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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 — 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.
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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The Resurgent, Vox, PJ Media Home, BizPac Review and The Last Refuge, more at Mediagazer »
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, Los Angeles Times and USA Today
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, Axios, The Atlantic, Vox and Townhall
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 — Mr. Epstein is dead, but prosecutors will focus on those who may have helped him in a sex-trafficking ring. Accusers still plan to pursue lawsuits. — Jeffrey Epstein is dead. But the criminal investigation that led to the sex-trafficking charges against him is not.
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Associated Press, RedState, The Daily Beast, KTLA, Law & Crime and JustOneMinute
Washington Post:
‘It was inevitable’: Officers watching Epstein were on overtime due to jail staffing shortage, union president says
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The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, The Guardian and The Week
Tom Winter / NBC News:
After autopsy, cause of Jeffrey Epstein's death awaits ‘further information’
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The Week and The Guardian
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Opaque Finances Could Become Focal Point for Investigators
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Washington Press, Boing Boing and American Greatness
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
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
Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Underlines A Nationwide Problem
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Inquirer.com, New Republic and The Guardian
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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MSNBC:
Republican family switches support to Democrats at Iowa State Fair — MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard speaks with a family at the Iowa State Fair who supported Sen. Ted Cruz for president in 2016 that are now planning on voting for Democrats.
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
After El Paso Shooting, Will Voters Revisit Beto O'Rourke?
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Axios and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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
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
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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, Political Wire, The Week, Washington Press, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Fox News, twitchy.com and Slate
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
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Breitbart, One America News Network and Politico
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 …
Ingrid Jacques / Detroit News:
Watch out for John James in 2020 … (Photo: Robin Buckson, The Detroit News) — John James is heading into the 2020 U.S. Senate race ready for battle, to use the candidate's military-flavored lingo. — The Detroit businessman and combat veteran is making another bid for the office …
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
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Inside the Government, Addressing Domestic Terrorism Has Been Fraught — WASHINGTON — Not long after Barack Obama took office in 2009, a Homeland Security Department analyst produced a report presciently predicting that the deep economic downturn, the rise of social media and the election …
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Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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