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Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s — Tara Reade, a former staffer in Joe Biden's Senate office, has accused the Democratic presidential nominee …
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Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
Why Now? In an exclusive interview, Tara Reade's former neighbor explains her decision to come forward, and why she's still voting for Joe Biden. — A friend of former Biden staffer Tara Reade tells Insider that in the mid-1990s, Reade confided in her that the Democratic presidential nominee …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Neighbor, colleague reportedly back Biden accuser Tara Reade's claims
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New York Times:
Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide — “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” said the father of Dr. Lorna M. Breen, who worked at a Manhattan hospital hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. — A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital died by suicide on Sunday, according to her father.
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Jeff Reeves / CBS17.com:
ReOpen NC leader says she tested positive for COVID-19 — RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A leader of the ReOpen NC group revealed in a Facebook post that she tested positive for COVID-19. — Audrey Whitlock posted to the ReOpen NC Facebook page early Sunday saying her two-week quarantine was ending.
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Steve Wiseman / Raleigh News & Observer:
One of the leaders of ReOpen NC group says she tested positive for COVID-19 — One of the leaders of a group opposing Gov. Roy Cooper's stay-at-home measures aimed at slowing the coronavirus spread has identified herself as having tested positive for the virus.
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Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon formally releases 3 Navy videos showing “unidentified aerial phenomena” — Washington — The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with “unidentified aerial phenomena.”
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National Review, Axios, ABC News, American Military News, Raw Story, VodkaPundit, VICE and Sara A. Carter
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tyson Foods chairman warns that ‘the food supply chain is breaking’ — In recent weeks, the poultry producer has temporarily suspended operations at plants across the country. — The board chairman of Tyson Foods is warning that “millions of pounds of meat will disappear” …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead — As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys. — In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Six months out, Biden jumps to lead over Trump amid coronavirus concerns — Six months before Election Day, the coronavirus pandemic has done what impeachment did not: Cost President Donald Trump his advantage over Joe Biden in the 2020 campaign.
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, The Hill and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Trump's focus on his base complicates path to reelection — WASHINGTON (AP) — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
Trump looks to Hope Hicks as coronavirus crisis spills over — Returning to the West Wing just a month after impeachment, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers found a presidency in crisis: a deadly disease outbreak, a tumbling stock market and a White House struggling to form …
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The Atlantic, The Hill, CNN, One America News Network, Axios, The Root and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk, Unofficial Trump ‘Advisers’ Who Spread Bonkers Coronavirus Claims — The MAGA superstars lost their Fox gig after pushing absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic. — Fox News has cut ties with MAGA vlogging superstars Diamond & Silk …
Washington Post:
U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19 — An analysis of federal data for the first time estimates excess deaths — the number beyond what would normally be expected — during that period.
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern Questions Who Would Vote for Trump After Disinfectant Remarks — The SiriusXM host says he will support Joe Biden for president. — Howard Stern on Monday said he will support Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election. — The SiriusXM host made the comment while taking …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Very Real Threat of Trump's Deepfake — When people began talking about the political implications of deepfake technology—manipulating a video to transpose one person's face on another's body—they usually assumed that deepfakery would be deployed by some anonymous, hostile non-state actor …
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) would rather see states declare bankruptcy than give them federal aid to deal with the economic collapse triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Mitch McConnell's rediscovery of the deficit is a recipe for a depression
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Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Supreme Court rules government must pay billions to Obamacare insurers — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the federal government owes health insurers massive payments from an Obamacare program shielding them from financial risks after the companies accused Washington of reneging on its funding promises.
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Axios and The Week
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
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Jill J. Karofsky / New York Times:
I'm the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.
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Andy Lack / NBC News:
Journalism is under attack from coronavirus and the White House. But we're winning. — At this dark hour, Americans are scared. They're hungry for accurate information and the unvarnished truth. Now, and in all the days to come, journalists will be there.
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Redstate, Al Jazeera, Deadline, Mediaite, The Wrap and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
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Kevin Arnovitz / ESPN:
Lakers got money from loan program, returned it — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have returned approximately $4.6 million that they received from a federal government program intended to help small businesses weather the economic burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the team said in a statement to ESPN on Monday.
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New York Times:
260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everyone. My administration will do everything possible to help those communities get back on their feet. We're speaking with the governors and representatives.
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New York Times:
New York Board of Elections Cancels Democratic Presidential Primary — The State Board of Elections scrapped the state's June 23 Democratic nominating contest, citing the risk of spreading coronavirus, in a move opposed by supporters of Bernie Sanders. — New York officials canceled …
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Axios, Roll Call, Wall Street Journal, Vox, The Week, Politico, American Military News, Mediaite, Conservative News Today, One America News Network and IJR
Emma Tucker / The Daily Beast:
Kelli Ward Urged Anti-Lockdown Protesters to Dress as Health-Care Workers — PART OF THE PROBLEM — Dr. Kelli Ward, the far-right chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, further emboldened conservative protesters who are demanding that governors reopen states by telling them to dress as health-care workers to trick the media.
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The Guardian:
‘Heads we win, tails you lose’: how America's rich have turned pandemic into profit — As 26 million Americans lose their jobs, the billionaire class has added $308bn to its wealth — Never let a good crisis go to waste: as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, America's 1% have taken profitable advantage of the old saying.
New York Times:
Live Coronavirus in the US Updates — About three million cases have been detected around the world, and the global death toll passed 200,000. The C.D.C. added six new Covid-19 symptoms. Some states gradually allowed some businesses to open, as oil prices plummeted.
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bloomberg reverses, offers ex-aides health coverage amid pandemic — Mike Bloomberg's now-shuttered campaign for president informed former staffers Monday that he would cover the cost of their health care coverage through November. — The note to aides came after several field staffers alleged …
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CNN:
Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus. Her life has been turned upside down — Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Job or Health? Restarting the Economy Threatens to Worsen Economic Inequality — The coronavirus recession has exacerbated the racial and income divides in America. Lifting restrictions too soon will make them worse and leave workers with a bleak choice.
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Barr tells prosecutors to watch for pandemic restrictions that violate Constitution — Attorney General William Barr on Monday directed federal prosecutors to “be on the lookout” for public health measures put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic that might be running afoul of constitutional rights.
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