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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Donny Deutsch predicts Trump will drop out in the face of ‘the biggest landslide defeat in US history’ — Appearing on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” regular contributor Donny Deutsch said he would not be surprised at all if Donald Trump dropped out of the 2020 presidential race …
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Coronavirus is surging in Florida — and so is anxiety over Trump's chances with senior voters — St. Petersburg, Florida (CNN)John Dudley, a retired banker, proudly cast his ballot for Donald Trump in 2016, excited at the prospect of sending an entrepreneur to the White House on a pledge to change Washington.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Trump: Biden should take cognitive test
Trump: Biden should take cognitive test
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The Daily Beast:
Inside the Secret Sale of Ghislaine Maxwell's Swanky New Hampshire Hideout — As the feds closed in, Ghislaine Maxwell lived in bucolic luxury, spending her days in a massive mountain home in the sleepy town of Bradford, New Hampshire. — BRADFORD, N.H.—The hideaway where Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam …
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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Brickshitters: Who's Afraid of Ghislaine Maxwell? — Epstein's partner in crime has the skinny on some of the most powerful men in the world. — 4 hr — WHEN JEFFREY EPSTEIN signed his notoriously lax plea deal in 2007, one of the stipulations to the agreement was that his co-conspirators …
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The US Sun, Law & Crime and CNBC
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Powerful men are scared about what Ghislaine Maxwell will say
Washington Post:
Washington Redskins move toward changing controversial team name — The Washington Redskins moved Friday toward what team owner Daniel Snyder once vowed was unthinkable: changing its controversial name in a bow to pressure from its largest corporate sponsors and the fierce winds of societal reckoning sweeping the country.
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KyleSmithforGM / Hogs Haven:
The “Redskins,” racism, and the future of a franchise
The “Redskins,” racism, and the future of a franchise
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David Rothkopf / The New York Review of Books:
‘The Most Ignorant and Unfit’: What Made America's Worst Ever Leader? — “Being president,” former First Lady Michelle Obama has said, “doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are.” In this moment, we may also need to acknowledge that presidents also reveal much about who we are.
CNN:
Study finds hydroxychloroquine may have helped coronavirus patients survive better — (CNN)A surprising new study found that the controversial antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine helped patients better survive in the hospital. — A team at Henry Ford Health System in Southeast Michigan …
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Townhall, Redstate, Henry Ford Health System, New York Post, The Western Journal, Outkick, TheBlaze and Twitchy
New York Times:
Why June Was Such a Terrible Month for Trump — Last month represented the political nadir of President Trump's three and a half years in office, thanks to self-inflicted wounds as he played to his base and missteps by a fractured campaign. — WASHINGTON — Last Saturday night …
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Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Alternet.org and POLITICUSUSA
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New York Times:
Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History — Sources: Crowd Counting Consortium, Edwin Chow and New York Times analysis | Note: The Times partnered with Edwin Chow, an associate professor at Texas State University, to count the protesters based on available aerial images …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Whines He's Not Getting Praised for a Recovery With 25 Million People Still Out of Work — The president feels that if Biden were in the Oval now, Democrats would be building statues for his handling of the economy. — In the past month, during which two U.S. jobs reports have shown signs …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
CBS News:
105 University of Washington students in frat houses test positive for coronavirus — More than 100 students living in fraternity houses near the University of Washington campus have reported testing positive for COVID-19, with hundreds of results pending. The Interfraternity Council …
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KIRO and The Daily Caller
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
How J-L Cauvin Became the Most Spot-On Trump Impersonator Alive — THE LAST LAUGH — On this bonus episode of “The Last Laugh” podcast, comedian J-L Cauvin reveals how his Trump impression blew up online and what he thinks of his rival Sarah Cooper. — About six months before anyone …
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
A Problem for College in the Fall: Reluctant Professors — Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are scared to join them. — College students across the country have been warned that campus life will look drastically different in the fall …
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Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Coronavirus Cases Are Peaking Again. Here's How It's Different This Time. — The first wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States never really ended, and cases are surging again. But this time, a different and much bigger swath of the country is feeling the effects.
