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Tom Cotton / New York Times:
Send In the Troops — The nation must restore order. The military stands ready. — Mr. Cotton, a Republican, is a United States senator from Arkansas. — This week, rioters have plunged many American cities into anarchy, recalling the widespread violence of the 1960s.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Defense chief breaks with Trump on response to protests — Washington (CNN)Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Wednesday that he does not support using active duty troops to quell the large-scale protests across the United States triggered by the death of George Floyd and those forces …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
White House physician releases memo from Trump's latest physical — The White House physician released a memo on Wednesday summarizing data from President Trump's latest physical exam, conducted between November 2019 and April 2020 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the White House.
Candice Bernd / Truthout:
As Trump Threatens to Send Military Into Cities, Some GIs Refuse to Comply — Some National Guard and active-duty GIs are refusing to deploy to U.S. cities rising up against police-perpetrated killings, saying no to complicity in the repression of the American populace and that they have not …
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Active-duty troops deployed to DC region start to leave — WASHINGTON (AP) — Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in Washington, D.C. …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Esper catches White House off guard with opposition to military use, photo op — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said at a press briefing Wednesday that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act, an 1807 law that permits the president to use active-duty troops on U.S. soil, in order to quell protests against racial injustice.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Protesters' breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker
Protesters' breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker
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The Hill:
Un-identified military personnel extend perimeter around the White House
Un-identified military personnel extend perimeter around the White House
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NBC News:
Esper on Trump church photo-op: I thought we were going to ‘talk to the troops’
Esper on Trump church photo-op: I thought we were going to ‘talk to the troops’
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Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
Attorney General Keith Ellison to elevate charges against officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck; also charging other 3 involved — Ellison took over case on Sunday. — TEXT SIZE — Attorney General Keith Ellison plans to elevate charges against the former Minneapolis police officer …
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Star Tribune:
Attorney General Keith Ellison elevated charges against officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck; charged other 3 involved — Ellison took over case on Sunday. — TEXT SIZE — Attorney General Keith Ellison's office on Wednesday upgraded charges against the former Minneapolis police officer …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Biden raises money off George Floyd's 'I can't breathe' comments
Biden raises money off George Floyd's 'I can't breathe' comments
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Politico, MintPress News and The Intercept
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address — President Trump originally tried to register to vote in Florida while claiming his “legal residence” was in another part of the country — Washington, D.C. — according to Florida elections records.
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Associated Press:
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest — NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the latest aggression against members of the media during a week of unrest around the country.
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Washington Post:
'This can't be happening': An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, biblical minutes in Washington — On Monday evening, over the course of 48 minutes, Donald Trump put on a show that may have changed America, yet again. It involved an overture to the nation, a physical attack on Americans and a Bible.
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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
The Battle of Lafayette Square and the undermining of American democracy
The Battle of Lafayette Square and the undermining of American democracy
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New York Times:
How Trump's Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park
How Trump's Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park
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Washington Post:
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug promoted by Trump, failed to prevent healthy people from getting covid-19 in trial — The University of Minnesota enrolled health-care workers and others exposed to the disease in the first randomized prevention study of the drug — Hydroxychloroquine …
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Denise Grady / New York Times:
Malaria Drug Promoted by Trump Did Not Prevent Covid Infections, Study Finds
Malaria Drug Promoted by Trump Did Not Prevent Covid Infections, Study Finds
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National Review, UPI and Townhall
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
More Voters Trust Biden on Race Relations — Increase in views that outbreak is hurting Trump — West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden currently holds an 11-point lead over Donald Trump in the presidential race as more voters say they trust the challenger to handle race relations in the country.
Washington Post:
Sen. Paul acknowledges holding up anti-lynching bill, says he fears it would be wrongly applied — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) acknowledged Wednesday that he is holding up a bill with broad bipartisan support that would make lynching a federal hate crime, saying he fears it could allow enhanced penalties …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Jimmy Carter releases statement on George Floyd protests — Former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday released a statement on Wednesday describing himself and his wife as “pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks.”
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Telegraph:
Boris Johnson says 3m people in Hong Kong will get path to British citizenship — PM offered to make what he says would be one of the “biggest changes” in the history of the British visa system — Boris Johnson is ready to open the door to nearly three million Hong Kong citizens …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Had Kushner Push the National Enquirer to Probe Scarborough Murder Conspiracy — OBSESSION — Trump is so hellbent on smearing the MSNBC host that he had Jared push the Enquirer to publish the lies, sources told The Daily Beast. Even the tabloid rag wouldn't sink that low.
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Biden blows past Trump in betting markets as protests over police brutality continue — Former Vice President Joe Biden has surged past President Donald Trump in online betting markets tied to the outcome of the 2020 presidential race as the U.S. continues to grapple with a deepening financial crisis …
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Biden's Old-Time Liberalism Finds Its Moment
Biden's Old-Time Liberalism Finds Its Moment
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The Guardian:
Governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company — Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Snapchat will no longer promote Trump's account in Discover — Snapchat will no longer promote President Trump's account on its “Discover” page of curated content, a spokesperson tells Axios, after Trump tweeted comments that some suggested glorified violence amid racial justice protests.
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Trump demands journalists correct stories on the use of tear gas. According to the CDC, it was tear gas. — President Trump's reelection campaign sent a message out to news organizations Tuesday night, demanding a correction to articles that described security forces' use of tear gas …
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
Corrosive Effects of Tear Gas Could Intensify Coronavirus Pandemic
Corrosive Effects of Tear Gas Could Intensify Coronavirus Pandemic
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Rafaela Lindeberg / Bloomberg:
Man Behind Sweden's Controversial Virus Strategy Admits Mistakes — Sweden's top epidemiologist has admitted his strategy to fight Covid-19 resulted in too many deaths, after persuading his country to avoid a strict lockdown. — “If we were to encounter the same illness with the same knowledge …
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Politico:
Rod Rosenstein blames FBI while defending Russia probe — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday defended his role overseeing the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, blaming senior FBI officials for withholding vital information related to the probe.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Rosenstein denies he suggested wearing wire, invoking 25th Amendment against Trump
Rosenstein denies he suggested wearing wire, invoking 25th Amendment against Trump
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Washington Post
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Thank You Mister Trump! — This is not the sort of article you normally see here at The Bulwark, the world's largest superspreader of Trump Derangement Syndrome. — And to be honest with you, I didn't want to write it. But somebody had to. Because, my goodness, what a week it has been for Donald J. Trump.
Angel Jennings / Los Angeles Times:
South L.A. is largely untouched by unrest. That is by design — In 1992, the last time Angelenos' rage over police brutality boiled into an uprising, large swaths of South Los Angeles burnt to the ground. — Angry mobs took to the street. Some looted shops and torched buildings.
New York Times:
Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites — Black people in Minneapolis as a share of ... Population — Police officers use of force Population — Police officers use of force — Video of George Floyd's last conscious moments horrified the nation …
New York Times:
The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong? — The technology was old, the data poor, the bureaucracy slow, the guidance confusing, the administration not in agreement. The coronavirus shook the world's premier health agency, creating a loss of confidence and hampering the U.S. response to the crisis.
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