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8:40 AM ET, June 17, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA  —  The president has long favored using legal threats to stop people from writing bad books about him.  Going after his own family may be next.  —  This past Sunday, news broke that the president's niece …
Adele-Momoko Fraser / NBC News:
Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles  —  Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.
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New York Post:   A fresh sign of Google's excessive power
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
NBC News under fire for apparently pushing Google to remove conservative sites from ad platform
Discussion: Instapundit
The Daily Beast:
Fauci: No Need for a Second Lockdown for COVID-19  —  The infectious-diseases specialist doesn't think we'll have another New York City.  But he's nervous about re-openings and said he personally wouldn't go to Trump's rallies.  —  With top officials in the Trump White House declaring …
Discussion: Mediaite and Axios
Mike Pence / Wall Street Journal:
There Isn't a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’  —  With testing, treatments and vaccine trials ramping up, we are far better off than the media report.  —  In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections.  Such panic is overblown.
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Politico:
Mike Pence's abrupt Covid shift
Discussion: The Hill, Pajiba and Raw Story
montgomeryadvertiser:
Montgomery City Council votes down mask ordinance, sends doctors out in disgust  —  Jackson Hospital pulmonologist William Saliski cleared his throat as he started describing the dire situation created by the coronavirus pandemic in Montgomery to its City Council before they voted on a mandatory mask ordinance.
Mayor GT Bynum:
Earlier this year, Tulsans collectively undertook great sacrifice to “flatten the curve”.  We did this to slow the spread of COVID-19 and allow our local health care system the time it needed to become properly equipped for handling a longer term pandemic.  —  We acted early and we were successful.
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Washington Post:
Judge denies Oklahoma residents' bid to block Trump's rally because of coronavirus fears
Discussion: The Hill
Harrison Grimwood Tulsa / Tulsa World:
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times and CNN
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Biden opens 13-point advantage as Trump popularity drops to seven-month low: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump - the widest margin this year - according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump has a point about the polls
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and Slate
Axios:
Scoop: Republican operatives launch pro-Biden super PAC  —  A group of prominent Republican operatives that includes former officials from the Trump and George W. Bush administrations are launching a super PAC to turn out GOP voters for Joe Biden in November, organizers tell Axios.
Discussion: The Hill
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
New ad by anti-Trump GOP group uses clip of president's slow walk at West Point  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Republican group that opposes President Trump's reelection is going up with a new ad that spotlights the president slowly walking down a ramp Saturday during his appearance at the U.S. Military Academy's commencement ceremony at West Point.
Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
Nebraska Democrats renounce their Senate pick over comments  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually repugnant comments about a campaign staffer in a group text with her and other staffers.
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CNN:
Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has a fractured skull and cannot walk  —  (CNN)Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers earlier this month, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, his lawyer said in a statement provided to CNN on Monday.
Discussion: The Intercept and Gothamist
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is ‘based on a racial stereotype’  —  The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that “Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype.”
Discussion: Mercury News, myfox8.com and Twitchy
Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Tucker Carlson Is Most-Watched Host In Cable News For Last Week  —  With an average total audience of four million viewers, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson finished the week of June 8 through June 14 as the most-watched host in all of cable news, despite the decision by some advertisers …
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Media Matters for America:   Tucker Carlson assures his viewers they “are not crazy” for watching his show
Arizona Republic:
‘I am taken aback’: Here's why Arizona's COVID-19 trajectory is concerning  —  From the perspective of Arizona emergency room physician Dr. Murtaza Akhter, the COVID-19 pandemic here could be even worse than the state's numbers are showing.  —  “I am taken aback.
Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in killing of 2 Bay Area cops tied to right-wing Boogaloo group, prosecutors allege  —  An Air Force sergeant suspected of killing a Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant will be charged, along with a Millbrae man, in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer last month in downtown Oakland, federal officials said Tuesday.
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Tess Owen / VICE:   2 Men Linked to ‘Boogaloo’ Movement Were Just Charged in the Murder of a Federal Officer
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to Propose Limiting Internet Firms' Protections  —  The action follows President Trump's executive order seeking to weaken broad immunity enjoyed by Facebook, Twitter and other platforms  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is set to propose a roll back of legal protections …
Daniel J. Myers / The Atlantic:
Getting ‘Tough’ on Protests Is Counterproductive  —  As Americans have taken to the streets, protesting the killing of George Floyd, Donald Trump has repeatedly urged police to “dominate the streets,” pressing law-enforcement agencies and the military to act aggressively against the protesters.
