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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters — The Trump administration is canceling English classes, recreational programs, and legal aid for unaccompanied minors staying in federal migrant shelters nationwide …
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CNN, Axios, Shareblue Media, Splinter, The Root, The Week and Political Wire
New York Times:
YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views — YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to remove thousands of videos and channels that advocate for neo-Nazism, white supremacy and other bigoted ideologies in an attempt to clean up extremism and hate speech on its popular service.
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YouTube Blog:
Our ongoing work to tackle hate — Over the past few years, we've been investing in the policies, resources and products needed to live up to our responsibility and protect the YouTube community from harmful content. This work has focused on four pillars: removing violative content …
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Politico, Nieman Lab, 9to5Google, VICE, The Verge, The Week, CNN and FOX59, more at Mediagazer »
Nick Statt / The Verge:
YouTube decides that homophobic harassment does not violate its policies
YouTube decides that homophobic harassment does not violate its policies
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Vox, Fortune, PinkNews, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, RedState and Daily Wire, more at Mediagazer »
Tom McKay / Gizmodo:
YouTube: No, We Won't Remove These Videos of Racist, Anti-Gay Harassment Because It's Just ‘Debating’
YouTube: No, We Won't Remove These Videos of Racist, Anti-Gay Harassment Because It's Just ‘Debating’
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The Guardian, The Verge, Engadget, Mediaite, The Resurgent and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing.
A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing.
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Commentary, Mercury News, Daily Wire, VICE News and Joe.My.God.
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Joe Biden's long evolution on abortion rights still holds surprises — As a senator from Delaware, he once supported stripping exceptions for rape and incest from federal funding. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden's decadeslong evolution on abortion rights has in many ways mirrored …
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Biden campaign confirms he supports controversial abortion rule
Biden campaign confirms he supports controversial abortion rule
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CNN, ThinkProgress, National Review and Washington Free Beacon
Li Zhou / Vox:
Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues
Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues
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Politico, Political Wire and Slate
Tim Starks / Politico:
Russia's manipulation of Twitter was far vaster than believed — Russia's infamous troll farm conducted a campaign on Twitter before the 2016 elections that was larger, more coordinated and more effective than previously known, research from cybersecurity firm Symantec out Wednesday concluded.
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Gillian ClearySenior / Symantec Blogs:
Twitterbots: Anatomy of a Propaganda Campaign — Internet Research Agency archive reveals a vast, coordinated campaign that was incredibly successful at pushing out and amplifying its messages. — Key Findings — The operation was carefully planned, with accounts often registered months …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says
Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says
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Joe.My.God.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump, pressed on the environment in U.K. visit, says climate change goes ‘both ways’ — His eldest daughter, Ivanka, could not change his mind. — His former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, could not change his mind. — Scores of international scientists could not change his mind.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Trump is ‘making up’ for not serving in Vietnam with increased defense funding, he says
Trump is ‘making up’ for not serving in Vietnam with increased defense funding, he says
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Bloomberg
Chris York / HuffPost UK:
Trump Interview: 7 Takeaway Moments From Piers Morgan's ITV Sit-Down
Trump Interview: 7 Takeaway Moments From Piers Morgan's ITV Sit-Down
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Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and Mother Jones
Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
President Donald Trump attempts to explain his Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ comments
President Donald Trump attempts to explain his Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ comments
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New York Times, Breitbart and Axios
Laura Davison / Accounting Today:
New York offers up Trump's state tax returns — but one lawmaker stands in the way — House Democrats clamoring for Donald Trump's tax information have eagerly awaited a newly passed New York law allowing limited access to the president's state returns. — They're about to be sorely disappointed.
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Washington Post and Law & Crime
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Trump Administration Sharply Curtails Fetal Tissue Medical Research — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the federal government would sharply curtail federal spending on medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses. The move fulfills a top goal …
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James Clark / Task & Purpose:
The Army ignored her warnings about a dangerous colleague. Then he set her on fire — “Everyone knew that it was building up and thought it could get violent.” — Alone in her office, Katie Blanchard saw him out of the corner of her eye. — It was Clifford Currie, a 54-year-old civilian employee who Blanchard supervised.
