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Craig Pittman / Washington Post:
Florida family grieves as Trump spreads debunked conspiracy theory to attack MSNBC host — A little after 8 a.m. on July 20, 2001, a couple arriving for an appointment opened an unlocked front door at an office in the Florida panhandle town of Fort Walton Beach and discovered a woman lying on the floor, dead.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
On weekend dedicated to war dead, Trump tweets insults, promotes baseless claims and plays golf — As the death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic neared 100,000 Americans this Memorial Day weekend, President Trump derided and insulted perceived enemies and promoted a baseless conspiracy theory, in between rounds of golf.
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to stop promoting Scarborough conspiracy theory: ‘It will destroy us’ — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called on President Trump to stop promoting “the completely unfounded conspiracy” theory regarding the death of an intern for MSNBC “Morning Joe” anchor and former Florida lawmaker Joe Scarborough.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Promotes Posts From Racist and Sexist Twitter Feed — On a somber Memorial Day weekend, the president did not mention the mounting coronavirus toll and instead retweeted personal attacks on his political rivals. — WASHINGTON — On a weekend when the nation was bracing …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the secret talks to overhaul the GOP platform — For the past six months, top Trump campaign officials, reporting to Jared Kushner, have been working on a radical overhaul of the Republican Party platform. — Driving the news: The Trump campaign's Bill Stepien has been leading the process …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump seeks visual contrast with Biden as economy begins to reopen — Trump's advisers relish the contrast between his public appearances and Joe Biden's lack thereof. The former vice president, following the guidance of public experts, has eschewed public events and stayed home for months now.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Federal judge guts Florida law requiring felons to pay fines before they can vote — A federal judge has gutted a Florida state law requiring felons to pay all court fines and fees before they can register to vote, clearing the way for thousands of Floridians to register in time for the November presidential election.
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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John Grippe / New York Times:
The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names
The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names
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Patrick Condon / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Biden holds small lead over Trump in 2020 presidential race — Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a small lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters in Minnesota, according to the first presidential poll in the state since the Democrat clinched his party's nomination.
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden is running ahead of Clinton's 2016 pace
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.
William Boston / Wall Street Journal:
More Than 100 in Germany Found to Be Infected With Coronavirus After Church's Services — Social distancing was observed and building disinfected for affected Sunday May 10 ceremonies, says senior member — BERLIN—At least 107 people have been found to be infected with the new coronavirus …
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Why China's Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start — Xi Jinping's China, emboldened by its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, no longer seems constrained by the threat of international rebuke. — China's move to strip away another layer of Hong Kong's autonomy was not a rash impulse.
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Sen. Blackburn: Biden comment ‘shows what the Democrats think of African-American voters’
Sen. Blackburn: Biden comment ‘shows what the Democrats think of African-American voters’
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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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Associated Press:
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler's dies in Moscow — MOSCOW (AP) — An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. — The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old when he died on Friday.
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.
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Josh Glancy / The Sunday Times:
Ilhan Omar interview: “I am America's hope and President Trump's nightmare” … Aside from Donald Trump himself, there probably isn't a more controversial — or divisive — figure in America today than Ilhan Omar. The diminutive Democrat from Minnesota is the joint-first Muslim woman to serve …
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
They Survived the Worst Battles of World War II. And Died of the Virus. — Inside the Holyoke Soldiers' Home was a man who had served as a jailer to Hitler's top aide. A man who had rescued Japanese kamikaze pilots from the sea. A man who carried memories of a concentration camp.
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.
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Axios:
White House announces new coronavirus travel restrictions on Brazil — The White House announced Sunday that President Trump would suspend entry of non-U.S. citizens who have been in Brazil in the past 14 days in an effort to stop the imported spread of the coronavirus.
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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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Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days. — It's not going to happen.
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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.
Rosemary Rossi / The Wrap:
Ann Coulter Turns on ‘Disloyal Actual Retard’ Trump in Twitter Rant — Triggered by Trump's criticism of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the conservative commentator calls the POTUS a “shallow and broken man” — Ann Coulter went on an early Sunday morning Twitter tear …
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Grace-Marie Turner / Forbes:
600 Physicians Say Lockdowns Are A ‘Mass Casualty Incident’ — More than 600 of the nation's physicians sent a letter to President Trump this week calling the coronavirus shutdowns a “mass casualty incident” with “exponentially growing negative health consequences” to millions of non COVID patients.
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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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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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