USA Today:
Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices  —  The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other.  It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic — and before the killing of George Floyd and so many others forced us yet again …
DW.COM:
Berlin authorities placed children with pedophiles for 30 years  —  The ‘Kentler Project’ in West Berlin routinely placed homeless children with pedophile men, assuming they'd make ideal foster parents.  A study has found the practice went on for decades.  —  Starting in the 1970s psychology …
Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO gets 3 years for tuna price-fixing scheme  —  Now he'll be the one spending time in the can.  —  The former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods on Tuesday was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix the price of canned tuna.
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘We just need a win’: The left unites to take down Eliot Engel  —  Desperate for victory after watching the presidential nomination slip through their fingers, progressives have found a new cause to rally around.  —  Across the country, they're channeling their grief, volunteer muscle …
James Stout / Popular Mechanics:
How to Topple a Statue Using Science  —  It hasn't been a great past few weeks for statues.  —  to  —  , people all over the world have been grappling with the  —  legacy of racism  —  by tossing their grappling hooks around the heads of  —  problematic monuments
Discussion: Twitchy and Althouse
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump turns to establishment players to offset his renegade instincts  —  Nearly two years after boasting that his gut tells him “more sometimes than anybody else's brain,” President Donald Trump is ditching his go-it-alone approach — hoping the instincts and experiences of seasoned Republican players …
Discussion: Raw Story
Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
A Woman And 15 Of Her Friends Have The Coronavirus After One Night Out  —  They had been “doing everything the right way,” the woman told a local news outlet.  “And then the first night we go out, Murphy's Law, I guess.”  —  Copy … A Florida woman and 15 of her friends …
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Lafayette Square could decide Trump's legacy — and election  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Charlottesville.  Helsinki.  The children in cages at the Mexican border.  —  And now Lafayette Square.  —  Only a few legacy-defining moments have clung to President Donald Trump, who often appears …
Vijeta Uniyal / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
At Least 20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clashes with China (Update)  —  “First deadly confrontation between the two Asian giants since 1975.”  —  The ongoing India-China border dispute turned deadly on Tuesday after 20 Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer …
Discussion: The Guardian, NBC News and Breitbart
Associated Press:
Beijing's new outbreak raises fears for rest of the world  —  BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital — a sharp pullback for the nation …
Discussion: Associated Press
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
Trump golf club asks Palm Beach County for rent relief  —  In a June 5 letter to the county, finance director of Trump International Golf Club cited the “significant impact” caused by county's order shutting parks and golf courses during the pandemic.  —  President Donald Trump's golf club …
Discussion: Raw Story
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Is Trump Trying to Spread Covid-19?  —  Does he start each day wondering what expert advice to ignore next?  —  When the full record of the coronavirus in America is written, historians may argue that President Trump's biggest mistake was not what he failed to do in early 2020 …
ABC News:
Facebook takes down Proud Boys, American Guard accounts connected to protests  —  The Proud Boys and American Guard are identified as hate groups by the SPLC.  —  Facebook executed a takedown Tuesday of social media accounts connected to two organizations the company considers to be hate groups …
Discussion: American Greatness
 
 
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Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
Texas Governor Says ‘No Reason Today To Be Alarmed’ As Coronavirus Cases Set Record
Ben Weingarten / The American Mind:
China is on the Ballot in 2020  —  American voters will decide if the PRC wins.
Discussion: The National Pulse
Associated Press:
Virginia governor to propose Juneteenth as state holiday
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Unemployment Tracker: Job Losses for Black Workers Are Deepening
Maya King / Politico:
How ‘Defund the Police’ went from moonshot to mainstream
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Dismisses Criticism of Law Enforcement (Unless It's His)
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Mom of Black teen killed by cop blasts Trump: 'I can't stand the lies!'
Discussion: TheBlaze
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney Mum on Splash Mountain Outcry
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze resigns
Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Asks Donors to Convention With $1 Million Package
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Hydroxychloroquine Push Secured Millions of Likely Useless Coronavirus Pills
Norman Oder / BKLYNER:
Brooklyn's Accidental New Town Square
Discussion: New York Times
C. Ryan Barber / LAW.com:
DOJ's Jody Hunt, Head of Key Division Defending Trump in Court, to Step Down
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Files Breach-of-Contract Suit Against Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton
 

 
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
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