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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Raises $2 Million in 24 Hours After Debate — WASHINGTON — Senator Kamala Harris of California raised $2 million online in the first 24 hours following the start of Thursday's presidential primary debate, a total that suggests her performance resonated with many Democratic donors.
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The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Is Surging and Birtherism Is Back — The 2020 candidate is facing a play straight out of the racist birther playbook used against Barack Obama when he ran for president. — Kamala Harris broke out from the other nine Democrats onstage during the second Democratic presidential primary debate …
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Washington Post and BuzzFeed News
NewsHound Ellen / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Fox News ‘Democrat’ Helps Network Attack Kamala Harris — If Jessica Tarlov claims to be a Democrat, she should start by refusing to help Fox News launch an unwarranted, baseless attack on Senator Kamala Harris. — We know why Fox News began attacking Sen. Kamala Harris after her breakout performance …
CNN:
Kamala Harris raises $2 million in 24 hours after breakout debate
Kamala Harris raises $2 million in 24 hours after breakout debate
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Big League Politics, Breitbart and KTLA
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Biden's spin doctors, Beto's flop, a sea of sweat: The madness after the Miami debates.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's apparent ignorance of basic political terms is on full display overseas — Liberal democracy appears increasingly in the balance around the Western world, but the president of the United States doesn't seem to even know what it is. Neither does he seem to grasp what “busing” means.
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Financial Times, Rolling Stone and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Japan, Trump calls Jimmy Carter a ‘terrible president’ and says Kamala Harris got ‘too much credit’ in debate — OSAKA, Japan — President Trump responded Saturday to criticism from former president Jimmy Carter by calling him a “terrible president” and asserted that Sen. Kamala D. Harris …
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn't Biden's — AUSTIN, Tex. — For much of the last three months, the most popular Joseph R. Biden Jr. website has been a slick little piece of disinformation that is designed to look like the former vice president's official campaign page …
Kate Cronin-Furman / New York Times:
The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’ — Children are suffering and dying. The fastest way to stop it is to make sure those responsible, including the foot soldiers, face consequences. — Dr. Cronin-Furman is an assistant professor of human rights.
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Hot Air, Instapundit, The American Conservative and Big League Politics
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Judge Orders Swift Action to Improve Conditions for Migrant Children in Texas — LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has ordered a mediator to move swiftly to improve health and sanitation at Border Patrol facilities in Texas, where observers reported migrant children were subject to filthy conditions that imperiled their health.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Wretched Start for Democrats — The party seems interested in helping everyone except the voters it needs. … Translation for the linguistically benighted: “Democratic friends, if you go on like this, you're going to lose the elections. And you'll deserve it.”
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RedState, Hullabaloo and No More Mister Nice Blog
Stephanie Wilkinson / Washington Post:
When it comes to high-profile collisions in restaurants, new rules apply — Stephanie Wilkinson is the co-owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Va. — In recent weeks, we've witnessed two high-profile collisions between the food service industry and an unwelcome potential patron.
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Conservative News Today and twitchy.com
Eileen AJ Connelly / New York Post:
Former NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez dead at 53 — Luis Alvarez, the former NYPD detective who became a prominent fighter for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, has died, his family said Saturday. He was 53. — “Please remember his words, 'Please take care …
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Townhall, WPIX 11 New York, 6abc and CBS New York
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Robert Gearty / Fox News:
Hero 9/11 first responder with cancer dies at 53; testified to Congress with Jon Stewart
Hero 9/11 first responder with cancer dies at 53; testified to Congress with Jon Stewart
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Washington Post:
Trump to allow U.S. firms to sell technology to Huawei and promises farmers they would win from new talks, in wide-ranging news conference — OSAKA, Japan — President Trump on Saturday agreed to scale back restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei and delay new tariffs from going into effect …
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CBS News:
Trump calls Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman a “friend of mine” — President Trump met with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday while they were in Osaka, Japan, calling the crown prince a “friend of mine.” Mr. Trump called bin Salman “a man who has really done things …
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Gabriela Resto-Montero / Vox:
Federal judge blocks new stretch of the US-Mexico border wall — A 79 mile stretch of new wall in California and Arizona has been put indefinitely on hold. — A federal judge has ruled construction on a 79-mile stretch of the wall on the US-Mexico border cannot proceed.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump from using billions in military funds for border wall
Judge blocks Trump from using billions in military funds for border wall
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump joking with Putin over eliminating journalists is a betrayal of America. So is ignoring it. — In the past couple of weeks, President Trump has accused the New York Times of “a virtual act of treason” because of an accurate story he didn't like. It reported that the United States …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump escalates spat with ‘forgotten president’ Jimmy Carter
Trump escalates spat with ‘forgotten president’ Jimmy Carter
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ABC News and One America News Network
Susie Cagle / The Guardian:
Heatwave cooks mussels in their shells on California shore — Temperatures lead to what appears to be largest local die-off in 15 years, raising fears for broader ecosystem — In all her years working at Bodega Bay, the marine reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones had never seen anything like it …
Ledyard King / USA Today:
Republicans start donating to Marianne Williamson to keep her in future Democratic debates — WASHINGTON — Author Marianne Williamson's quirky, love-conquers-all approach on the Democratic debate stage Thursday drew applause, ridicule and confusion. — On Friday, she was attracting donations.
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Public Pool:
Subject: Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference | Osaka, Japan — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IN PRESS CONFERENCE — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. It's been a really great period of time. I'll be leaving now, as you know, for South Korea.
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Peter Robison / Bloomberg:
Boeing's 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers — Planemaker and suppliers used lower-paid temporary workers — Engineers feared the practice meant code wasn't done right — It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.'s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned …
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illegal immigration …