietly eating her lunch in a campus common room when a police officer approached her Tuesday afternoon. — A college employee had called police to report someone who …
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NBC News:
Mueller wants to interview Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, lawyer says — The son of a Russian oligarch helped set up the now infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting. — Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested an interview with Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, who helped set …
Daily Mail:
Wright was driving in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on June 30 when she saw this silver Jeep in front of her sporting a ‘Make America Great Again’ decal — The incident took place on June 30, but Wright was only taken into custody a month later after being pulled over during a traffic stop.
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Kristen Young / capecodtimes.com:
Woman accused of hitting car in Hyannis after confrontation over bumper sticker
Woman accused of hitting car in Hyannis after confrontation over bumper sticker
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fox News filed by parents of Seth Rich — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed in its entirety a case filed by the parents of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich against Fox News, one of the network's reporters, and a Texas businessman.
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Committee on the Judiciary:
NADLER & LOFGREN DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER DOJ ANNOUNCEMENT REVEALS TRUMP APPEARS TO HAVE LIED BEFORE JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ABOUT IMMIGRATION CLAIMS BEHIND FIRST MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN — Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) …
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: Fired-up liberals raise $1 billion on website for candidates, causes ahead of midterms — WASHINGTON - The online fundraising platform ActBlue this week surged past the $1 billion mark in contributions to Democratic candidates and causes in this election cycle.
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Erin B. Logan / Washington Post:
Trump's wildlife protection council is mostly trophy hunters and donors, lawsuit says — Advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday over what they call the biased makeup of a wildlife advisory council. — The lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court in New York alleges …
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Fox, Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Win Hot Package On Multi-Million Dollar Theft Of McDonald's Monopoly Game — EXCLUSIVE: Fox is poised to win the hot lit property in the marketplace at the moment, a giant Happy Meal that everyone wanted. Ben Affleck is attached to direct …
Essex Porter / KIRO:
PSE sends racial slur to black woman — SEATTLE - An African-American woman says Puget Sound Energy emailed her a racial slur to use as the temporary password to her online account. — Erica Conway believes the insult was deliberate and wants the company to get to the bottom of it.
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Here Are the Cable News Morning Show Ratings for July 2018 — TVNewser has received a number of emails lately asking for a break down of cable news morning show ratings, specifically for 6-9 a.m. ET shows. — Ask, and you shall receive. At least for the month of July. Will we do more of these?
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Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
4 dentists accused of raping woman at Las Vegas Strip hotel — Clockwise from top left: Sina Edalat, Poria Edalat, Ali Badkoobehi and Saman Edalat (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department) — Four California dentists, including three brothers, face sexual assault charges after a woman accused …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Unveils His Plan to Weaken Fuel Efficiency Rules — Want the latest climate news in your inbox? You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited proposal to dramatically weaken …
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Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed News:
Remember Trump's Tweet Saying He Was Pulling Out Of The G7 Summit Agreement? No One Ever Did Anything About It. — “It's like there's a reality TV president, in his own bubble, thinking he controls stuff. It's like The Truman Show.” — Reporting From — London
Sky News:
Not drinking alcohol in middle age increases dementia risk, says report — Not drinking in middle age can increase the risk of dementia as much as drinking too much, according to a report. — The study tracked the drinking habits of 9,000 London civil servants between the ages of 35 and 55 from 1985 to 1993.
New York Times:
‘It Can Happen Even to Guys’: Ohio State Wrestlers Detail Abuse, Saying #UsToo — CLEVELAND — Nick Nutter, an All-American heavyweight wrestler at Ohio State turned professional martial arts fighter, sat watching the television last January as one by one, the young women, former gymnasts …
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Alex Yablon / The Trace:
In Court Papers, NRA Stresses Financial Pressures and Says It May Have to Shut Down NRATV — The National Rifle Association typically portrays itself as an indomitable force. But an ongoing court case has the gun group taking inventory of its wounds. In a new legal filing …
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
Privately, Intel Officials Back Shutting Out Brennan, Clapper — President Trump has been criticized for politicizing the intelligence community by threatening to strip the security clearances of former top officials including John Brennan and James Clapper.
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