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New York Post:
There's no video of Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide: sources — There's no surveillance video of the incident during which Jeffrey Epstein apparently hanged himself in a federal lockup in Lower Manhattan, law-enforcement officials told The Post on Sunday.
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Big League Politics, Fox News and RedState
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New York Times:
Before Jail Suicide, Jeffrey Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored — The disclosures about apparent failures in Mr. Epstein's detention deepened the questions about his suicide. — Why the Epstein Investigation Is Not Over — Prosecutors will focus on those who may have helped him in a sex-trafficking ring.
Washington Post:
‘It was inevitable’: Officers watching Epstein were on overtime due to jail staffing shortage, union president says — The two correctional officers assigned to watch the special unit in the detention center where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was being housed …
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Chicago Tribune, The Daily Caller, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit and The Guardian
Tom Winter / NBC News:
After autopsy, cause of Jeffrey Epstein's death awaits ‘further information’ — The financier was found unresponsive Saturday in his jail cell in Manhattan, where he was being held on federal sex trafficking charges. — The New York City medical examiner's office said Sunday that it had completed …
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The Week and The Guardian
Lindsay M. Hayes / The Atlantic:
Epstein's Death Has a Simpler Explanation — Until the end, their lives were different in countless ways. Jeffrey Epstein, 66, a wealthy white financier with many powerful friends and clients, was a previously convicted sex offender who was facing a new indictment on sex-trafficking charges …
New York Times:
Why the Jeffrey Epstein Investigation Is Not Over
Why the Jeffrey Epstein Investigation Is Not Over
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Associated Press, RedState, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, KTLA, Slate, Law & Crime and JustOneMinute
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Opaque Finances Could Become Focal Point for Investigators
Jeffrey Epstein's Opaque Finances Could Become Focal Point for Investigators
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Washington Press, Boing Boing and American Greatness
New York Post:
Former MCC inmate: There's ‘no way’ Jeffrey Epstein killed himself
Former MCC inmate: There's ‘no way’ Jeffrey Epstein killed himself
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Front Page Magazine, The Gateway Pundit, Big League Politics, BizPac Review, TheBlaze, RedState and Politico
Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Underlines A Nationwide Problem
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Underlines A Nationwide Problem
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Inquirer.com, New Republic and The Guardian
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes of Trump's Epstein-Clinton conspiracy tweet — On Saturday, the president of the United States retweeted a conspiracy theory video claiming Bill and Hillary Clinton had a hand in the death of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. — The big picture: The news media did not treat …
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Washington Post, USA Today and Los Angeles Times
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Epstein Suicide Conspiracies Show How Our Information System Is Poisoned — With each news cycle, the system grows more efficient. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — Even on an internet bursting at the seams with conspiracy theories and hyperpartisanship …
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Vox, The Resurgent, PJ Media Home, BizPac Review and The Last Refuge, more at Mediagazer »
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
The dangerous cycle that keeps conspiracy theories in the news — and Trump's tweets — Conspiracy theories aren't fueled by facts; they are fueled by attention. On Saturday, a baseless conspiracy theory about the death of Jeffrey Epstein gorged itself on a feast of the stuff …
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Splinter, BizPac Review, The Atlantic, Axios, Vox and Townhall
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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Tampa Bay Times, CNN, Vanity Fair, Politico, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Root and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Trump's strange pen-pal diplomacy with Justin Trudeau — President Trump has sent highly unusual, Sharpie-written notes to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at least twice, Axios has learned. — One missive was so odd, the Canadian ambassador double-checked with the White House to be sure it wasn't a prank.
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Political Wire
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Bernie Sanders staffers manhandle press at Iowa State Fair — DES MOINES, Iowa — A campaign staffer for Bernie Sanders was screamed at by a local photojournalist who was repeatedly shoved following the Vermont senator's remarks at the Iowa State Fair. — The confrontation erupted …
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Breitbart
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
After El Paso Shooting, Will Voters Revisit Beto O'Rourke?
After El Paso Shooting, Will Voters Revisit Beto O'Rourke?
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PJ Media Home, Axios and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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POLITICUSUSA
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Steve Bannon: ‘President Trump is not a racist’ — Former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon said in an interview that aired Sunday that President Trump is not a racist and blamed the “radical left” for divisions in the U.S. — He said in an interview with radio host John Catsimatidis …
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
O'Rourke: It's ‘Really Hard’ to See People Voting for Trump If They Aren't Racist
O'Rourke: It's ‘Really Hard’ to See People Voting for Trump If They Aren't Racist
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PJ Media Home, TheBlaze, Mediaite and The Guardian
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Anthony Scaramucci says Trump may need to be replaced for 2020 — Anthony Scaramucci, who famously served as President Trump's communications director for 11 days, says Republicans may need to pick a different candidate in 2020. — Driving the news: In a phone interview on Sunday afternoon …
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The Hill, CNN, The Week, Political Wire, Washington Press, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, Slate and Fox News
New York Times:
How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars — Tucker Carlson went on his prime-time Fox News show in April last year and told his viewers not to be fooled. The thousands of Central Americans on their way to the United States were “border jumpers,” not refugees, he said.
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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NB Blog, Progress Pond and Jihad Watch, more at Mediagazer »
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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New York Post and The Root
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Joe Biden / New York Times:
Banning Assault Weapons Works — That's why, as president, I will push to ban them again. — Mr. Biden, a former senator and vice president, is a Democratic candidate for president. — Each time a mass shooting strikes one of our communities we grieve. We gather our loved ones.
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POLITICUSUSA
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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, One America News Network and Politico
HuffPost:
YouTube's Conspiracy Theory Crackdown Has One Big Winner: Fox News — Conspiracy channels all over the platform are funneling increased traffic to Fox. — Early this year, YouTube adjusted its recommendation algorithm to deprioritize conspiracy theories. The change has yielded an unwitting beneficiary: Fox News.
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Rolling Stone
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Goldman Sachs economists say fears rise that U.S.-China trade war leading to recession — (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) said on Sunday that fears of the U.S.-China trade war leading to a recession are increasing and that Goldman no longer expects a trade deal between the world's …