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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland — In conversations with aides, the president has—with varying degrees of seriousness—floated the idea of buying the autonomous Danish territory — WASHINGTON—President Trump made his name on the world's most famous island.
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W. Dale Nelson / Associated Press:
Wanna Buy Greenland? The United States Once Did — WASHINGTON (AP) _ The United States in 1946 proposed to pay Denmark $100 million to buy Greenland after flirting with the idea of swapping oil-rich land in Alaska for strategic parts of the bleak Arctic island, documents in the National Archives show.
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Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Is Reportedly Considering Buying Greenland Which Sure Why Not At This Point — Okay, look, everything is melting and/or on fire right now, but here's something nobody saw coming. — The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that President Donald Trump is considering having the US just buy Greenland.
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Patterico's Pontifications
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump aides look into U.S. purchasing Greenland after directives from president — President Trump has pushed top aides to investigate whether the U.S. government can purchase the giant, ice-smothered island of Greenland, two people with direct knowledge of the directive said.
Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Poll: Elizabeth Warren Jumps Out To Big Lead In The Iowa Caucus — Elizabeth Warren's early investment in Iowa is paying off. — A new Iowa Starting Line-Change Research poll shows the senator opening up a commanding lead in the Iowa Caucus. Warren was the top pick of 28% …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Biden allies float scaling back events to limit gaffes — Allies to Joe Biden have been floating the idea of altering the former vice president's schedule in an effort to reduce the gaffes he has made in recent days. — The allies, growing increasingly nervous about Biden's verbal flubs …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race, Warren climbs into second
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race, Warren climbs into second
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Many Democrats Love Elizabeth Warren. They Also Worry About Her.
Many Democrats Love Elizabeth Warren. They Also Worry About Her.
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren is gaining ground. But her path to the nomination is harder than you think.
Elizabeth Warren is gaining ground. But her path to the nomination is harder than you think.
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New York Post:
Jeffrey Epstein's gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell spotted at In-N-Out Burger in first photos since his death — Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam and former lover Ghislaine Maxwell has been discovered — at In-N-Out Burger. — The 57-year-old was photographed alive and well Monday by an eagle-eyed diner …
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Peter Beinart / The Forward:
Netanyahu Banned Omar And Tlaib Because The Occupation Must Be Hidden To Survive — Most establishment American Jewish leaders think Israel's decision to bar Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting the West Bank was, in the words of The Democratic Majority for Israel, “unwise.”
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Governing by grievance, Trump wields official powers against political enemies — By pressuring the Israeli government to bar entry by two members of Congress, President Trump once again used the power and platform of his office to punish his political rivals.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump's transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews
Trump's transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump's Call to Block Them
Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump's Call to Block Them
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
AIPAC splits with Trump and Netanyahu, backs visit by Omar and Tlaib to Israel
AIPAC splits with Trump and Netanyahu, backs visit by Omar and Tlaib to Israel
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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
The New York Times Unites vs. Twitter — In a transcript of the newspaper's crisis town-hall meeting, executive editor Dean Baquet grapples with a restive staff and outside scrutiny. — “What I'm saying is that our readers and some of our staff cheer us when we take on Donald Trump …
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Richard Behar / Forbes:
Jeffrey Epstein Spent Time Alone With Young Female Prison Visitor — Contributing Editor of Investigations, Forbes magazine — The day after he was taken off suicide watch, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein spent at least two hours locked up alone with a young woman …
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Big League Politics and New York Times
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War — On August 15, 2014, an angry 20-something ex-boyfriend published a 9,425-word screed and set in motion a series of vile events that changed the way we fight online. The post, which exhaustively documented the last weeks of his breakup …
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We Hunted The Mammoth
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump has a dream team for mismanaging a recession — President Trump inherited a good economy, and for roughly 2½ years managed (mostly) not to mess it up. As with his business empire, he also somehow convinced much of the public that this windfall was due to his personal talents rather than luck.
