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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has voted by mail 11 times in 10 years — The Republican spokeswoman has said it shouldn't be available to everyone. — For a week, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended President Donald Trump's assault on vote-by-mail, insisting …
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Christian Cooper, That Central Park Incident and His Feelings About Her Fate — Christian Cooper is already back birding at Central Park. “I'm not excusing the racism,” he said. “But I don't know if her life needed to be torn apart.” — His binoculars around his neck, Christian Cooper …
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Kyle Smith / National Review:
The Central Park Dog Case Is Covington 2.0 — Once again, further evidence upended the narrative of a viral video — but not before someone's life and reputation were destroyed. — Funny thing about viral videos: They don't necessarily give the full and complete context for what happened, do they?
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Christian Cooper is asking people to stop making death threats against the woman who called the cops on him
Christian Cooper is asking people to stop making death threats against the woman who called the cops on him
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Washington Examiner:
Trump's slanderous attack on Joe Scarborough is incompatible with leadership — Nearly two decades ago, when Joe Scarborough was a conservative Republican member of Congress from Florida, his office suffered a tragedy. One of his staff, a 28-year-old woman, named Lori Klausutis …
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New York Times:
Attacks on Joe Scarborough Draw Criticism From Trump's Media Allies
Attacks on Joe Scarborough Draw Criticism From Trump's Media Allies
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Smearing Joe Scarborough Because Republicans Reward His Bullying
Trump Is Smearing Joe Scarborough Because Republicans Reward His Bullying
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Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Tech billionaires are plotting sweeping, secret plans to boost Joe Biden — Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Dustin Moskovitz, and Laurene Powell Jobs, Silicon Valley's new power set, are instrumental to fulfilling Democrats' four-year-long quest to oust Donald Trump. Getty Images
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Daniel Lewis / New York Times:
Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 — He worked hard to shock the country into dealing with AIDS as a public-health emergency. But his confrontational approach could sometimes overshadow his achievements. — Larry Kramer, the noted writer whose raucous …
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The Guardian:
Revealed: conservative group fighting to restrict voting tied to powerful dark money network — Honest Elections Project, part of network that pushed supreme court pick Brett Kavanaugh, is now focusing on voting restrictions — A powerful new conservative organization fighting to restrict voting …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court ruling suggests little legal traction for Trump's anti-Twitter campaign — A ruling that emerged from a powerful federal appeals court in Washington on Wednesday morning is strong evidence that the courts are unlikely to be receptive to President Donald Trump's claims …
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Conservative Activists Lose Lawsuit That Accused Twitter, Google and Facebook of Censorship
Conservative Activists Lose Lawsuit That Accused Twitter, Google and Facebook of Censorship
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
“Close them down”: Trump threatens action against social media platforms
“Close them down”: Trump threatens action against social media platforms
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Preps New Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia — Congress has rejected weapons sales to the Saudis. The now-fired State Department inspector general was looking into them. Team Trump is going for a sequel anyway. — When State Department inspector general Steve Linick was abruptly fired …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Former Pelosi Aides Cash in as Coronavirus Lobbyists — Former aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) have raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars this year as registered lobbyists on coronavirus-related issues and legislation, according to federal disclosure records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
‘An ego trip’: Pelosi blasts Trump's insistence that Republican convention occur
‘An ego trip’: Pelosi blasts Trump's insistence that Republican convention occur
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Pompeo Says Hong Kong No Longer Has Autonomy Under China — The State Department announcement comes as President Trump weighs taking hard actions against China, which is expected to approve a national security law on Hong Kong on Thursday. — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced …
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
House passes Uighur human rights bill via proxy vote
House passes Uighur human rights bill via proxy vote
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Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Officially Declares That Hong Kong Is No Longer Autonomous
U.S. Officially Declares That Hong Kong Is No Longer Autonomous
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Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
Why does Trump get away with everything? — In January 2016, Donald Trump said something unintentionally profound: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters.” We'll hopefully never find out whether Trump really could get away with murder.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘Why are you not burying him?’: Trump allies fret over rising Biden threat
‘Why are you not burying him?’: Trump allies fret over rising Biden threat
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Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
The unluckiest generation in U.S. history — Millennials have faced the worst economic odds, and many will never recover — After accounting for the present crisis, the average millennial has experienced slower economic growth since entering the workforce than any other generation in U.S. history.
