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New York Times:
Before Jail Suicide, Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored — The disclosures about apparent failures in the financier Jeffrey Epstein's detention deepened questions about his death. — Mr. Epstein's suicide has also unleashed a torrent of unfounded conspiracy theories online.
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JustOneMinute, Althouse, KTLA, American Greatness, The Atlantic, Boing Boing, The Daily Beast, The Wrap and The Independent
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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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Fox News, NBC News, New York Post and RedState
Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Underlines A Nationwide Problem — Jail suicides are almost entirely preventable, and they're far more common than you might think. — Jeffrey Epstein, the multmillionaire financier charged with sex trafficking dozens of underage girls as young as 14 …
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New Republic, The Guardian and New York Times
NBC News:
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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The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, The Root, The Week, BizPac Review, TheBlaze, Politico, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, Slate and Washington Press
John F. Harris / Politico:
Epstein death brings birth of mainstream conspiracy theories
Epstein death brings birth of mainstream conspiracy theories
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, New York Times, Fox News and Fox Business
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Shares Unfounded Fringe Theory About Epstein and Clintons
Trump Shares Unfounded Fringe Theory About Epstein and Clintons
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, The Week and Politico
NBC News:
Prison experts are stunned and angry that Jeffrey Epstein was taken off suicide watch
Prison experts are stunned and angry that Jeffrey Epstein was taken off suicide watch
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Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Slate, The Last Refuge, CNN, The Hill, Fox News, Vox and Hot Air
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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The Root
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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 …
Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:
Man who stormed mosque ‘armed with shotguns’ was inspired by Christchurch and El Paso attackers, 4chan post suggests — Post urged others to continue ‘race war’ and praised other attackers — The alleged gunman who launched a suspected terror attack on a mosque in Norway was inspired by the Christchurch …
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Tim Ryan slams Trump, NRA in wake of El Paso and Dayton shootings
Tim Ryan slams Trump, NRA in wake of El Paso and Dayton shootings
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Breitbart
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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Jihad Watch, more at Mediagazer »
CBS News:
Trump administration says it won't approve Roundup cancer-warning labels — The Trump administration has told companies not to warn customers about products that contain glyphosate, a decision targeted at a California regulation that requires labels to warn consumers that the Roundup ingredient is potentially cancer-causing.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Shame and Disgrace Will Linger — August 10, 1969: San Clemente, California—President Richard 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 ...
The Guardian:
The Observer view on India's aggression over Kashmir — Narendra Modi's high-handed action over the disputed territory is likely to revive conflict with Pakistan — The crisis over Kashmir, triggered by the Indian government's decision to impose direct rule from Delhi, has universal relevance.
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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 …
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Joe Biden hears your taunts about his age, but he's busy running for president — Boone, Iowa (CNN)As Joe Biden worked his way down the rope line at the Boone County Fairgrounds Friday, his campaign was dealing with what has become a routine problem. — The Trump campaign had seized …
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Emma Kinery / Bloomberg:
Biden Misdates 2018 Parkland Shooting in His Latest Blunder
Biden Misdates 2018 Parkland Shooting in His Latest Blunder
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Politico, Axios, Townhall, IJR, The Daily Caller, Contemptor, TheBlaze, Slate, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Fox News and Viking Pundit
New York Times:
Kamala Harris, in a Pivot, Makes Her Play for Iowa — After months of putting the state on the back-burner, Ms. Harris has stepped up her presence in Iowa, spending more days there in recent weeks than she did through June. — STORM LAKE, Iowa — Senator Kamala Harris ordered tacos …
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Des Moines Register
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
ICE Air: Shackled deportees, air freshener and cheers. America's one-way trip out. — GUATEMALA CITY — About 45 minutes before descent, the guards went up and down the aisle unshackling the passengers, and the mood in the cabin began to lighten. A mother with a boy near the front was still crying …
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
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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American Thinker