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Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection — The president retweeted a conspiracy theory on Saturday that suggested a connection between former President Bill Clinton and the death of the wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker.
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Joshua Caplan / Breitbart:
Reuters: Prison Guards Skipped Mandatory Checks Before Jeffrey Epstein's Death — Guards at the New York City jail where millionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday did not conduct required checks on prisoners the previous night, according to a report.
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Prison experts are stunned and angry that Jeffrey Epstein was taken off suicide watch — “For them to pull him off suicide watch is shocking,” one former federal prison warden told NBC News. — Questions raised after Epstein dies after being taken off suicide watch
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Washington Post:
‘We need answers. Lots of them.’ What's known and what's next after Jeffrey Epstein's death
‘We need answers. Lots of them.’ What's known and what's next after Jeffrey Epstein's death
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy Theories Erupt After Jeffrey Epstein's Death
Conspiracy Theories Erupt After Jeffrey Epstein's Death
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Ben Conarck / Miami Herald:
How was Jeffrey Epstein able to kill himself so soon after earlier reported incident?
How was Jeffrey Epstein able to kill himself so soon after earlier reported incident?
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Reuters:
Disgraced money manager Jeffrey Epstein dead in apparent suicide
Disgraced money manager Jeffrey Epstein dead in apparent suicide
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Statement from Attorney General William P. Barr on the Death of Jeffrey Epstein
Statement from Attorney General William P. Barr on the Death of Jeffrey Epstein
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Sasse tells AG that ‘heads must roll’ over Epstein treatment in federal custody
Sasse tells AG that ‘heads must roll’ over Epstein treatment in federal custody
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Harry Litman / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide is unfathomable
Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide is unfathomable
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Mark Osborne / ABC News:
Florida white supremacist arrested for threatening shooting at Walmart, police say — A Florida white supremacist has been arrested for threatening a shooting at a Walmart just days after 22 people were killed at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in one of the worst mass shootings in the country's modern history.
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Man posted message: “Don't go to Walmart” — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida authorities are charging a 26-year-old man they say posted a threat on Facebook that he was about to have his semi-automatic rifle returned and people should stay away from Walmart. — The Florida Department …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Shame and Disgrace Will Linger — August 10, 1969: SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—President Nixon accused his predecessor Lyndon Baines Johnson of complicity in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Speaking with reporters on the first day of a 10-day stay at his Pacific Ocean vacation home ....
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Rhonda Garelick / The Cut:
Surrogate Angels of Death What to make of the First Lady holding the motherless child and youngest survivor of the El Paso massacre. — Imagine this: A shooter has entered a public place, where you are walking with your family. You have but a minute to realize you can save your 2-month-old …
Jo Becker / New York Times:
The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism — Sweden was long seen as a progressive utopia. Then came waves of immigrants — and the forces of populism at home and abroad. — RINKEBY, Sweden — Johnny Castillo, a Peruvian-born neighborhood watchman in this district of Stockholm …
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren outlines sweeping new gun control plans — (CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren has unveiled a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence by enacting a suite of new restrictions on buyers, cracking down on sellers and breaking “the (National Rifle Association's) stranglehold on Congress” with anti-corruption legislation.
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W. James Antle III / The Week:
Why gun control might backfire on the Democrats
Why gun control might backfire on the Democrats
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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
Protecting Our Communities from Gun Violence
Protecting Our Communities from Gun Violence
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
American fencer kneels on medal stand during anthem, tweets about Trump and gun control — A member of the U.S. fencing team knelt on the podium during the national anthem and medal ceremony Friday at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, saying on Twitter: “We must call for change.”
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New York Times:
Why Are Florida Republicans So Afraid of People Voting? — There's no other logical explanation for the effective poll tax that lawmakers recently passed. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
Task & Purpose:
Commentary: We invite you to celebrate Austin Tice's birthday — Thirty-eight years ago Sunday, after nine months of waiting, we finally had the great delight of meeting our firstborn, Austin Bennett Tice. — Today, we wish we could remind him of how glad we are he was born …
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CNN and American Military News
Nate Nickolai / Variety:
Universal Cancels ‘The Hunt’ Release — Universal Pictures has canceled the release of its upcoming thriller “The Hunt.” The film was previously set to hit theaters Sept. 27. — “While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for The Hunt, after thoughtful consideration …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Scraps ‘The Hunt’ Release Following Gun Violence Uproar
Universal Scraps ‘The Hunt’ Release Following Gun Violence Uproar
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Emma Newburger / CNBC:
‘Trump is ruining our markets’: Struggling farmers are losing a huge customer to the trade war — China — KEY POINTS — U.S. farmers lost their fourth largest customer this week after China officially cancelled all purchases of U.S. agricultural products, a retaliatory move following …
Emma Kinery / Bloomberg:
Biden Misdates 2018 Parkland Shooting in His Latest Blunder — Democrat frontrunner claims he was vice president at the time — Deadly attack at school happened after Biden had left office — Joe Biden said he was vice president when the deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, took place.
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New York Times:
Inside Kashmir, Cut Off From the World: ‘A Living Hell’ of Anger and Fear — SRINAGAR, Kashmir — On the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir's biggest city, security officers tied black bandannas over their faces, grabbed their guns and took positions behind checkpoints.
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Kamala Harris: Immigration raids will distort 2020 census — Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris decried recent immigration raids as part of the Trump administration's “campaign of terror” that will distort the upcoming 2020 census. — “This administration has directed DHS to conduct these raids …
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