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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.
CNN:
Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated — (CNN)The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos told CNN Saturday. A second officer involved has been placed on administrative duty, Campos said.
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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.
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ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, TheGrio, New York Post and Raw Story
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 …
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CBS News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, TheGrio, The Hill, New York Post, Vox and Balloon Juice
Georgia Bureau of Investigation:
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
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Axios, New York Times, WAGA-TV, NPR, WSVN-TV, Breitbart, The Hill, The Daily Caller, TheGrio, Just The News, The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones, New York Post, Associated Press and The Root
NBC News:
Atlanta police officer involved in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks fired as protests grow
Atlanta police officer involved in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks fired as protests grow
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Townhall, WXIA-TV and Just The News
TMZ.com:
Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in the Back at Wendy's, New Video Released
Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in the Back at Wendy's, New Video Released
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TheGrio
Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Atlanta police chief resigns after law enforcement fatally shoots black man
Atlanta police chief resigns after law enforcement fatally shoots black man
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Associated Press, WAGA-TV, New York Times, Power Line and TheGrio
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Atlanta police chief resigns after black man is shot by police
Atlanta police chief resigns after black man is shot by police
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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 …
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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.
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POLITICUSUSA
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.
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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 …
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New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Fox News removes manipulated images from coverage of Seattle protests
Fox News removes manipulated images from coverage of Seattle protests
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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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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nabj.org and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »
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J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
ABC News executive placed on administrative leave after reports surface of insensitive, racist statements
ABC News executive placed on administrative leave after reports surface of insensitive, racist statements
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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
QAnon marches toward the halls of Congress
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Outside the Beltway and Washington Post
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?
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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 …
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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 …
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Roll Call