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SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester — WASHINGTON - The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications Monday to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester.
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BuzzFeed News, The Hill, Redstate, NPR, WBTW-TV, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, Al Jazeera, POLITICUSUSA, Axios, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, ImmigrationProf Blog, KTLA and Unfogged
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fas.harvard.edu:
Decision for 2020-21 Academic Year — After careful deliberation and informed by extensive input from our community, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced plans to bring up to 40% of our undergraduates to campus, including all first-year students, for the fall semester.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Says Virus Cases ‘Never Got Down to Where We Wanted to Go’
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Says Virus Cases ‘Never Got Down to Where We Wanted to Go’
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Washington Post, miamidade.gov, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Townhall
CNN:
International students may need to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning
The Daily Beast:
Former Melania Trump Confidante to Release an ‘Explosive’ Tell-All Before the Election — Another blockbuster Trump book is set to hit shelves next month and contain “explosive” revelations about first lady Melania Trump. — Following months of legal drama, threats, and public controversy …
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Raw Story, Political Wire and CANNONFIRE
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is Coming Out With Another Dishy Trump Tell-All — Melania's former right hand will write, among other things, about her “abrupt and very public” departure from the East Wing after inauguration chaos. — In the midst of a presidential election, a global pandemic …
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The Guardian
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Publisher moves up release of book by Trump niece
Publisher moves up release of book by Trump niece
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Washington Post and The Guardian
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Media Outlets Duped by a Middle East Propaganda Campaign — DOES NOT EXIST — Conservative sites like Newsmax and Washington Examiner have published Middle East hot takes from “experts” who are actually fake personas pushing propaganda. — If you want a hot take about the Middle East, Raphael Badani is your man.
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Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
WTXL-TV:
FL Education Commissioner requires all Florida school districts to reopen campuses in August — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has issued an executive order requiring all of Florida's public K-12 schools to reopen in August.
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Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida Education Commissioner mandates all schools to reopen in August — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order Monday, requiring all schools to open in the fall and laying out the requirements districts must meet to offer any sort of non-traditional remote instruction …
Inez Feltscher Stepman / The American Mind:
What Will Become of Our Schools?
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Florida teen dies after conspiracy theorist mom takes her to church ‘COVID party’ and tries to treat her with Trump-approved drug: report … Report typos and corrections to: [email protected].
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Florida COVID Victims and No More Mister Nice Blog
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Small Biz Rescue Bailed Out Kushner's Family, Obama's Aides and Other Political Elite — The PPP program was designed to help small businesses. And it has. But some of the most connected figures in politics also cashed in. — When the Trump administration began implementing …
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Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, ProPublica and The Intellectualist
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Releases Names of Biggest PPP Borrowers — Trump administration, following public pressure, releases names of top Paycheck Protection Program borrowers, declines to disclose specific loan amounts — WASHINGTON—The federal government's Paycheck Protection Program designed …
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Chicago Sun-Times, Bloomberg, Washington Post and Axios, more at Techmeme »
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Media Matters Takes Millions In PPP Aid While Criticizing Trump Coronavirus Response
Media Matters Takes Millions In PPP Aid While Criticizing Trump Coronavirus Response
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Twitchy
Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Billionaire Kanye West's Company Gets Multimillion-Dollar PPP Loan From Trump Admin
Billionaire Kanye West's Company Gets Multimillion-Dollar PPP Loan From Trump Admin
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Politico, One America News Network and Bloomberg
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Camp Vows to Protect Brazil's Most Iconic Statue From Left Wing Mobs — A new ad warns that the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is under threat. It's unclear if this is even true or how the president would actually save it. — President Donald Trump's determination …
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Advisers Wonder: ‘Is the Statue Shit Going to Work?’
Trump Advisers Wonder: ‘Is the Statue Shit Going to Work?’
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Raw Story
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird Watcher — Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper asked her to keep her dog on a leash in Central Park. — A white woman who called the police and falsely accused a Black man of threatening …
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Manhattan District …, Bloomberg, Just The News, ABC News, The Root, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Axios
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's intel briefer breaks her silence — A career CIA officer explained in rare public remarks on Monday what she's learned about adapting intelligence briefings to the unique style of a particular “customer” — in her case, President Donald Trump. — Beth Sanner, a senior official …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump's Job Approval Rating Steady at Lower Level — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's approval rating is holding steady at a lower level after a sharp drop in late May and early June, with 38% of Americans currently approving of the job he is doing.
