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New York Times:
Before Jail Suicide, Jeffrey Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored — 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.
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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.
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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The Guardian, New Republic and New York Times
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, Breitbart, Washington Post, Fox News, New York Times and RedState
NBC News:
Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection
Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post, PJ Media Home, The Week, Vanity Fair, The Root, BizPac Review, TheBlaze, Politico and Daily Kos
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, Politico, Talking Points Memo, JustOneMinute and BizPac Review
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 …
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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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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Washington Post:
The brand label that stokes Trump's fury: ‘Racist, racist, racist.’ — President Trump considers himself a branding wizard, but he is vexed by a branding crisis of his own: how to shed the label of “racist.” — As the campaign takes shape about 15 months before voters render a verdict on his presidency …
CNN:
Suspect in Oslo mosque shooting expressed right-wing sympathies, say police — Oslo, Norway (CNN)The man suspected of opening fire at a mosque in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Saturday has expressed right-wing sympathies online, the police said in a news conference Sunday.
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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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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 ...
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Hullabaloo
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Tim Ryan slams Trump, NRA in wake of El Paso and Dayton shootings — Democratic presidential candidate Tim Ryan slammed the National Rifle Association on Sunday in the wake of two mass shootings last weekend that left 31 people dead and scores more wounded.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren outlines sweeping new gun control plans
Jack Fowler / National Review:
The Trump Obsession Comes for California's Water — Tomorrow, the Golden State's Democrat-run, veto-proof legislature returns from its summer break and is expected to quickly take up S.B. 1, the “California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019.”
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Mother Jones
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios AM — Subscribe — ⚡ Breaking: Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan admits on “Meet the Press,” when asked by Chuck Todd about the timing of the Mississippi ICE raids, given the country's emotions after El Paso: “The timing was unfortunate.” — Sen. Kamala Harris said on …
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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 …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Accused Sex Trafficker Steered $100K Payday to Bannon — Emails show that the indicted operative George Nader and the one-time White House strategist Steve Bannon had a closer connection than previously understood. — An accused pedophile helped Steve Bannon secure a $100,000 speaking gig …
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
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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Slate, New York Times and UPI
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
O'Rourke: It's ‘Really Hard’ to See People Voting for Trump If They Aren't Racist — Beto has repeatedly called Trump a white supremacist — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Sunday said it was “really hard” not to view supporters of President Donald Trump as racist.
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Mediaite and The Guardian
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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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.