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10:35 AM ET, September 2, 2019

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Reuters:
Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Hawkish Trump officials plot national security actions against China  —  As the Chinese government accelerates its crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, the Trump administration has sharpened its view of the world's most important bilateral relationship.
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
History will remember how Trump responded to Hong Kong  —  While President Trump plotted to annex Greenland, China's Xi Jinping — a serious man — spent August weighing a decision that could shape the future of his country, and its relations with the world, for years to come.
Associated Press:
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong boycott first day of school  —  HONG KONG (AP) — Clad in gas masks along with their formal white school uniforms, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong boycotted the first day of classes Monday as part of a citywide strike following a violent weekend of demonstrations.
New York Times:
West Texas Shooting Spree Terrorized Two Towns and Killed 7  —  ODESSA, Tex. — The 36-year-old man who terrorized two West Texas towns with an assault-style rifle Saturday had been fired from his trucking job a few hours before he led the authorities on a chaotic high-speed chase that ended …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Odessa, Texas mayor blames ‘problem of the heart’ and video games for most recent mass shooting
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
Texas loosens firearm laws hours after the state's latest mass shooting left five dead
Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect
Samantha Wnek / ABC News:
Hurricane Dorian makes 3rd landfall, lays waste to Bahamas with record strength  —  Hurricane Dorian is a massive Category 5 hurricane Monday morning with sustained winds of 165 mph as it continues to batter the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean.  —  Dorian, which came ashore on Elbow Cay of the Abaco Islands …
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Timothy Burke / Burke Communications:
President Donald Trump, On Category 5 Hurricanes  —  Today Donald Trump stated in reference to Hurricane Dorian that “I'm not sure that I've even ever heard of a Category 5 [...] A Category 5 is something that I'm not even sure that I've ever heard the term.”
Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump doesn't think he's ‘ever even heard of a Category 5’ …
Discussion: Spectator USA
Washington Post:
Trump's lost summer: Aides claim victory, but others see incompetence and intolerance  —  When President Trump presided over the battle tanks and fighter jets, the fireworks and adoring fans on July 4, he couldn't have known that the militaristic “Salute to America” — as well to himself …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Presidential hopefuls face a stubborn problem: how to bump Biden  —  Joe Biden's fellow candidates have compared him to Donald Trump, dismissed him as past his sell-by date and gone public in unison with concerns about his previous positions on race, abortion and even his physically affectionate campaign style.
Discussion: Reuters
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Does Joe Biden Want to Be Doing This?
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
From Icon to Just a Con  —  Most of us who came of age in the 1970s revered the university—even as it was still reeling from 1960s protests and beginning a process that resulted in its present chaos and disrepute.  —  Americans of the G.I. Bill-era first enshrined the idea of upward mobility through …
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Reporter calls White House ‘unprofessional’ in cutting off his access  —  Playboy reporter Brian Karem on Sunday called the White House's decision to suspend his press pass “unprofessional,” adding that he had just made “a joke.”  “And I'll never apologize for a joke that got a laugh.”
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
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David Edwards / Raw Story:   ‘It could have been worse’: Trump downplays Texas mass shooting rampage in rambling rant on White House lawn
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Unions shrink fast in swing states  —  AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has challenged 2020 Democratic candidates to prove their support and not to take the union vote for granted — but there are half as many union members today than there were just 35 years ago, according to the Pew Research Center.
Discussion: Breitbart
Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
Here's How Parliament Is Plotting to Stop a No-Deal Brexit  —  Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story.  —  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal on Oct. 31 will be tested in a crunch battle in Parliament this week.
Discussion: Financial Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top literary agents say Trump's ex-personal secretary could make millions  —  A couple of Washington's top literary agents say President Trump's former personal secretary, Madeleine Westerhout, could make millions if she writes a tell-all of her time working for the president.
Acacia Coronado / The Texas Tribune:
After West Texas shooting, Texas House Rep. says “NO” to gun restrictions  —  Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, has received a wave of reactions — and criticism — following his tweets reacting to Saturday's Permian Basin shooting.  —  After the state's second mass shooting in a month left eight people dead …
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN
New York Times:
How Much Will the Trade War Cost You by the End of the Year?  —  A new wave of tariffs by the Trump administration went into effect on Sunday, rendering the majority of goods imported to the United States from China subject to import taxes.  —  It is the latest move in a drawn-out conflict between the world's two largest economies.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
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ABC News:
In escalating trade war, US consumers may see higher prices
 
 
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Remembering the legacy of Labor Day
AWR Hawkins / Breitbart:
25 Shot, 7 Killed, During First Half of Labor Day Weekend in Chicago
ncsbe.gov:
Elections Officials Prepare for Hurricane Dorian
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump targets Debra Messing after actress calls for exposing Hollywood donors
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Zubair Sofi / The Independent:
With meticulous planning then mass arrests and ‘torture’, Kashmir's autonomy was lost
Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Vows to Apply Israeli Sovereignty Over West Bank
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
The Trump decision that pushed James Mattis to his breaking point
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Yes, Comey did leak classified information
Discussion: twitchy.com