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Justice News:
Statement by United States Attorney William M. McSwain on the Shooting of Six Philadelphia Police Officers — What I witnessed last night was true heroism by the Philadelphia police. But the crisis was precipitated by a stunning disrespect for law enforcement - a disrespect so flagrant …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump-Appointed Federal Prosecutor Launches Extraordinary Attack On Philly DA Larry Krasner
Trump-Appointed Federal Prosecutor Launches Extraordinary Attack On Philly DA Larry Krasner
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Politico, CNN and New York Post
Washington Post:
At rally, Trump defends economic record amid worries of a downturn — MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Trump told a packed crowd here Thursday night that supporters and critics alike must vote for him in 2020 because otherwise they'd see their personal finances depleted.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
“You're the Man”: Fox News Emails With Trump Treasury Department Reveal Coziness — “The first two blocks are on the tax plan. You'll like it,” Fox Business host David Asman told a Treasury aide. — A trove of Treasury Department emails released to the non-profit organization Democracy Forward …
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Karen Pinchin / FRONTLINE:
In Private Meeting, Trump Calls El Paso Mayor a “RINO” — The mayor of the grieving city of El Paso told President Donald Trump in a private meeting that he's presenting “misinformation” about crime in his city, and pushed back when the president used a derogatory term to suggest he wasn't a real Republican.
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John Hickenlooper / YouTube:
Thank You YOUTUBE — This morning, I'm announcing that I'm no longer running for President. While this campaign didn't have the outcome we were hoping for, every moment has been worthwhile & I'm thankful to our entire team. While I don't yet know what's next for me, I'll be sure to let you know.
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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Jeffrey Epstein's last words to lawyer before his jailhouse death — Jeffrey Epstein was confident he could fight the child sex-trafficking charges against him and was in “great spirits” just hours before his jailhouse death on Saturday morning — even telling one of his lawyers, “I'll see you Sunday,” The Post has learned.
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William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
Anthony Scaramucci Calls Trump “Crazy” and “Narcissistic,” — A few days into his jihad against his former boss, Anthony Scaramucci discusses his view of Trump's increasing mental problems, his racist tactics, and why he hopes an Arya Stark will rise up to kick him out of office.
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
A Prison Guard Drove A Truck Through A Group Of Jewish ICE Protesters, Injuring Several — “If they're willing to do that to us, we can't imagine the violence the ICE detainees behind those walls may be subject to every day,” an organizer said. … Several people were injured Wednesday night …
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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Migrant Children Are Entitled to Toothbrushes and Soap, Federal Court Rules — A federal appeals court panel ruled on Thursday that the government must provide detained migrant children with basic hygiene supplies such as toothbrushes and sleeping mats, ending a debate that incited national outrage …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
‘This will be catastrophic’: Maine families face elder boom, worker shortage in preview of nation's future — DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Janet Flaherty got an alarming call last October from the agency tasked with coordinating in-home care for her 82-year-old mother. It could no longer send her mom's home caretaker.
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National Review
Ken Ward Jr / ProPublica:
Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest — Gov. Jim Justice is West Virginia's richest man and owns its most storied resort. When lobbyists and state agencies book there, he profits. Here's how the governor, dubbed “Big Jim,” became West Virginia's little Trump.
Government of Gibraltar:
Chief Minister's Statement on the release of The Grace 1 - 595/2019 — On the 3rd July I specified the very large crude carrier, the Grace 1, under the Sanctions Regulations. — The designation of the vessel arose from information providing Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
New evidence shows why Steele, the Ohrs and TSA workers never should have become DOJ sources — One of the inevitable outcomes of the Russia case will be that the Department of Justice (DOJ) almost certainly will need internal reforms. — The first reform is the most obvious …
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New York Daily News:
Twitter's debate-chilling problem: The social media site's arbitrary policies allow foreign nations to censor American — often without explanation — I am the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, whose account Twitter locked because it tweeted a link to a Daily News article …
Leah McDonald / Daily Mail:
Norah O'Donnell caught on open mic saying ‘sounds like someone else here’ during CBS news story about sexual harassment allegations against opera star Placido Domingo — Norah O'Donnell was caught saying ‘Sounds like somebody else here’ when discussing sexual harassment allegations made against Placido Domingo
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet — Polar sea ice melted to record lows — Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share by email Print — Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever recorded.
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