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New York Times:
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops — The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since March. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr …
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Alistair Bunkall / Sky News:
Russia paid Taliban fighters to attack British troops in Afghanistan — The group responsible for the payments is the same Russian intelligence outfit behind the Skripal poisonings, Sky News is told. — Defence and security correspondent @AliBunkallSKY — Created with Sketch.
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Lawmakers want answers from Trump Administration on reports Russia paid Taliban to attack US troops
Lawmakers want answers from Trump Administration on reports Russia paid Taliban to attack US troops
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Axios, The Hill, Raw Story, Associated Press and One America News Network
Lynn Berry / Associated Press:
Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops
Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops
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Axios
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
House Dem Calls Trump ‘Rotten To The Core’ For Doing Nothing As Russia Puts Bounty On US Troops
U.S. Department of Justice:
Four Men Charged in Federal Court for Attempting to Tear Down Statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Amid Protests — WASHINGTON - Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump tweets “wanted” images as 4 charged over bid to topple Andrew Jackson statue — Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property for allegedly trying to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue outside the White House this week, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Saturday night.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump admits it: He's losing — Donald Trump knows he's losing. — The president has privately come to that grim realization in recent days, multiple people close to him told POLITICO, amid a mountain of bad polling and warnings from some of his staunchest allies that he's on course to be a one-term president.
Kayleigh Skinner / Mississippi Today:
‘Historic moment’: Lawmakers clear difficult hurdle to consider bill that would remove the Mississippi state flag — The House and Senate are expected to act quickly this weekend to remove the Mississippi state flag, the last in the nation containing the Confederate battle emblem, after clearing the procedural path on Saturday.
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Mississippi closer to removing Confederate battle emblem from state flag
Mississippi closer to removing Confederate battle emblem from state flag
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
‘The Flag is Coming Down’: Lawmakers Vote to Change Mississippi State Flag
‘The Flag is Coming Down’: Lawmakers Vote to Change Mississippi State Flag
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Washington Post:
Workers removed thousands of social distancing stickers before Trump's Tulsa rally, according to video and a person familiar with the set-up — In the hours before his rally in Tulsa, President Trump's campaign directed the removal of thousands of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” …
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Dave Brooks / Billboard:
In Tulsa, Trump Campaign Subverted Social Distancing One Sticker at a Time
In Tulsa, Trump Campaign Subverted Social Distancing One Sticker at a Time
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
1 Dead After Man Shoots Into Crowd at Breonna Taylor Protest Park — Video footage showed a man firing more than a dozen shots at a park in Louisville, Ky., where protesters had gathered to call for justice for Ms. Taylor, who was killed by the police in March.
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Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
In ‘God, guns and Trump’ country, simmering doubts about the president — In this dry stretch of northwestern Arizona, Trump campaign signs dot the desert landscape, and Trump flags fly from the backs of dusty pickup trucks. — Last fall, an event called “Trumpstock” …
New York Times:
How Michael Flynn's Defense Team Found Powerful Allies — A lawyer for the former national security adviser turned to the attorney general for help, and he delivered, months before a pair of appellate judges handed Mr. Flynn another legal victory. — WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Think twice about why the media attacks William Barr
Think twice about why the media attacks William Barr
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Biden campaign is 35% people of color and 53% female, new diversity data shows — Thirty-five percent of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign operation are people of color and just over half are women, according to figures released Saturday under public prodding …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Co-founder of Maryland group that protested for state to reopen tests positive for coronavirus — (CNN)The co-founder of a Maryland group that protested the state's stay-at-home order and has pressured Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to ease restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic says he has tested positive for Covid-19.
Washington Post:
With Trump leading the way, America's coronavirus failures exposed by record surge in new infections — Six months after the novel coronavirus was first detected in the United States, a record surge in new cases is the clearest sign yet of the country's historic failure to control the virus …
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New York Times:
After Asking Americans to Sacrifice in Shutdown, Leaders Failed to Control Virus — As Covid-19 cases surge, it is clear many governors underestimated the coronavirus and rushed to reopen before their states were ready. — WASHINGTON — More than four months into fighting the coronavirus …
Shannon Najmabadi / The Texas Tribune:
Want a coronavirus test in Texas? You may have to wait for hours in a car. — Months into the pandemic, demand for coronavirus tests is soaring. Texans report problems with almost every facet of the testing process, starting with the glitching websites and unanswered phone lines used …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Tammy Duckworth is Biden's Best Running Mate Pick — She, more than anyone, can get under Trump's skin. — Whatever his wobbles, Joe Biden has, from the start of his presidential campaign, got one thing exactly right: The 2020 election is a battle for the soul of America. That's not just a pretty slogan.
Sheena Jones / CNN:
Patrons are asked to self-quarantine after about 85 people who visited a Michigan bar get Covid-19 — (CNN)People who visited a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, are being asked to self-quarantine because roughly 85 people contracted Covid-19 after visiting the establishment this month, a health official says.
Andrew Court / Daily Mail:
High school student sparked a coronavirus cluster in New York after they travelled from Florida for a graduation ceremony, Governor Cuomo reveals — Student returned from Florida before attending ‘drive-in graduation’ in Westchester County last Saturday — The unidentified individual arrived …
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Minneapolis council members calling to defund police spend $63G on private security details after receiving death threats — The security details reportedly cost the city $4,500 a day in taxpayer dollars. — Several Minneapolis City Council members who have received death threats following …
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New York Post, Big League Politics and Liberty Unyielding
Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Cases Pass 10 Million Globally — U.S. records more than 42,000 new infections — Coronavirus cases world-wide passed 10 million, and deaths approached half a million, as cases continued to surge in the U.S. and some states took steps to reverse their reopenings.
Siraj Datoo / Bloomberg:
Zuckerberg Loses $7 Billion as Firms Boycott Facebook Ads — Mark Zuckerberg just became $7.2 billion poorer after a flurry of companies pulled advertising from Facebook Inc.'s network. — Shares of the social media company fell 8.3% on Friday, the most in three months, after Unilever …
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