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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit — The influential pro-Trump community broke the rules on harassment and targeting, said Reddit, which also banned other groups. — SAN FRANCISCO — Reddit, one of the largest social networking and message board websites …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech — Bans come after YouTube's 2019 policy update — YouTube has banned several prominent white supremacist channels, including those belonging to Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer.
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The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules — More than 2,000 communities are being removed on Monday for violating Reddit's new content policies — Reddit will ban r/The_Donald, r/ChapoTrapHouse, and about 2,000 other communities today …
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The Federalist, Fox News and Big League Politics, more at Techmeme »
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
YouTube Bans Six Big White Nationalist Channels — YouTube banned six accounts used by high-profile white nationalists on Monday. According to YouTube, the respective channels “repeatedly or egregiously violated our policies by alleging that members of protected groups …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
As Predicted: Parler Is Banning Users It Doesn't Like
As Predicted: Parler Is Banning Users It Doesn't Like
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Outkick, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reddit bans The_Donald forum as part of major hate speech purge
Reddit bans The_Donald forum as part of major hate speech purge
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The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Twitch, Reddit crack down on Trump-linked content as industry faces reckoning
Twitch, Reddit crack down on Trump-linked content as industry faces reckoning
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One America News Network
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court, in 5-4 ruling, strikes down restrictive Louisiana abortion law — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Louisiana's tough restriction on abortion violates the Constitution, a surprising victory for abortion rights advocates from an increasingly conservative court.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why conservative Chief Justice Roberts just struck down an anti-abortion law
Why conservative Chief Justice Roberts just struck down an anti-abortion law
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Washington Post
CNN:
John Roberts sides with liberals on Supreme Court to block controversial Louisiana abortion law
John Roberts sides with liberals on Supreme Court to block controversial Louisiana abortion law
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CNBC and FiveThirtyEight
Ilya Shapiro / Cato Institute:
John Roberts Outsmarts Himself Yet Again
John Roberts Outsmarts Himself Yet Again
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National Review and Power Line
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Sports:
White House calls Supreme Court decision on abortion ‘unfortunate’
White House calls Supreme Court decision on abortion ‘unfortunate’
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Townhall, New York Times and New York Times
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Couple points guns at protesters marching to St. Louis mayor's home to demand resignation — 1 of 13 — UPDATES with comments from St. Louis University law professor on couple's rights to defend private property — ST. LOUIS — As protesters made their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson's home on Sunday night …
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Associated Press:
Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis, Missouri, as the group marched toward the mayor's home, demanding her resignation after she publicly read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
St. Louis couple point guns at peaceful crowd of protesters calling for mayor to resign
St. Louis couple point guns at peaceful crowd of protesters calling for mayor to resign
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Townhall and Law & Crime
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Armed St. Louis couple comes out waving AR-15 at Black Lives Matter protesters
Armed St. Louis couple comes out waving AR-15 at Black Lives Matter protesters
Adam Weinstein / New Republic:
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany's answers on Russia's bounties and Trump don't make sense — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a briefing Monday amid a growing furor over bounties that U.S. intelligence says Russia placed on U.S. troops in Afghanistan — and the lack of a U.S. response.
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Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall — The nation's pediatricians have come out with a strong statement in favor of bringing children back to the classroom this fall wherever and whenever they can do so safely. The American Academy of Pediatrics' guidance …
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The Daily Caller and Fox News
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
N.J. restaurants NOT reopening for indoor dining this week after ‘knucklehead’ crowds at bars ruin it for everyone — New Jersey will not reopen indoor dining this week as planned in the first major reversal of the state's Phase 2 coronavirus reopening plan, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday.
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
New Jersey pauses reopening process as coronavirus cases surge in other states
New Jersey pauses reopening process as coronavirus cases surge in other states
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County issues dire warning amid ‘alarming increases’ in coronavirus cases — Los Angeles County health officials issued a dire warning Monday that conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic are deteriorating rapidly and the highly contagious virus is spreading swiftly in the nation's most populous county.
Politico:
A Sun Belt time bomb threatens Trump's reelection — The explosion of Covid-19 cases in Sun Belt states is becoming another albatross for President Donald Trump's reelection hopes — and creating a new opening for Joe Biden and Democrats in November. — Republican governors in Florida …
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Alternet.org and Raw Story
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Associated Press:
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population — The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country's Han majority to have more children.
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The Daily Caller, The Week, Political Wire, Outside the Beltway and National Review, more at Mediagazer »
Nick R. Martin / The Informant:
Selling the boogaloo — To market their products, ammo makers and gun shops are invoking the memes and rhetoric of the deadly “boogaloo” movement. — 6 hr … Selling the boogaloo — By Ian Karbal — In mid March, Fenix Ammunition, an ammunition manufacturer in Michigan …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Newsonomics: The next 48 hours could determine the fate of two of America's largest newspaper chains — The next 48 hours may decide the fate of two of America's largest newspaper chains that collectively serve almost a fifth of all American local newspaper readers.
New York Times:
The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News — The Times said Apple News did not align with its strategy of building direct relationships with paying readers. — The New York Times said on Monday that it was exiting its partnership with Apple News, as news organizations struggle to compete …
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Variety and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Eric Trump Steers Family Empire Under Father's Close Watch — The president's third child is eyeing international expansion after Donald Trump leaves office; ‘Eric is the money guy’ — On March 17, Eric Trump received word from the Nevada governor's office that he had 24 hours to shut …
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Jeff Bezos' Twitch temporarily bans Trump for ‘hateful conduct’ — Twitch, a streaming platform owned by Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, has temporarily banned President Trump's account for “hateful conduct” stemming from footage of the president's speeches. — “Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch.
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Twitch temporarily bans President Trump
Twitch temporarily bans President Trump
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CNBC, Breitbart and Adweek, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Shellenberger / Environmental Progress:
On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare — On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It's just not the end of the world.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Jacksonville to order mask-wearing ahead of GOP convention — Jacksonville, where the Republican National Convention is slated to be held in August, is planning to institute a city-wide mask order to stem the spread of coronavirus, city hall sources tell POLITICO.
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Associated Press, Axios, The Daily Caller and WJXX-TV
Chao Deng / Wall Street Journal:
China Strikes Back at U.S. Move to Restrict Visas for Party Officials Over Hong Kong — In tit for tat, Beijing says it will target Americans trying its patience on matters related to city's status — The Chinese government plans to restrict visas for Americans it deems go too far …