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New York Times:
Biden Takes Lead Over Trump in 2020 Presidential Poll — A New York Times/Siena College poll finds that Joseph R. Biden Jr. is ahead of the president by 14 points, leading among women and nonwhite voters and cutting into his support with white voters. — Biden — Trump — Other — Biden
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NBC News:
Top GOP senator fears Trump is ‘soft’ with independents, urges shift in strategy — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Whip John Thune sounded the alarm Wednesday that President Donald Trump's support among independent voters was “soft,” urging a change in strategy in light of a New York Times survey …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
What If I Told You Joe Biden Is Actually Running a Great Campaign? — Joe Biden spent months stumbling through the Democratic primary, only to prevail in the end through a fantastical combination of circumstances. Now he is stumbling through the basement-confined general election to a double-digit lead.
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Biden's big lead in the polls could be partly behind market's drop and may lead to more weakness
Biden's big lead in the polls could be partly behind market's drop and may lead to more weakness
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jsonline:
Madison protesters tear down Capitol statues, attack state Senator from Milwaukee as fury erupts again — MADISON - Fury exploded outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night as protesters smashed windows at the statehouse, attacked a state senator, and tore down two iconic statues …
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Wisconsin state senator attacked by protesters as demonstrations in Madison turn violent — Amid heated demonstrations that left two statues destroyed and windows smashed in Madison, Wis., a Democratic state senator was reportedly attacked by protesters near the state Capitol.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Kentucky Senate Democratic primary between McGrath and Booker to decide who challenges McConnell too close to call — The Kentucky Senate Democratic primary race to determine who takes on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November is too close to call, NBC News projects.
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Clare Foran / CNN:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins Democratic primary against Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNN projects
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins Democratic primary against Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNN projects
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Insider Intelligence / Business Insider:
QUOTE OF THE DAY — “In the many cases I have been privileged …
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel
Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
How Long Can William Barr Get Away With Laughing at Justice? — The attorney general has corrupted the Department of Justice. It's unclear if he will ever pay a price. — William Barr has a distinguished resume: Aside from being one of America's top lawyers, he has twice served as attorney general …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal prosecutor, alleging political interference in Stone case, names names
Federal prosecutor, alleging political interference in Stone case, names names
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Associated Press:
US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months — BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak. — The U.S. on Tuesday reported 34,700 new cases of the virus …
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Feds Set To Cut Coronavirus Testing Funds As COVID-19 Cases Soar
Feds Set To Cut Coronavirus Testing Funds As COVID-19 Cases Soar
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Obama admin VA hospitals used term ‘Kung Flu’ in official online, marketing materials — EXCLUSIVE: Two federally-run Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals during the Obama administration used the term “Kung Flu” in official materials, along with imagery of a monkey in a karate suit and a ninja wearing a flu mask, Fox News has learned.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump national security adviser compares Xi Jinping to Josef Stalin
Trump national security adviser compares Xi Jinping to Josef Stalin
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CNBC:
U.S. appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn — A federal appeals court ordered a lower-court judge to dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn, who briefly served as President Donald Trump's first national security advisor.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against Michael Flynn
Appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against Michael Flynn
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Attend Milwaukee Convention, but Democrats Will Tell Delegates to Stay Home — The DNC said convention organizers will tell state delegations to plan to conduct their official convention business remotely — The Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that Joe Biden will accept …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Delegates told to stay home for Joe Biden's nominating convention in Milwaukee
Delegates told to stay home for Joe Biden's nominating convention in Milwaukee
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The inside story of Trump's embarrassing endorsement — Madison Cawthorn, the 24-year-old who stunningly defeated the candidate President Trump endorsed in the Republican runoff for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, got a congratulatory call last night from the president himself — on Air Force One flying back from Arizona.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Madison Cawthorn, 24, Upsets Trump-Endorsed Favorite in North Carolina — Mr. Cawthorn's victory in the G.O.P. primary for a House seat formerly held by Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, was an upset for his handpicked successor, who had the president's backing.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment — New Allegations Assert Assange Conspired With “Anonymous” Affiliated Hackers, Among Others — A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks …
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Axios
jsonline:
Marquette poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 49% to 41% in Wisconsin — Former Vice President Joe Biden has widened his advantage over President Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll. — Biden had 49% support to Trump's 41% support …
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Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: All 3 suspects indicted in Ahmaud Arbery shooting death — A grand jury has indicted the three suspects accused in the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, the Cobb County District Attorney said Wednesday. — Travis and Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan were previously charged …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: N.Y. N.J. and Conn. order quarantine for travelers from Florida, other states hit hard by coronavirus — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Students for Trump co-founder pleads guilty to $46,000 fraud scheme — The co-founder of Students for Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to scamming consumers and businesses out of $46,000 by posing as a lawyer online and dispensing legal advice, federal prosecutors said.
