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New York Times:
Remembering the Nearly 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America — America is fast approaching a grim milestone in the coronavirus outbreak — each figure here represents one of the nearly 100,000 lives lost so far. But a count reveals only so much. Memories, gathered from obituaries across …
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Axios, Variety and No More Mister Nice Blog
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John Grippe / New York Times:
The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names — A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss. — Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.
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Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, New York Post, РБК, Raw Story, Axios and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Sen. Blackburn: Biden comment ‘shows what the Democrats think of African-American voters’ — Former Vice President Joe Biden may have walked back his controversial comment about black voters made during a Friday radio interview, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., insists it reveals a truth …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
O'Brien: U.S. likely to impose sanctions if China moves ahead with Hong Kong law
O'Brien: U.S. likely to impose sanctions if China moves ahead with Hong Kong law
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Politico
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Why China's Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start
Why China's Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start
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Mother Jones, Voice of America, Agence France-Presse and Reuters
The Guardian:
Hong Kong protests: police fire teargas as thousands rally against Beijing's national security law
Hong Kong protests: police fire teargas as thousands rally against Beijing's national security law
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Vox, Reuters and New York Times
Zen Soo / Associated Press:
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters
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Axios
Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden is running ahead of Clinton's 2016 pace — (CNN)Poll of the week: A new national Fox News poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden with a 48% to 40% lead over President Donald Trump. — The average of all polls taken at least partially this week have Biden up by a 48% to 41% margin.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer is more popular than president
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer is more popular than president
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NBC News and Black Enterprise
Jordan Green / Raw Story:
Exclusive: Husband of Reopen NC leader ‘willing to kill people’ in resistance to emergency orders — The husband of the woman who leads the Reopen NC movement says people should be willing to kill, if necessary, to resist the “New World Order” and emergency orders imposed by state government to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Politico:
Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed — The warm California sun shone down on Adam Bierman as he stepped up to the ceremonial ribbon strung across the entrance of his latest triumph: a new store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, the hottest retail strip west of the Mississippi.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Trump Sows Doubt on Voting. It Keeps Some People Up at Night. — A group of worst-case scenario planners — mostly Democrats, but also some anti-Trump Republicans — have been gaming out how to respond to various doomsday options for the 2020 presidential election.
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Despite Trump opposition, it's ‘difficult to tell’ if country may need to close again: Birx — “This only works if we all follow the guidelines and protect one another”: Birx — As Americans continue to emerge from quarantines and stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic …
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Talking Points Memo, IJR, The Week, Mediaite, One America News Network, The Hill and New York Post
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Places of worship ‘may not be safe’ for some, Birx says
Faith Karimi / CNN:
A second hairstylist who worked while symptomatic potentially exposed 56 clients to Covid-19, officials say — (CNN)Two Missouri hairstylists potentially exposed 140 clients to coronavirus when they worked for up to eight days this month while symptomatic, health officials said.
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NBC News
Washington Post:
On the front lines of the pandemic, grocery workers are in the dark about risks — By the end of April, employees at a Walmart in Quincy, Mass., were panicking: Sick colleagues kept showing up at work. Other employees disappeared without explanation. The store's longtime greeter …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Key swing state warns of November election ‘nightmare’ — PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania could determine the presidency. But it might not be clear for days who won the state on Nov. 3. — Election officials throughout the critical battleground, which is implementing no-excuse mail-in voting …
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The Colorado Sun
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Rick Scott says he's fine with absentee voting as long as laws prevent fraud
Rick Scott says he's fine with absentee voting as long as laws prevent fraud
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Breitbart
CNN:
Democrats see Warren as rising VP contender as coronavirus reshuffles 2020 race — (CNN)Joe Biden is thinking big. — Confronted with the prospect of taking office next year in the depths of a historic economic and health crisis, Biden is now talking about a bolder presidency …
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Washington Monthly
Daily Mail:
Peng (right) married Xi (left) in 1987, when he was the divorced deputy mayor of the city of Xiamen — Peng, who holds the rank of major-general in the army, sang in uniform for soldiers after they crushed pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square - although state censors have sought to scrub these pictures from the internet.
Full Measure:
Full Measure: May 24, 2020 - Interview with the President — Sharyl: Thank you for being on our program. — President Trump: Well, thank you. — Sharyl: Do you think that coronavirus has been as transformative to our country as 9/11 was? — President Trump: Well, I think the concept of 9/11 was, it was a little more direct.
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Axios, NBC News, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Crumbs for the Hungry but Windfalls for the Rich — Billions are going to zillionaires under the guise of pandemic relief. — While President Trump and his allies in Congress seek to tighten access to food stamps, they are showing compassion for one group: zillionaires.
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Rats are getting aggressive hunting for food amid restaurant closures, CDC warns — Humans aren't the only ones hankering for the days they could dine out at their cities' restaurants: Some rats that miss feasting on the scraps are becoming increasingly brazen to find new food sources …
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The Guardian
New York Times:
Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy? — It is time to rename bases for American heroes — not racist traitors. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Why Joe Biden can do no wrong — One columnist declared that former Vice President Joe Biden could boil babies and she would still vote for him. Feminist leaders have said they believe Biden raped a Senate staffer but they still endorse him. Good government advocates have opposed …
Paula Froelich / New York Post:
Bolivian orchestra stranded at ‘haunted’ German castle surrounded by wolves — A Bolivian pan flute orchestra has been stuck in quarantine on the grounds of a grand 15th century palace outside of Berlin for two months. Over 20 members of the Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos Nativos …
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Althouse