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7:35 AM ET, June 14, 2020

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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield leads Joni Ernst in tight race for U.S. Senate  —  Fresh off a four-way primary race that drew millions in outside spending, Democrat Theresa Greenfield leads Republican Sen. Joni Ernst by 3 percentage points in Iowa's hotly contested U.S. Senate race, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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Vanessa McCray / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Atlanta police chief resigns  —  Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Saturday that police Chief Erika Shields is stepping aside and the city will launch a search for her replacement.  —  Bottoms said Shields offered her resignation, which the mayor accepted.
Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Man shot, killed by Atlanta police in Wendy's drive-thru  —  A 27-year-old man was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle in a Wendy's drive-thru line that was captured on cellphone video, the GBI said.  —  At a protest held outside the restaurant on Saturday morning …
Georgia Bureau of Investigation:
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
TMZ.com:
Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in the Back at Wendy's, New Video Released
Discussion: TheGrio
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Atlanta police chief resigns after black man is shot by police
Discussion: The Hill
Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Trump has trouble lifting glass of water and walking down stairs at West Point graduation  —  He's trembling again.  —  President Trump struggled to lift a glass of water Saturday during his speech to U.S. Military Academy graduates at West Point.  —  Trump started to lift the glass …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump greeted by silence after telling West Point cadets it's his birthday on Sunday  —  Midway through his commencement address at West Point, Donald Trump noted that tomorrow is notable for being both the birthday of the U.S. Army and his own — and was greeted with silence by the graduating cadets.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump at the 2020 United States Military Academy at West Point Graduation Ceremony
Discussion: Informed Comment
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Fox Runs Monty Python Parody Post From Reddit as Example of ‘Infighting’ at CHAZ Protest Area in Seattle  —  On Friday night, Fox News put on screen an image of a Reddit post that played off a famous Monty Python bit, mistaking it for a genuine message of discontent from among those at the so-called “autonomous zone” in Seattle.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Wrap
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News publishes digitally altered and misleading images of Seattle demonstrations  —  New York (CNN Business)Fox News published digitally altered and misleading images on its website's homepage Friday that made a demonstration in Seattle, in which a group of largely peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters …
Tulsa World:
Tulsa Health Department director ‘wishes’ Trump rally would be postponed as local COVID cases surge  —  Expressing concerns about COVID-19's increasing spread, the Tulsa City-County Health Department's director said he wishes the campaign rally for President Donald Trump at the BOK Center on June 20 would be pushed back to a later date.
Washington Post:
Lafayette Square clash, still reverberating, becomes an iconic episode in Donald Trump's presidency  —  President Trump, besieged by a long season of crisis, wanted to create an iconic moment.  —  Less than one hour after federal authorities forcibly removed peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square …
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Washington Post:
Protesters return to D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza for 16th day of demonstrations
Discussion: The Hill
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
'To Say That She's An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement': At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives  —  Sources say Barbara Fedida, a powerful ABC News executive, has an extensive history of insensitive comments.  She's now been placed on administrative leave while the network investigates.
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J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
ABC News executive placed on administrative leave after reports surface of insensitive, racist statements
Discussion: Axios, New York Post and The Wrap
Haaretz:
Trump Boosts Georgia Candidate Who Peddles Antisemitic, QAnon Conspiracy Theories and Posed With a neo-Nazi  —  ‘A big winner,’ Trump said in a tweet Friday attached to a story on a pro-Trump website reporting on Marjorie Taylor Greene's primary result in Georgia's heavily Republican 14th District
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
QAnon marches toward the halls of Congress
The Guardian:
Dr Amy Acton resigns amid backlash against Ohio's lockdown after leading coronavirus fight  —  Ohio doctor won widespread praise for her assessments of the pandemic, but also faced lawsuits and protests for pushing for lockdown orders  —  Dr Amy Acton, the health director …
Hotair:
Josh Hawley: I'll Offer An Amendment To Block Warren's Effort To Rename Bases Named After Confederate Soldiers  —  Does Mitch McConnell want an up-or-down vote for his caucus on whether U.S. military bases should continue to honor the CSA in their nomenclature?
Discussion: Politico
BBC:
Polish election: Andrzej Duda says LGBT ‘ideology’ worse than communism  —  Polish President Andrzej Duda has called the promotion of LGBT rights an “ideology” more destructive than communism, in a campaign speech.  —  He is an ally of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice Party (PiS), and is seeking re-election on 28 June.
Dean Balsamini / New York Post:
Retired NYPD spokesman says ‘we killed Eric Garner’ in emotional post  —  In a stunning and emotional bombshell, a retired NYPD spokesman blasted cops over the chokehold death of Eric Garner, calling it a “horrible injustice” on his Instagram page.  —  “We killed Eric Garner,” Michael DeBonis …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Rep. Denver Riggleman ousted in Virginia GOP convention  —  Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.), who became a target of conservatives after officiating a same-sex wedding last year, was ousted Saturday by GOP voters in a drive-thru district convention.  —  Convention-goers picked Bob Good …
Discussion: Roll Call
 
 
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New York Times:
Rage and Promises Followed Ferguson, but Little Changed
Allen Silkin / Gingrich 360:
The Biden-Schumer-Pelosi Machine: The First Year
Washington Post:
Spate of new research supports wearing masks to control coronavirus spread
Washington Post:
Ignited by public protests, American newsrooms are having their own racial reckoning
VVNG.com:
Sheriff's Department says foul play not suspected after Black man found hanging in tree near Victorville City Library
Sophie Lewis / CBS News:
Denver school board votes unanimously to remove police from public schools
Discussion: Chalkbeat Colorado and KEYT-TV
New York Post:
Hundreds pack St. Marks Place to drink, party despite coronavirus
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Melissa Chan / South China Morning Post:
In Brazil's Amazon, China is buyer, trader, lender and builder
 Earlier Items: 
Shashank Bengali / Los Angeles Times:
The COVID-19 pandemic is unleashing a tidal wave of plastic waste
CNN:
These lifelong Republicans may vote for Biden come November
Discussion: HuffPost
Tampa Bay Times:
St. Pete bars the Galley, Park & Rec and the Avenue Eat + Drink close after employees test positive for COVID-19
Harry Enten / CNN:
Joe Biden is winning female voters by a historic margin
Discussion: The Guardian
Chris McCrory / WWL-TV:
NOPD strips sergeant of power, investigating social media posts about protesters
Discussion: Raw Story
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Tight polls put GOP on edge in Texas
Discussion: Fox News and POLITICUSUSA
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag
 

 
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Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.6B, TV network revenue down 6% YoY to $2.5B, and a $321M DTC streaming profit, up from a $387M loss in Q4 2023

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

Umar Shakir / The Verge:
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