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Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA — Jeffrey E. Epstein, the wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker, had an unusual dream: He hoped to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch. — Mr. Epstein over the years confided …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Here's Who Won (and Lost) the Second Democratic Debate, Night One — Days after a heavily armed sociopath unleashed hell on yet another American community — and the president directed yet another racist tantrum at his nonwhite constituents — ten of the Democratic Party's top 2020 hopefuls gathered …
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Jessica Campisi / The Hill:
Trump attacks CNN's Don Lemon over debate question — President Trump took aim at Don Lemon Wednesday, calling him “the dumbest man on television” over a question the CNN host asked during Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate. — “CNN's Don Lemon, the dumbest man on television …
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Tim Ryan, Who Believes Medicare for All Will Ruin the Democrats, is Co-Sponsoring a Medicare for All Bill — The congressman warned that Bernie Sanders' proposal would lead to the loss of 48 states for the party. He also is co-sponsoring a bill with similar objectives.
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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
CNN Was Ill-Equipped for This — “Tonight: a fight for the heart of the party. Senator Bernie Sanders, determined to seize his second chance at the nomination ... going head-to-head with Senator Elizabeth Warren. Longtime friends fighting for the same cause—and the same voters.”
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Axelrod: “Large Numbers Of People” Oppose Medicare For All, Healthcare For Illegals, Decriminalizing Border — Former chief strategist for former President Obama's presidential campaign and advisor to the president David Axelrod said the agenda presented by Democratic presidential candidates …
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Vox:
3 winners and 4 losers from the first night of the July Democratic debates
3 winners and 4 losers from the first night of the July Democratic debates
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Last Night's Debate Produced a Clear Winner: Medicare for All
Last Night's Debate Produced a Clear Winner: Medicare for All
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NBC News:
Four storylines to watch in tonight's second Democratic debate
Four storylines to watch in tonight's second Democratic debate
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Marooned Together on Fantasy Island
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Marooned Together on Fantasy Island
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Wall Street Journal
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. has intel that Osama bin Laden's son and heir Hamza is dead, say officials — The officials would not provide details of how Hamza bin Laden died, or if the U.S. played a role. It is unclear if the U.S. has confirmed his death. — WASHINGTON — The U.S. has obtained intelligence …
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New York Times:
Hamza bin Laden, Son of Qaeda Founder, Is Dead — The United States had a role in the operation that killed the younger Mr. bin Laden, officials said. But other details, including where he died, remained unknown. — WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden …
Cary Aspinwall / Dallas Morning News:
'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's life — Tony Timpa wailed and pleaded for help more than 30 times as Dallas police officers pinned his shoulders, knees and neck to the ground. — “You're gonna kill me! You're gonna kill me!
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Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Why People Like Marianne Williamson — On some level, we all seem to know that Marianne Williamson shouldn't exactly be on the debate stage. Even she seems to know it, because she operates like she's performing a commentary on the rest of the stage, speaking from a different stage about the debate taking place.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Marianne Williamson isn't funny. She's scary.
Marianne Williamson isn't funny. She's scary.
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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Ex-McConnell staffers lobbied on Russian-backed Kentucky project — Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
NeverTrumpers skewer ‘Moscow Mitch’
NeverTrumpers skewer ‘Moscow Mitch’
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The debate format is an embarrassment. Here's how to make it better. — About 40 minutes after the start of Tuesday night's Democratic debate, I got an email from a Washington Post reader with this subject line: “I don't care for this.” — He was complaining, of course …
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Democratic debate on CNN sees steep ratings drop
Democratic debate on CNN sees steep ratings drop
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
8.7 million watched Night 1 of second Democratic debate
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
How Long Can Real Conservatives Make Excuses for Trump? — Republicans who made the so-called transactional case for Trump didn't anticipate the full cost. — During each week of the Donald Trump presidency, but especially the last few, liberals and conservatives have been splitting further apart on race.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox's Cavuto Calls Out Lou Dobbs in Fiery Clash: What Has Trump Done to Contain Deficits and the Debt?! — A panel between some of the biggest Fox Business anchors got heated between Neil Cavuto and Lou Dobbs over whether President Donald Trump has done enough to address deficits and the debt.
John Archibald / al.com:
George Wallace's daughter: 'I've never seen anything like it' — This is an opinion column. — Peggy Wallace Kennedy went to political rallies with her dad - George Wallace - as he ran for president in the '60s and '70s. — She saw hate and anger that a child should not have to see.
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Baltimore Sun:
HUD Sec. Ben Carson decries Baltimore ‘animosity’ after church boots news conference from property — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson came to Baltimore Wednesday to tout the Trump administration's efforts to improve urban areas.
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Yahoo:
Mario Lopez: It's ‘dangerous’ for parents to support transgender kids — Mario Lopez claims that parents who allow their children to live according to their — self-identified genders are setting a “dangerous” example. — Lopez, a father of three, shared his opinions during a June interview …
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Rachel DeSantis / People.com:
Mario Lopez Apologizes for ‘Ignorant and Insensitive’ Comments About Parenting Transgender Kids
Mario Lopez Apologizes for ‘Ignorant and Insensitive’ Comments About Parenting Transgender Kids
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Associated Press:
US imposes financial sanctions on Iran's foreign minister — The U.S. government is imposing financial sanctions on Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as part of its escalating campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic. — The highly unusual action of penalizing …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2008 Crisis — WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, an effort to guard the record-long economic expansion against mounting global risks. — The widely expected quarter-point move …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
FED CUTS RATE BY A QUARTER POINT, CITES ‘GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS,’ ‘MUTED INFLATION’
FED CUTS RATE BY A QUARTER POINT, CITES ‘GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS,’ ‘MUTED INFLATION’
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez says marginalized communities ‘have no choice but to riot’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said this week during an appearance on Ebro in the Morning that marginalized communities have “no choice but to riot.” — “Once you have a group that is marginalized. …
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Deena Prichep / Washington Post:
Even one of Trump's favorite foods has a hidden Russia connection — It's high summer — hamburger season. The char, the fat, the squishy perfection of processed bread sopping up the overflowing juices — doesn't it somehow seem like Americans' birthright?
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Washington Free Beacon
Washington Post:
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together. Then an oceanfront Palm Beach mansion came between them. — For the better part of two decades starting in the late 1980s, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump swam in the same social pool. They were neighbors in Florida.
Washington Post:
Reagan called President Nixon to slur Africans as ‘monkeys.’ Of course there are tapes. — It was October 1971, and the United Nations had just voted to recognize the People's Republic of China. — Then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan was infuriated that delegations from Africa …
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Associated Press:
Trump ‘rodent’ tweets ring true at Kushner-owned apartments — BALTIMORE (AP) — Davon Jones doesn't have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump's tweets that Baltimore is a “rat and rodent infested mess.” His apartment owned by the president's son-in-law has been invaded by mice since he moved in a year ago.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Nunes Ally Kash Patel Who Fought Russia Probe Gets Senior White House National Security Job — Patel was one of the leading staffers pushing back against FBI investigations of Trump-Russia. He's now senior director of the National Security Council's terrorism directorate.
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