memeorandum: 5 U.S. states to declare emergency as Dorian closes in on Florida (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)

6:55 AM ET, September 3, 2019

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:

President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets — WASHINGTON — Over the long weekend, President Trump monitored Hurricane Dorian from a golf cart at his club in Virginia, calling for regular updates from an aide trailing him around the course.

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Miami Herald:

Rick Scott can hang up that Navy cap. DeSantis is large, in charge and keeping us informed about Hurricane Dorian | Editorial — For eight long, silent years, former Gov. Rick Scott shut the media — and, therefore, Floridians — out of his twice-a-day briefings with emergency managers.

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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:

5 U.S. states to declare emergency as Dorian closes in on Florida — Florida is already feeling the force of Hurricane Dorian as it crawls slowly toward its coast, with powerful winds and ongoing coastal flooding reported in the state on Tuesday morning. — The state of play …

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Associated Press:
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Washington Post:

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The Harvard Crimson:

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Nolan Hicks / New York Post:

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Cathy Halloran / RTÉ:

US wants Brexit that encourages stability in Ireland - Pence — The United States wants the terms of Britain's exit from the EU to protect stability on the island of Ireland and respect the Good Friday Agreement, US Vice President Mike Pence has said. — Mr Pence arrived in Shannon Airport shortly …

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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
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Robert Costa / Washington Post: Pence critical of Russia — days after Trump advocates inclusion at next G-7 summit

Associated Press:

UK Parliament takes on pivotal day on Brexit — Opposition parties are challenging Prime Minister Boris Johnson's insistence that the U.K. will leave the European Union on Oct. 31 even without a deal, setting up a pivotal day in British politics. — Parliament is returning …

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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:

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News 12 Brooklyn:

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Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:

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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:

Biden, Buttigieg say no compromises on overhauling gun laws — By THOMAS BEAUMONT and BILL BARROWyesterday — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, moderates who project themselves as pragmatic collaborators, are taking a no-compromise approach …

New York Times:

France Dangles $15 Billion Bailout for Iran in Effort to Save Nuclear Deal — A senior Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to work out the details of a financial bailout package that France's president, Emmanuel Macron, intends to use to compensate Iran for oil sales lost to American sanctions.

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New York Times:

North Korea Missile Tests, ‘Very Standard’ to Trump, Show Signs of Advancing Arsenal — As North Korea fired off a series of missiles in recent months — at least 18 since May — President Trump has repeatedly dismissed their importance as short-range and “very standard” tests.

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