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‘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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If Only We Could Be Surprised That Trump Is Retweeting Epstein Conspiracy Theories — Pizzagate. Wealthy Jewish families controlling the weather. QAnon. Seth Rich's murder. In our current moment of rampant political paranoia and institutional suspicion, conspiracy theories have become as outrageous as they are easy to debunk.
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Inquirer.com, The Independent and Los Angeles Times, more at Mediagazer »
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What happens to Jeffrey Epstein's money and homes now? Can feds seize everything?
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New York Post, The Daily Caller and The Guardian
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes of Trump's Epstein-Clinton conspiracy tweet
Behind the scenes of Trump's Epstein-Clinton conspiracy tweet
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Washington Post, The Resurgent, USA Today and Vox
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
The dangerous cycle that keeps conspiracy theories in the news — and Trump's tweets
The dangerous cycle that keeps conspiracy theories in the news — and Trump's tweets
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The Week, Splinter, The Atlantic and Politico
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
How Trump's paranoia and conspiracy theories become US policy
How Trump's paranoia and conspiracy theories become US policy
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The Independent, Front Page Magazine and The Week
New York Post:
There's no video of Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide: sources
There's no video of Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide: sources
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Mediaite, Manhattan Institute, Big League Politics, Associated Press and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Epstein's Death Sparks Probe, Shifts Spotlight to Associates
Epstein's Death Sparks Probe, Shifts Spotlight to Associates
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New York Post
Tom Winter / NBC News:
After autopsy, cause of Jeffrey Epstein's death awaits ‘further information’
After autopsy, cause of Jeffrey Epstein's death awaits ‘further information’
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Washington Press and The Week
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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.
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and The Resurgent, more at Mediagazer »
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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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The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy and Political Wire
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Warren wows in Iowa as candidates' sprint to caucuses begins — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The chant — “2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents” — started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair. Elizabeth Warren, basking in the spontaneous adulation of her proposed wealth tax …
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Jewish Insider
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David Siders / Politico:
How Democrats plan to use gun control to beat Trump
How Democrats plan to use gun control to beat Trump
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The Crime Report
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'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 cell phone. — The residents of Hardesty's district …
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Splinter
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Hong Kong Cancels All Remaining Monday Flights as Protests Swarm Airport — Flights to and from city scrapped; Cathay shares tumble — Chinese official warns protesters showing signs of ‘terrorism’ — Hong Kong airport authorities canceled remaining flights on Monday …
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Politico, Political Wire, Reuters and Axios
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Trump administration boosts ability to deny green cards to immigrants using welfare programs — The Trump administration on Monday issued a long-awaited rule strengthening the ability of federal officials to deny green cards to immigrants deemed likely to rely on government aid.
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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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Devan Cole / CNN:
Scaramucci says Trump will turn on everyone ‘eventually,’ then ‘entire country’
Scaramucci says Trump will turn on everyone ‘eventually,’ then ‘entire country’
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POLITICUSUSA, BizPac Review, The Hill and Washington Press
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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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The Independent, Splinter, The Week, The Last Refuge and Political Wire
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Texas Republicans brace for 2020 drubbing — As bad as it's been for Texas Republicans lately, some members of the party are warning that 2020 could be even worse. — The rash of recent House GOP retirements is just the latest sign of a state party in distress: In last year's midterms …
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The Week
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Sentries, not ‘squad’: Moderate Dems ones to watch for 2020 — CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger talked about rural broadband. She held court on health care, solar energy and the border crisis. — But as the freshman Democrat from Virginia fielded a dozen questions during …
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President Trump has made 12,019 false or misleading claims over 928 days — President Trump's proclivity for spouting exaggerated numbers, unwarranted boasts and outright falsehoods has continued at a remarkable pace. As of Aug. 5, his 928th day in office, he had made 12,019 false or misleading claims …
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The Week and Political Wire
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In France, Even Muslims Have Had It With Radical Muslims — PARIS - They call themselves Les Resilientes, the Resisters, and they meet every week in a couple of modest rooms in the immigrant neighborhood of Saint-Denis, on the northern outskirts of Paris. Their main purpose is to provide …
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Real Clear Politics
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In D.C., New York and beyond, Jews mark annual day of mourning by protesting Trump immigration policies — Members of the Jewish community typically observe Tisha B'Av, the annual day of mourning, by fasting, reading from the book of lamentations and going to temple.
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Common Dreams and KTLA
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J.D. Vance Becomes Catholic — I've been in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a special reason this weekend: my friend J.D. Vance was baptized and received into the Catholic Church. This has been a long journey for him. He was officially brought into the Catholic faith by Father Henry Stephan, a Dominican priest, at St. Gertrude Priory.
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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.
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Bernie Sanders staffers manhandle press at Iowa State Fair
Bernie Sanders staffers manhandle press at Iowa State Fair
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Des Moines Register, Daily Wire, TheBlaze and Breitbart