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1:15 AM ET, July 7, 2019

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The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Sex Trafficking of Minors  —  Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday and will appear in New York court on Monday to be charged with sex trafficking, according to multiple law enforcement sources.  —  Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested …
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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Long Accused of Molesting Minors, Is Charged  —  Mr. Epstein, who was charged with sex trafficking, had avoided federal charges a decade ago in a widely criticized plea deal.  —  Jeffrey E. Epstein, a billionaire New York financier long accused of molesting dozens …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Wrap
Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Jeffrey Epstein arrested in New York, charged with sex trafficking  —  More than a decade after receiving one of the most lenient sentences for a serial sex offender in U.S history, multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in New York, sources confirmed to the Miami Herald Saturday night.
Discussion: New York Post
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
Trump's longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking minors in Florida, New York
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CNN:   Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested and accused of sex trafficking minors, sources say
Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Jeffrey Epstein Arrested in NYC on Sex Trafficking Charges: Sources
Discussion: Breitbart
Daily Mail:
Britain's man in the the US says Trump is ‘inept’: Leaked secret cables from ambassador say the President is ‘uniquely dysfunctional and his career could end in disgrace’  —  Britain's Ambassador to Washington has described Donald Trump as ‘inept’, ‘insecure’ and ‘incompetent’ in a series of explosive memos to Downing Street.
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CNN:
Cables from UK's ambassador to the US blast Trump as ‘inept,’ ‘incompetent’  —  (CNN)Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as “inept,” “insecure” and “incompetent,” a UK government official confirmed Saturday to CNN.
Discussion: Washington Press and Boing Boing
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
It's Nancy Pelosi's Parade  —  “If the left doesn't think I'm left enough, so be it,” she told me.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump have a lot in common.  —  Neither one drinks, yet they have family vineyards.  They both love big bowls of ice cream.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Susan Collins, a Fixture in Maine, Has Twin Troubles: Trump and Kavanaugh  —  EASTPORT, Me.  — Senator Susan Collins jogged her way through the Fourth of July parade in this picturesque little port city, handing out American flag stickers to cheers and shouts of “Thank you!”
New York Times:
Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex.  —  An out-of-the-way border station in the desert outside of El Paso has become the epicenter of outrage over the Trump administration's policies on the southwest border.  —  CLINT, Tex. — Since the Border Patrol opened …
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Jeh Charles Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump-era politics are drowning out consensus on immigration. It's time for some straight talk.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Andrew Marra / Palm Beach Post:
Spanish River High's principal refused to call the Holocaust a fact  —  A mother pushed for a year to address what she described as a school leader's failure to separate truth from myth.  —  She sent off the email with few expectations — a routine question seeking a routine answer.
Los Angeles Times:
Damage to homes, but no deaths reported, in 7.1 magnitude California earthquake … The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Southern California on Friday night tipped buildings off their foundations and left residents on edge but did not cause any fatalities or major injuries, officials said.
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren's first law review article blasted an anti-busing court ruling  —  Harris confronts Biden over busing, school desegregation  —  Washington (CNN)The most dramatic showdown during the first Democratic debate was between Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump reaches career-high approval, yet faces a range of reelection risks: Poll  —  Bolstered by a strong economy, Donald Trump reached the highest job approval rating of his career in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and runs competitively for reelection against four of five possible Democratic contenders.
Discussion: Washington Post
Michael Hobbes / HuffPost:
Progressive Boomers Are Making It Impossible For Cities To Fix The Housing Crisis  —  Residents of wealthy neighborhoods are taking extreme measures to block much-needed housing and transportation projects.  —  SEATTLE — In May 2018, a public meeting in a wealthy enclave of one of America's …
Hayley Peterson / Business Insider:
Arizona governor slammed for a photo showing him wearing Nike shoes 2 days after yanking incentives for a new Nike plant over ‘Betsy Ross flag’ sneakers  — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is facing criticism for a photograph showing him wearing Nike shoes on Thursday.
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Emily Crane / Associated Press:   Nike stocks surge 2% following controversial decision to recall ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ …
Fording the River Styx:
On MAGA hats...  Would you choose a hat over a friend?  —  If you're feeling like you need a laugh as we descend further into dystopia, check out all the #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories folks have come up with to make fun of President Trump's Fourth of July gaffe.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Hemingway / New York Post:
Joe Biden keeps making things worse for himself  —  In an especially combative interview Friday with CNN's Chris Cuomo, Joe Biden was hoping to rebound from his dismal debate performance.  Instead, he kept making it worse.  —  Most notably, the former vice president stumbled trying to explain …
Discussion: Power Line
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Kira Davis / RedState:   Joe Biden: If Trump Wins 2020 NATO Will Cease to Exist in 4-5 Years
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Kamala Harris stars as 2020 presidential candidates pitch African American voters at Essence Fest  —  Elizabeth Warren touted her support for equal pay.  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shared his thoughts about his biracial family.  Sen. Cory Booker talked about ensuring …
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Daily Kos
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Sara Burnett / Associated Press:
Pete Buttigieg has money, but can he turn it into 2020 win?
Discussion: KTLA
 
 
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Associated Press:
Biden says he was wrong in comments about segregationists
James Cusick / openDemocracy:
Revealed: Boris, the Russian oligarch and the Page 3 model
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Europe Built a System to Fight Russian Meddling. It's Struggling.
Washington Post:
Ilhan Omar's American story: It's complicated
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Biden condemns violent Antifa assault on conservative journalist Andy Ngo
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
Mad magazine's demise is part of the ending of a world
Discussion: NB Blog
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Outsider or Insider? How Bernie Sanders Learned to Walk the Line
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
France has turned into one of the worldwide threats to free speech
New York Daily News:
Melinda Katz's lead over Tiffany Cabán shrinks to 16 votes in nail-biting Queens DA …
Ted Mann / Wall Street Journal:
Amtrak Has Lost Money for Decades. A Former Airline CEO Thinks He Can Fix It.
Mirror.co.uk:
Moment white supremacist is engulfed in flames after pouring petrol on synagogue
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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