Politico:
Trump teases tariff deal as Democrats accuse him of bluffing — White House officials noted that Trump has grown sensitive to accusations that he's not serious about imposing tariffs on Mexico over immigration. — President Donald Trump is barreling toward an epic clash with members …
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One America News Network, Reason, The Hill and The Resurgent
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile
‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Week and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump to speak at Lincoln Memorial during Fourth of July celebration — President Trump plans to address the nation from the Lincoln Memorial on July 4 as part of an overhauled celebration of the nation's Independence Day, D.C. city officials and U.S. Park Police said Wednesday.
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DCist
Detroit News:
Biden, Sanders other Democrats lead Trump in Michigan poll — Lansing — While most Michigan voters don't want Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, a majority said they would vote against him if the election were held today, according to a new statewide poll. — More:Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
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ProPublica:
How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In — At the Trump Doral outside Miami, payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers. They couldn't have done it without President Donald Trump and his latest deregulator, Kathleen Kraninger.
Ian Prasad Philbrick / New York Times:
The Articles of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump: A Draft — Mr. Philbrick is on the editorial staff of the Opinion section.
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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
Bernie Sanders calls out Walmart executives during their annual meeting — “Walmart workers are sick and tired of being paid starvation wages.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders stopped in Arkansas Wednesday to blast Walmart executives during their annual meeting with shareholders.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Bernie Sanders to confront Walmart leaders at annual shareholders meeting
Bernie Sanders to confront Walmart leaders at annual shareholders meeting
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The Daily Beast and Splinter
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Barr's vs. Mueller's Statements about Special Counsel Report — Wednesday marks one week since Robert Mueller broke his silence and made a formal statement on the special counsel's report on the 2016 Russian election interference.
Rebecca Hamilton / Just Security:
EXCLUSIVE: Draft Charter of Pompeo's “Commission on Unalienable Rights” Hides Anti-Human Rights Agenda — On May 30, without fanfare, a notice of intent to establish a State Department Commission on Unalienable Rights was published in the Federal Register. The stated purpose of the Commission …
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PassBlue, Shakesville and Balloon Juice
Neena Satija / Washington Post:
Federal investigators to examine equipment from 2016 N.C. election amid renewed fears of Russian hacking — It was a single phrase, offered without elaboration, in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report: In August 2016, hackers working for Russian military intelligence …
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Texas Governor Asked Officials To Hunt For Noncitizen Voter Records Before Botched Purge — New emails show the governor's office put in an “urgent” request to identify noncitizen voter records shortly before the 2018 midterm elections. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pushed officials …
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Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and Talking Points Memo
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CNN:
How Donald Trump for years used the royal family to gin up publicity for his properties — (CNN)President Donald Trump was all smiles on Monday as he attended a state dinner at Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. But the royal family has for years batted back stories that its members …
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Daily Kos, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Vanity Fair
Susannah George / Associated Press:
Senators launch bipartisan bid to block Saudi arms sales — WASHINGTON (AP) — Directly challenging President Donald Trump's use of executive power, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are banding together to introduce more than a dozen resolutions aimed at blocking the Trump administration's sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump's Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rising to 46% in April, President Donald Trump's job approval rating skidded in May, first dipping to 42% and now to 40%. His latest rating, from a May 15-30 Gallup poll, is similar to the 39% he received in March …
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Washington Press and Political Wire
Lauren Chadwick / euronews:
Noa Pothoven: Raped girl, 17, dies by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands — A teenager who said she was raped by two men died by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands, it's emerged. — Noa Pothoven made a “sad last post” to social media last week in which she announced she would “die within 10 days”.
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Max Brantley / ArkansasTimes:
Former Sen. Linda Collins-Smith reported fatally shot in Pocahontas — NEA Report says, quoting sources, that former Republican state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith of Pocahontas has been found shot to death in her home. — A State Police spokesman will not confirm this report.
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KAIT-TV, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and Fox News
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Stop Obsessing About Impeachment Poll Numbers — Nixon's downfall shows that once a president is unpopular enough, impeachment will become popular. — With Nancy Pelosi explicitly citing public opinion against impeachment as a reason for House Democrats to hold back …
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Common Dreams