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Daily Mail:
A dozen FBI agents raid Jeffrey Epstein's ‘Pedophile Island’ — FBI agents were seen raiding Jeffrey Epstein's US Virgin Island Little St James on Monday morning and afternoon, exclusive DailyMailTV footage shows.
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New York Post:
Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself with prison bedsheet: source — Jeffrey Epstein was found hanging in his Lower Manhattan jail cell with a bedsheet wrapped around his neck and secured to the top of a bunk bed, The Post has learned. — The convicted pedophile, who was 6 feet tall …
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New York Times:
In Short-Staffed Jail, Epstein Was Left Alone for Hours; Guard Was Substitute — Attorney General William P. Barr on Monday sharply criticized the management of the federal jail in Manhattan where Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who was long dogged by accusations of sexual abuse of girls …
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
FBI agents are livid that Trump is amplifying ‘bulls— theories’ about Jeffrey Epstein's death ‘that have no basis in reality’ — FBI agents are horrified that President Donald Trump promoted a baseless conspiracy theory on Twitter suggesting the Clinton family was involved in the death of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
L Brands CEO Les Wexner has been giving documents to investigators showing alleged Jeffrey Epstein theft — KEY POINTS — L Brands founder Les Wexner and his legal team have been providing documents to federal investigators that they believe show Epstein misappropriated funds while the child predator was Wexner's money manager.
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Agents descend on Epstein's island home looking for evidence of inner circle: Sources
Agents descend on Epstein's island home looking for evidence of inner circle: Sources
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
This is how to respond to Trump's conspiratorial lunacy
Sarah Blaskey / Miami Herald:
What happens to Jeffrey Epstein's money and homes now? Can feds seize everything?
What happens to Jeffrey Epstein's money and homes now? Can feds seize everything?
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James B. Stewart / New York Times:
The Day Jeffrey Epstein Told Me He Had Dirt on Powerful People — Almost exactly a year ago, on Aug. 16, 2018, I visited Jeffrey Epstein at his cavernous Manhattan mansion. — The overriding impression I took away from our roughly 90-minute conversation was that Mr. Epstein knew …
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
U.S. Significantly Weakens Endangered Species Act — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would change the way the Endangered Species Act is applied, significantly weakening the nation's bedrock conservation law credited with rescuing the bald eagle …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Trump overhauls landmark endangered species protections
Trump overhauls landmark endangered species protections
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U.S. Department of the Interior:
Trump Administration Improves the Implementing Regulations of the Endangered Species Act
Trump Administration Improves the Implementing Regulations of the Endangered Species Act
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump administration overhauls Endangered Species Act in bid to reduce red tape
Trump administration overhauls Endangered Species Act in bid to reduce red tape
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Politico
New York Times:
Joe Biden Knows He Says the Wrong Thing — Many advisers and donors to Joseph R. Biden Jr. were elated last Wednesday as he delivered one of the best-reviewed speeches of his 2020 campaign, using prepared remarks on a Teleprompter to accuse President Trump of encouraging white supremacy …
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
The Uneasiness Of Joe Biden's Presidential Campaign Is About More Than The Gaffes
The Uneasiness Of Joe Biden's Presidential Campaign Is About More Than The Gaffes
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Why Bernie Sanders Stood Out at the Iowa State Fair
Why Bernie Sanders Stood Out at the Iowa State Fair
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Tom Steyer spends big in race to make debate stage
Tom Steyer spends big in race to make debate stage
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
The Biden Gaffe Machine: A Running List Of Joe Biden's Best Slip-Ups
The Biden Gaffe Machine: A Running List Of Joe Biden's Best Slip-Ups
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Harry Reid / New York Times:
The Filibuster Is Suffocating the Will of the American People — To save our country's future, Democrats must abolish this arcane Senate rule. — Mr. Reid is a former Senate majority leader from Nevada. — I am not an expert on all of government, but I do know something about the United States Senate.
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New York Times:
U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians — American intelligence officials are racing to understand a mysterious explosion that released radiation off the coast of northern Russia last week, apparently during the test of a new type of nuclear-propelled …
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Sarah McGregor / Bloomberg:
U.S. Budget Deficit Already Exceeds Last Year's Total Figure — The U.S. fiscal deficit has already exceeded the full-year figure for last year, as spending growth outpaces revenue. — The gap grew to $866.8 billion in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, up 27% from the same period a year earlier …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
The US budget deficit is up 27% and getting closer to $1 trillion
The US budget deficit is up 27% and getting closer to $1 trillion
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German Lopez / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris's controversial Michael Brown tweets, explained — Elizabeth Warren delivers a campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images — The tweets claimed a police officer “murdered” Michael Brown.
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David French / National Review:
On Ferguson, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris Told a Terrible Lie
On Ferguson, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris Told a Terrible Lie
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New York Times:
Trump Policy Favors Wealthier Immigrants for Green Cards — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will make it harder for legal immigrants who rely on government benefit programs, such as food stamps and subsidized housing, to obtain permanent legal status as part of a far-reaching …
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Ryan Koronowski / ThinkProgress:
Trump's administration can now bar immigrants for being too poor
Trump's administration can now bar immigrants for being too poor
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Sarah Silverman fired from new movie for blackface photo — Sarah Silverman revealed that she was recently fired from a movie over an old photo of her in blackface. — She said the photo, which was snapped on the set of “The Sarah Silverman Show” in 2007, recently resurfaced and caught the eye of the film's producers.
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The Daily Beast:
NYT Top Editor: Trump Racism Headline Was a ‘F*cking Mess’ — In a lengthy town-hall meeting on Monday, the paper's top brass addressed a bevy of recent controversies centering around the Times' coverage of Trump, race, and politics. — New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet admitted Monday …
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
'Using the Lord's name in vain': Evangelicals chafe at Trump's blasphemy — Paul Hardesty didn't pay much attention to President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., last month until a third concerned constituent rang his cellphone. — The residents of Hardesty's district …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Did a Far-Right Star Recruit Jacob Wohl to Terrorize Women? — “I'll make it my mission to torture you so much that you end up killing yourself,” reads a text message from a phone number belonging to notorious smear merchant Jacob Wohl. — A perennial House candidate's alleged harassment …
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New York Times:
How YouTube Radicalized Brazil — NITERÓI, Brazil — When Matheus Dominguez was 16, YouTube recommended a video that changed his life. — He was in a band in Niterói, a beach-ringed city in Brazil, and practiced guitar by watching tutorials online.
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Martha C. White / NBC News:
Trump's trade war could spark a recession, Goldman Sachs warns — Economists are increasingly worried that the president may have set in motion a chain of events that can't be controlled. — President Donald Trump's trade war with China is increasing the odds that America will be thrown into a recession …
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Michael Schuman / The Atlantic:
Hong Kong Shows the Flaws in China's Zero-Sum Worldview
Hong Kong Shows the Flaws in China's Zero-Sum Worldview
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Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
Starbucks is bringing back the Pumpkin Spice Latte on its earliest launch date ever — Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to menus on Tuesday, August 27, according to employees at the coffee giant. — An August 27 debut would be the earliest Pumpkin Spice Latte launch date for Starbucks.
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Fourth board member resigns from NRA in a sign of further upheaval — Julie Golob, a professional sport shooter and a strong public advocate for gun rights, announced Monday she was resigning from the National Rifle Association board before the end of her three-year term.
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
D.C. Attorney General Issues New Subpoena Over Trump Inauguration — Stephanie Winston Wolkoff has handed over a trove of documents related to her inauguration work with Trump family businesses. — The summer swelter lingered in the swamp around President Donald Trump's Washington in late July.