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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John's church near White House — U.S. — Judaism — Islam — Unaffiliated/Atheism — Hinduism — Buddhism — Sikhism — Alternative Faiths — Other Faiths — Cart — Apparel — Miscellaneous
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Violent clashes between police and public escalate — Clashes between police and the public intensified Monday night, as largely peaceful daytime protests descended into violence and chaos after dark, amid widespread curfews and National Guard deployments.
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Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Live updates: Mayor's office says federal officials floated idea of taking over D.C. police; protesters holed up in D.C. home emerge after curfew lifts — Federal law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and chemicals at peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday evening …
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Washington Post:
Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd — Attorney General William P. Barr personally ordered law enforcement officials on the ground to clear the streets around Lafayette Square just before President Trump spoke Monday …
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Christians Who Loved Trump's Stunt — He wielded the Bible like a foreign object, awkwardly adjusting his grip as though trying to get comfortable. He examined its cover. He held it up over his right shoulder like a crossing guard presenting a stop sign. He did not open it.
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Tim Scott: Lafayette Square should not have been cleared for Trump — Sen. Tim Scott said Tuesday that protesters in Lafayette Square should not have been cleared with tear gas and rubber bullets to accommodate President Donald Trump's visit to a historic church, a rebuke of the president by the only black Republican in the Senate.
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Politico:
Republicans chastise Trump for ousting protesters, church photo-op — Senate Republicans offered rare criticism of President Donald Trump on Tuesday after protesters outside the White House were cleared out with tear gas the day before so the president could pose for photos in front of a historic church.
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New York Times:
Former Commanders Fault Trump's Use of Troops Against Protesters
Former Commanders Fault Trump's Use of Troops Against Protesters
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Outraged’: Trump faces condemnation for clearing protesters, threatening military force
‘Outraged’: Trump faces condemnation for clearing protesters, threatening military force
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church
Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church
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John McCormack / National Review:
Sasse Slams Clearing of Protesters for Trump's Church Photo Opportunity
Sasse Slams Clearing of Protesters for Trump's Church Photo Opportunity
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Mother Jones, Axios and Mediaite
New York Times:
Zuckerberg Defends Hands-Off Approach to Trump's Posts — In a call with Facebook employees, who have protested the inaction on Mr. Trump's messages, Mr. Zuckerberg said his decision was “pretty thorough.” — SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive …
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Civil rights leaders say they're ‘disappointed and stunned’ after call with Facebook's Zuckerberg and Sandberg — Civil rights leaders said Zuckerberg gave “incomprehensible explanations” for not taking action against President Trump's “looting ... shooting” post.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Black leader ‘stunned’ after phone call with Facebook's Zuckerberg: He ‘lacks the ability to understand’ race issues
Jeff Green / Bloomberg:
Zuckerberg Leaves Race Justice Leader Frustrated After Call
Zuckerberg Leaves Race Justice Leader Frustrated After Call
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Trump signs executive order on religious freedom, as DC archbishop slams Trump visit to Catholic shrine — President Trump signed an executive order on religious freedom Tuesday as Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory slammed the president and first lady's visit to the Saint John Paul …
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and The American Spectator
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Washington Post:
‘I find it baffling and reprehensible’: Catholic Archbishop of Washington slams Trump's visit to John Paul II shrine
‘I find it baffling and reprehensible’: Catholic Archbishop of Washington slams Trump's visit to John Paul II shrine
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Michael J. O'Loughlin / americamagazine.org:
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory calls Trump's visit to John Paul II Shrine ‘reprehensible’
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory calls Trump's visit to John Paul II Shrine ‘reprehensible’
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
RedState Duped By Fake Antifa Account Reportedly Run By White Nationalists — The pro-Trump website RedState published a report Monday that was based on a tweet from a hoax “Antifa” account actually linked to a white nationalist group. — As NBC News' Brandy Zadrozny, Emmanuelle Saliba …
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NBC News:
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on twitter
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on twitter
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NBC News:
Antifa rumors spread on local social media with no evidence
Antifa rumors spread on local social media with no evidence
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence
White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence
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Jewish Journal, VICE, Daily Kos, The American Independent and FactCheck.org
Politico:
North Carolina governor rejects GOP's demand for full-fledged convention — North Carolina's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, on Tuesday rejected the GOP's plans for a full-fledged convention in Charlotte, telling Republican officials the only way the event would move forward is with proper health protocols in place.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump goes full law-and-order — President Trump's final decision to speak in the Rose Garden last evening as protests raged outside the gate was made only hours before, reflecting chaos on both sides of the fence. — Why it matters: Trump's ultimate remarks fell where his instincts always were …
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Anders Hagstrom / The Daily Caller:
At Least Five Police Officers Reportedly Shot, One On Life Support As Rioters And Law Enforcement Battle Across The Country — At least four police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, were shot and another was killed in Las Vegas on Monday night, according to multiple reports.
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ABC News:
George Floyd protest live updates: Officers shot in Vegas, St. Louis
George Floyd protest live updates: Officers shot in Vegas, St. Louis
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KTNV, Breitbart, The Hill and The Guardian
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Floyd Protests Are Backed by Most Americans as More Say Racism Isn't Taken Seriously Enough
Floyd Protests Are Backed by Most Americans as More Say Racism Isn't Taken Seriously Enough
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Mother Jones and Axios
Vicky Prodeline / Polls:
Protestors' Anger Justified Even If Actions May Not Be — Most say police more likely to use excessive force on black individuals — West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans say the anger about black deaths at the hands of police officers that led to recent protests is fully justified …
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Medical Workers Fighting COVID Say Cops Are Attacking Them — “I don't know if it's because they noticed my hospital ID or if it's because they saw the blood, but they stopped, threw my phone at me, and I walked back to the hospital.” — Twenty minutes after leaving his job at a Brooklyn hospital …
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The Tennessean:
A protester asked the Tennessee National Guard to lay down their riot shields. They did — Justin Jones asked National Guard members who were guarding the Tennessee State Capitol to lay down their riot shields. — They did. — Jones and other demonstrators had gathered for a vigil …
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Gothamist:
Live Protest Updates: NYPD Bans Vehicular Traffic In Manhattan Below 96th Street Tonight — Here's the latest: — NYPD Will Ban Vehicular Traffic In Manhattan Below 96th Street — 4:36 p.m. In an apparent effort to deter New Yorkers from staying out past the curfew …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Joe Biden Philadelphia Speech: Trump Is Fanning ‘the Flames of Hate’ — I can't breathe. I can't breathe. George Floyd's last words, but they didn't die with him. They're still being heard, echoing all across this nation. They speak to a nation where too often just the color of your skin puts your life at risk.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
The Flynn Calls: His Dismissal of Russian Interference and the Kremlin's Savvy — Newly declassified transcripts show the seeds of Russia's overtures to the Trump administration as both sides sought to downplay Moscow's election sabotage. — WASHINGTON — Russian spy services had just carried …
ProPublica:
This Treasury Official Is Running the Bailout. It's Been Great for His Family. — Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich has an increasingly prominent role. He still has ties to his family's investment firm, which is a major beneficiary of the Treasury's bailout actions.
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
This riot is brought to you by Nike — In Chicago last weekend 82 people were shot, 22 of them fatally. Between May 2019 and late May 2020, homicide claimed the lives of over 300 black men in the city. That's not a police brutality problem, that's a problem of insufficient police power being deployed to stop violent criminals.
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