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CNBC:
Asymptomatic coronavirus patients aren't spreading most new infections, WHO says — Coronavirus patients who don't have symptoms aren't driving spread of the virus, the World Health Organization said Monday. — Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated the virus could spread even if people don't have symptoms.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He's Going to Broom Kushner and Parscale”: “Malignantly Crazy” About Bad Poll Numbers, Trump Is Thinking of Replacing His Son-In-Law — After a botched response to two national crises, Trump's polls are cratering, and “no one is telling him what he wants to hear,” says a source, igniting a new round of grumbling about Kushner.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week — (CNN)As protesters gather daily near the White House and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the American public is souring on President Donald Trump. A new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds Trump's approval rating down 7 points …
Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Officers slashed tires on vehicles parked amid Minneapolis protests, unrest — Dozens of vehicles left in Kmart lot were targeted, said one victimized driver. — TEXT SIZE — Two law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the recent protests knifed …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus — Donald Trump is planning to restart rallies in the next two weeks in a major turning point for the president since the coronavirus shut down traditional campaigning. — Trump's advisers are still determining where the rallies …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The 2020 Cake Is (Almost) Baked
The 2020 Cake Is (Almost) Baked
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Washington Post, Axios, POLITICUSUSA, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and Vanity Fair
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
What It's Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride — New York Is Committed to Covering This Essential Moment … By the standards of the pandemic, Thursday had been a normal day for Peter Weinberg. A 49-year-old finance marketing executive, he worked from his home in Bethesda, Maryland …
Gabrielle Harmon / WTVR-TV:
‘KKK President’ arrested for hitting protester with his truck — A hate crime investigation is underway. — HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — The Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney said a hate crime investigation was underway against the self-proclaimed president of the Virginia KKK.
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Justin Mattingly / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Henrico prosecutor: Hanover man who drove into protest is admitted KKK leader — Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor said Monday that the Hanover County man arrested Sunday for driving his truck into a crowd of protesters “is an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan and a propagandist for Confederate ideology.”
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New York Times:
James Bennet's Resignation Over the Tom Cotton Op-Ed Outcry — Readers discuss whether The Times should have published the senator's call for military troops to quell the protests. — To the Editor: — Re “The Times's Opinion Editor Resigns Over Controversy” (Business, June 8) …
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David Roberts / Vox:
The Tom Cotton op-ed affair shows why the media must defend America's values
The Tom Cotton op-ed affair shows why the media must defend America's values
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
As the New York Times Goes, So Goes Biden
Jonathan S. Tobin / Haaretz:
Merchandise stands in a looted souvenir and electronics shop near New York's Times Square …
Merchandise stands in a looted souvenir and electronics shop near New York's Times Square …
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Instapundit and The Daily Caller
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
America Is Fracturing—and So Is ‘The New York Times’
America Is Fracturing—and So Is ‘The New York Times’
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Fox News, Reason and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Axios Allows Its Reporters to Join Protests — In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members' right to march, adding that the publisher would cover bail for any employee who is arrested. — In an unusual move at a news media organization …
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The Hill and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Biden Walks a Cautious Line as He Opposes Defunding the Police — As gruesome videos and energetic protests reshape public opinion about racial discrimination, Joe Biden tried to balance protesters' calls for a law enforcement overhaul while not alienating moderate voters.
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Douglas Schoen / The Hill:
Defunding police will lead to Republican victory this year
Defunding police will lead to Republican victory this year
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Jacobin, CNN and Too Much Information
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Chris Cuomo apparently caught naked in wife Cristina's yoga video — If you think you've seen enough of Chris Cuomo after his much-publicized contraction of coronavirus and nightly TV reminders of “you know who my brother is,” think again. — The CNN anchor was apparently caught in the nude …
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Vanity Fair, Fox News, The Sun and The Daily Caller
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Schools Meghan McCain on ‘Defund the Police’ — “The View” host demanded a yes-or-no answer to a very complicated policy question. — Meghan McCain asked Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) what she may have thought was going to be a gotcha question Monday morning on The View.
New York Times:
When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again — When will life return to normal? This is the answer of epidemiologists, as embroidered by one of them, Melissa Sharp. — Eve Edelheit for The New York Times — Many epidemiologists are already comfortable …
Politico:
2 long shots rise in Biden VP search — Wide-scale protests that have exposed deep racial tensions across the nation in the last two weeks are reshaping the contours of Joe Biden's search for a vice presidential pick, sharpening the focus on an African American woman as his running mate …
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Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller and The Hill
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U.S. Department of Justice:
St. Paul Man Charged In Minneapolis Police Third Precinct Arson — United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against BRANDEN MICHAEL WOLFE, 23, charging him with aiding and abetting arson at the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct.
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The Daily Beast, Bring Me The News, Alpha News and Star Tribune
ABC News:
Trump fenced in literally, politically after massive protests, stinging rebukes — Protesters have turned fencing outside the White House into a memorial. — One week after federal law enforcement forcibly pushed back peaceful protesters so President Donald Trump could hold a photo op …
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Mother Jones, CNN and Washington Post
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Army reverses course, will consider renaming bases named for Confederate leaders — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is now “open” to renaming the service's 10 bases and facilities that are named after Confederate leaders, an Army spokesperson told POLITICO, in a reversal of the service's previous position.
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National Review, Axios, Mediaite and Task & Purpose
Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago's Bloody Sunday — “We've never seen anything like it, at all,” said Max Kapustin, the senior research director at the University of Chicago Crime Lab. — A hardworking father killed just before 1 a.m. — A West Side high school student murdered two hours later.
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National Review, Breitbart, New York Post, Disrn, Reason, Fox News and Bloomberg
Jeffrey Meitrodt / Star Tribune:
Manufacturer that burned as Minneapolis protests turned violent plans to relocate from city — 'They didn't protect our people,' 7-Sigma owner says of city officials. — Video (01:42) : Drone video shows the damage from rioting and looting in Minneapolis, as well as images of the memorials for George Floyd.
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The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy and The Daily Caller
nber.org:
Determination of the February 2020 Peak in US Economic Activity — The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research maintains a chronology of the peaks and troughs of U.S. business cycles. The committee has determined that a peak in monthly economic activity occurred …
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NPR, Breitbart, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg, Politico, KTLA and New York Post
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Falwell's Blackface Tweet Brings Racial Dissent to Liberty University — A tweet by Liberty University's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has sparked an angry protest in the evangelical college's community and a rare apology from Mr. Falwell. — WASHINGTON — The racial strife roiling …
James Stavridis / Bloomberg:
Why Military Leaders Like Me Are Speaking Out — A retired four-star admiral explains how a troubling trend is becoming a constitutional crisis. — The demonstrations set off by the death of George Floyd are creating remarkable crosscurrents in American society, from new ideas about police reform …
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Ex-U.S. diplomat: Trump evokes memories of Mussolini — Bella ciao, Donald Trump — or at least that's what former U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner is hoping American voters decide in November. — In an interview with Jack Blanchard, the editor of POLITICO's London Playbook …
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
“Round Up The Green Hats”: NYPD Accused Of Deliberately Targeting Legal Observers In Brutal Bronx Mass Arrest — On Thursday evening before curfew, Rex Santus was standing alone on a quiet Mott Haven street corner when he caught the attention of NYPD officers passing in an unmarked minivan.
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New York Post
John P. Wise / WAVE-TV:
Gov. Beshear announces plans to provide 100-percent health coverage for black residents — FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) - Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced the state will begin working toward correcting inequalities in health care coverage across the state. — During his daily updates …