Jessica Garate / KRQE-TV:
Did the governor break her own rules? — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) -Did Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham play by her own rules during the public health order? KRQE News 13 has learned in April, when she ordered non-essential businesses to shut down and lectured all New Mexicans to stay home …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A congressman caught in the 1970s Abscam sting is now at the heart of a Philly election fraud probe, sources say — A central question lingered after federal authorities last week disclosed that a South Philadelphia poll worker had admitted taking bribes to stuff ballot boxes in local elections:
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Politico:
Historic SpaceX launch delayed till Saturday because of weather — The historic launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station was scrubbed Wednesday about 17 minutes before the scheduled liftoff due to weather. — The mission — now rescheduled for 3:22 p.m. Eastern …
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Marina Koren / The Atlantic:
American Spaceflight Is Now in Elon Musk's Hands
American Spaceflight Is Now in Elon Musk's Hands
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Barbara McQuade / Just Security:
Eli Lake's Omissions and Misleading Facts in Defense of Michael Flynn — Eli Lake's essay in Commentary about the “railroading” of Michael Flynn has been lauded lauded by one commentator as “the best summary of the pro-Flynn argument you'll ever read,” and deemed “a comprehensive breakdown on Flynn's side of the case.”
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
CNBC Segment Explodes as Andrew Ross Sorkin Accuses Joe Kernen of Being in the Tank for Trump During Crisis: ‘100,000 PEOPLE DIED!’ — A CNBC debate over the stock market completely exploded early Wednesday, with two Squawk Box hosts throwing down in a vicious debate which saw one accusing …
USA Today:
103-year-old Massachusetts woman beats coronavirus, celebrates with Bud Light — EASTON, Mass. - Shelley Gunn describes her Polish grandmother, Jennie Stejna, as having a feisty spirit. Stejna certainly displayed that spirit as the 103-year-old woman recently survived a bout with the coronavirus.
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New York Post:
New book claims Bill Clinton had an affair with Ghislaine Maxwell — Bill Clinton had an affair with British-born socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of helping recruit underage victims for notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to a blockbuster new book.
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Zachary Brennan / Politico:
Fauci: Hydroxychloroquine not effective against coronavirus — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Wednesday became the first Trump administration official to say definitively that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for the coronavirus, based on the available data.
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Trump Said, ‘I Have the Best Words.’ Now They're Hers. — Why lip-sync impressions like Sarah Cooper's turned out to be the best way to satirize this president. — Donald Trump has some ideas about fighting the coronavirus. “We hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet …
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Disney World sets reopening date — New York (CNN Business)Disney World will reopen its gates, ending a multi-month closure of the park that left the Walt Disney Company reeling. — The Disney theme park, which employs some 70,000 people, plans to begin a phased reopening on July 11 …
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ProPublica:
Masks Sold by Former White House Official to Navajo Hospitals Don't Meet FDA Standards — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — The Indian Health Service acknowledged on Wednesday …
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
The U.S. death toll has reached 100,000. — Each of those deaths is represented as a ray of light. — The pandemic has exposed the nation's vulnerabilities and dangerous divide. — Senior editor reporting on a wide range of topics — One hundred thousand Americans dead in less than four months.
FREOPP.org:
Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities Account for 43% of COVID-19 Deaths — A startling statistic has profound implications for the way we've managed the coronavirus pandemic. — Based on a new analysis of state-by-state COVID-19 fatality reports, it is clear that the most underappreciated aspect …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump administration to end Iran deal waivers in a blow to Obama-era pact — The Trump administration is ending sanctions waivers that allow Russian, Chinese and European companies to do work at sensitive Iranian nuclear sites, following an internal battle between Iran hawks and a more aggressive group …
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus may never go away, even with a vaccine — Embracing that reality is crucial to the next phase of America's pandemic response, experts say. — There's a good chance the coronavirus will never go away. — Even after a vaccine is discovered and deployed, the coronavirus …