Washington Post:
A second senior economist is abruptly leaving the White House amid the ongoing economic crisis — Tomas Philipson announces he is stepping down two days after Kevin Hassett announced departure — One of President Trump's senior economic officials has abruptly left the White House in the middle …
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Politico
Claire Lampen / The Cut:
What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain — Last August, police officers in Aurora, Colorado, approached 23-year-old Elijah McClain as he walked home from a convenience store. The Aurora Police Department later said that a 911 caller had reported a “suspicious person” in a ski mask …
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Laurie Moy / USAGM:
USAGM CEO Michael Pack moves to restore VOA Editorials to former prominence — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just one week after starting in his public service role, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack has begun to restore VOA Editorials to its former prominence.
Courier-Journal:
RECAP: What all happened in Kentucky on a historic primary Election Day — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Polls are now closed across the entire Bluegrass State for the commonwealth's primary Election Day. — An injunction sought by Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker led to polls …
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC and drugmakers boost flu vaccine doses amid fears of an unprecedented respiratory illness season — Experts are girding for coronavirus and influenza hitting at the same time — Worried about a simultaneous assault of the novel coronavirus and seasonal influenza this winter …
Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Abbott: Texas facing ‘massive’ COVID-19 outbreak, 5,000+ new cases for 2nd straight day — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, June 22, 2020 said he has no plans to shut down the state again. “We must find ways to return to our daily routines as well as finding ways to coexist with COVID-19,” …
BuzzFeed News:
The CDC Lost Control Of The Coronavirus Pandemic. Then The Agency Disappeared. — BuzzFeed News has reporters around the world bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member. — On January 17, the world's …
Wall Street Journal:
‘Crush This Lady.’ Inside eBay's Bizarre Campaign Against a Blog Critic. — Security employees allegedly orchestrated deliveries of live cockroaches, pornographic videos and a mask of a bloody pig's head — The box of live cockroaches delivered to their door was the last straw for David and Ina Steiner.
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
BET founder Robert Johnson mocks crowds pulling down statues, calls them ‘borderline anarchists’ — BET founder Robert Johnson, in an interview Wednesday with Fox News, blasted those who are toppling Confederate and other statues across the nation as “borderline anarchists” …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
GOP senator blocked China sanctions bill he supports, at request of White House — On June 2, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill to punish China for undermining Hong Kong's independence. Two weeks later, he turned around and blocked it — at the request of the White House.
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John Daniszewski / Associated Press:
Gregory Katz, acclaimed AP journalist, dies at 67 — NEW YORK (AP) — Gregory Katz, an acclaimed correspondent for The Associated Press in London who recently led the news cooperative's coverage of Brexit and the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister, died Tuesday.
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It's Already Being Tested. — Blocks from where George Floyd drew his last breaths, residents have vowed to avoid the police to protect people of color. The commitment is hard to keep. — MINNEAPOLIS — When Shari Albers moved three decades ago …
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