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Hillary Rodham Clinton ('Hillary') — The polarizing trailblazer who has had a front row seat to — and personally shaped — American history over the last 40 years lets loose about sexism, conspiracy theories and Trump (including how she'd fare …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Re-election Message Is White Grievance — Republicans in D.C. just pretend not to see it. — A lot of Republicans are acting puzzled about Donald Trump's re-election pitch. “He has no message,” one Republican source told Reuters. “He needs to articulate why he wants a second term,” said another.
Elie Honig / CAFE:
Note From Elie: Jerry Nadler's Talk is Brash, but his Walk is Timid — WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold “Jerry” Nadler (D-NY) presides over a hearing at the Capitol Building — Jerry Nadler's talk is brash, but his walk is timid.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court blocks judge's order loosening Alabama voting requirements due to virus — A sharply divided Supreme Court stepped in on Thursday night to block a judge's order requiring Alabama to allow some curbside voting and lift absentee-ballot witness requirements for the Republican …
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Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Alabama order easing voting restrictions
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Alabama order easing voting restrictions
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Noah Manskar / New York Post:
Boeing communications boss Niel Golightly resigns over sexist article — Boeing communications boss Niel Golightly has resigned over a sexist article he wrote three decades ago opposing women's service in the military. — His exit leaves the embattled planemaker searching for a new top spokesman …
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Arizona Republic:
Sonora health officials seek tougher border restrictions with Arizona over COVID-19 spread — TUCSON — The top health official leading coronavirus response efforts in the Mexican state of Sonora will petition the federal government in Mexico City to implement stricter controls …
Wesleyan Media Project:
Trump Spends Big on TV Ads While Biden Holds Back — Senate Ads Spike; Eight Races See 10,000 Spots since May — (MIDDLETOWN, CT) July 2, 2020 - A new analysis from the Wesleyan Media Project, in partnership with the Center for Responsive Politics, shows that Donald Trump has ramped up his TV ad spending.
John Seewer / Associated Press:
‘Huge bummer’: July Fourth will test Americans' discipline — The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans' self-control that could determine …
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Washington Post:
Secret Service agents preparing for Pence Arizona trip contracted coronavirus — Vice President Pence's trip to Arizona this week had to be postponed by a day after several Secret Service agents who helped organize the visit either tested positive for coronavirus or were showing symptoms of being infected.
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump set for another massive event during national pandemic — Keystone, South Dakota (CNN)President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump head to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday to celebrate an early Fourth of July at a gathering of an estimated 7,500 people during a global pandemic.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump's Virus Is Spreading, and His Economy Is Stalling — The president leads a transition to sickness. — Just over two weeks ago The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by Vice President Mike Pence titled “There Isn't a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave.’” The article was supposed to reassure the nation.
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HuffPost:
America Spends Billions To Get The Best Intel In The World But Can't Make Trump Read It — Trump had only 41 “daily” intelligence briefings on his schedule during the first half of 2020 — an average of just one and a half per week — WASHINGTON ― Even as taxpayers spend many tens …
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The Nation, Just Security and Al Jazeera
U.S. Department of Justice:
Nigerian National Brought to U.S. to Face Charges of Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from Cybercrime Schemes — LOS ANGELES - A Dubai resident who flaunted his extravagant lifestyle on social media has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges alleging …
Nikolaj Skydsgaard / Reuters:
Copenhagen's Little Mermaid labelled “racist fish” — COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark woke up on Friday to the words “racist fish” scrawled across the base of the “Little Mermaid”, the bronze statue honouring Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale that perches on a rock in the sea off a pier in Copenhagen.
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
For Maine Lobstermen, a Perfect Storm Threatens the Summer Season — The state's lobster industry, already struggling before the virus, could be crippled as tourism dries up, leaving boatloads of crustaceans and no one to eat them. — OFF THE COAST OF MAINE — As he pulled alongside …
Elisa Braun / Politico:
5 things to know about France's new PM Jean Castex — PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex as his new prime minister on Friday — and you'll be forgiven if you've never heard of him. — Castex, the conservative mayor of a small town in southern France …
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