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Washington Post, Raw Story, The Hill, Axios and Washington Times
David Roth / New Yorker:
How “Starship Troopers” Aligns with Our Moment of American Defeat — It has become clear, in these last decades of decadence, decline, towering institutional violence, and rampant bad taste, that American life is stuck somewhere inside the Paul Verhoeven cinematic universe.
Des Moines Register:
Chuck Grassley will skip the Republican National Convention for the first time in 40 years, citing coronavirus — Citing concerns about the coronavirus, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he will not attend this year's Republican National Convention, marking the first time he has sat …
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Washington Post, Axios, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Radio Iowa, One America News Network, IJR, TheBlaze and The Hill
Max Boot / Washington Post:
What if Trump loses but insists he won? — On his present trajectory, President Trump is heading for a whopping defeat in November. The Economist says there's nearly a 99 percent chance that Joe Biden will win more popular votes and around a 90 percent chance that he will win more electoral college votes.
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Raw Story
CNN:
The mask decision that will haunt Trump's reelection bid — (CNN)As coronavirus cases surge and governors begin agitating for a national mandate on wearing masks, President Donald Trump is showing few signs he'll budge on an issue that has come to epitomize a national pandemic response rooted …
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NBC News
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice
As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice
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Washington Times
Donald J. Trump for President:
Joe Biden Does Nothing As Violent Crime in Democrat-Run Cities Soars — Americans got a taste this weekend of what Joe Biden meant when he promised to “transform the nation.” In the face of left-wing rioters, anti-American mobs, and tragic deaths in Democrat-run cities, Biden did nothing.
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POLITICUSUSA and The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Trump plumbed new depths of depravity this Fourth of July — IT SHOULD be no surprise that President Trump has chosen to center his reelection campaign on appeals to racism and the demonization of his opponents. After all, that is what he did from the opening of his 2016 run with his invocation …
Benjamin Wallace / Vulture:
Is Anyone Watching Quibi? The streaming platform raised $1.75 billion and secured a roster of A-list talent, but it can't get audiences to notice. — The Emmy race has begun! Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on July 13.
Adam K. Raymond / New York Magazine:
Trump Attacks Bubba Wallace, Defends Confederate Flag — President Trump is being racist again. In a tweet Monday morning, the self-proclaimed “least racist person” on the planet attacked Bubba Wallace, the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR's top racing series, and criticized the sport's decision to ban the Confederate flag.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
McEnany defends Trump's tweet about Bubba Wallace and Confederate flag
McEnany defends Trump's tweet about Bubba Wallace and Confederate flag
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Mediaite, NBC News, Politico and Patterico's Pontifications
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here are the governors who hurt so many, so needlessly — The Post reports: “Local officials in states with surging coronavirus cases issued dire warnings Sunday about the spread of infections, blaming outbreaks in their communities on early reopenings and saying the virus was rapidly outpacing containment efforts.”
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Twitchy, The Daily Caller, The Texas Tribune, Dallas Morning News and ABC News
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Axios, IJR and The Intellectualist
Argus Leader:
Former political operative Paul Erickson sentenced to federal prison — A Sioux Falls man who used his connections in the conservative movement to help his Russian girlfriend gain political access was sentenced Monday to serve seven years in federal prison.
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Raw Story
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
Breonna Taylor's Family Claims She Was Alive After Shooting but Given No Aid — A new court filing says Ms. Taylor, whose death set off protests, received no medical help after she was shot by the police. The coroner asserts that her injuries were so severe she could not have been saved.
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
Lucian K. Truscott IV / New York Times:
I'm a Direct Descendant of Thomas Jefferson. Take Down His Memorial. — Monticello is shrine enough for a man who wrote that “all men are created equal” and yet never did much to make those words come true. — Mr. Truscott is a journalist. — When my brother Frank and I were boys visiting …
Phil Shiver / TheBlaze:
EXCLUSIVE: Daily Wire turns five years old, names new editor-in-chief — Ben Shapiro will remain co-owner and the site's biggest talent — What are the details? — Ben Shapiro, the prominent conservative commentator and co-founder of the Daily Wire, will be stepping aside from his role …
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Are Protests Unsafe? What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What — Public health experts decried the anti-lockdown protests last spring as dangerous gatherings in a pandemic. Health experts seem less comfortable doing so now that the marches are against racism.
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Patterico's Pontifications, Twitchy and Instapundit