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Randall Lane / Forbes:
Kanye West Says He's Done With Trump—Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between — Kanye West's Fourth of July declaration, via Tweet, that he was running for president lit the internet on fire, even as pundits were trying to discern how serious he was.
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Gil Kaufman / Billboard:
Kanye West Has a Cool Slogan, But No Actual Paperwork on File in Presidential Run
Kanye West Has a Cool Slogan, But No Actual Paperwork on File in Presidential Run
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IJR, The Daily Caller and New York Post
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized last month after injuring his head in a fall — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suffered a fall at a Maryland country club last month that required an overnight stay in the hospital, a Supreme Court spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday night.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
A Guided Tour Into the Troubled Mind of Donald Trump — Mary Trump is a clinical psychologist and the president's niece — and her new book peels back the layers of a dysfunctional family that shaped her uncle. — Mary Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and the niece of the president …
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New York Times:
The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir — President Trump's niece was a family outcast. Her new book casts a cold light on the relatives she describes as dysfunctional. — For most of her life, Mary L. Trump was shunted aside by her own family.
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New York Times:
Mary Trump's Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’
Mary Trump's Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Won't Release His Grades Because He Cheated On The SATs
Trump Won't Release His Grades Because He Cheated On The SATs
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New York Times:
Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ Reaction Is Swift. — An open letter published by Harper's, signed by luminaries including Margaret Atwood and Wynton Marsalis, argued for openness to “opposing views.” The debate began immediately. — The killing of George Floyd …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How United Are Democrats? A 96-0 Data Point Offers a Hint — Polling shows Biden is not facing any serious defections from his left flank. — Joe Biden has emerged from a contested Democratic primary with surprising party unity and without any serious threat on his left flank …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
They Can't Stomach Trump. They're Sufficiently Comfortable With Biden.
They Can't Stomach Trump. They're Sufficiently Comfortable With Biden.
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Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher jailed for raping student she later married, dies at 58 — Mary Kay Letourneau, the former Seattle-area teacher who married a man she was convicted of raping when he was in sixth grade, has died of cancer, her lawyer said Tuesday. She was 58.
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New York Times:
Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are a Major Source of Coronavirus Cases. — The virus has infiltrated Sunday services, church meetings and youth camps. More than 650 cases have been linked to reopened religious facilities. — PENDLETON, Ore. — Weeks after President Trump demanded …
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Daily Kos
Marty Johnson / The Hill:
DeVos demands ‘fully operational’ schools in the fall: ‘Not a matter of if’ — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday told the country's governors in a conference call that she expects schools to be “fully operational” come the fall, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Trump Pledges To ‘Pressure’ Governors To Reopen Schools Despite Health Concerns
Trump Pledges To ‘Pressure’ Governors To Reopen Schools Despite Health Concerns
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Collin Binkley / ABC News:
DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic
DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
‘Disgusting, sickening’: Joe Biden slams Donald Trump for questioning potential running mate Tammy Duckworth's patriotism after she lost both legs in combat in Iraq — Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump for questioning potential running mate Tammy Duckworth's patriotism
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless ...
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
US coronavirus mortality rate not lowest in world, despite Trump claim: FACT CHECK — The president has made false statements about the virus's mortality rate. — President Donald Trump and his White House have repeatedly claimed this week, falsely, that the United States has the lowest novel coronavirus mortality rate in the world.
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Emma Jacobs / NPR:
Trudeau Won't Visit Trump. Most Canadians Don't Want To Cross The Border Either
Trudeau Won't Visit Trump. Most Canadians Don't Want To Cross The Border Either
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CNN:
New Hampshire's GOP governor defends Trump's rally — but isn't attending — (CNN)New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu assured reporters Tuesday that President Donald Trump's upcoming rally in the state could be pulled off safely and without a mandatory mask order, even as he was unlikely to attend himself.
Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
Facebook civil rights audit: ‘Serious setbacks’ mar progress — A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. — Facebook hired the audit's leader …
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Brian Fung / CNN:
Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn't go well
Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn't go well
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Twitchy
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Biden coasts to victory in New Jersey, Delaware primaries, NBC News projects — Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primaries in New Jersey and his home state of Delaware, NBC News projects. — The pair of wins Tuesday night allows Biden, who is already the presumptive Democratic nominee …
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Polls have closed in unprecedented New Jersey primary election
Polls have closed in unprecedented New Jersey primary election
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The Hill
Cassandra Pollock / The Texas Tribune:
Texas GOP convention will happen in person — but Republican leaders will speak via video — As the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing over the past week for the party to cancel its Houston event. — The Republican Party of Texas is moving forward …
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CNN:
Trump administration's planned purge of international students serves a cruel purpose — Covid-19 could force international students out of US — Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter.
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CNN:
Robert Redford: This is who gets my vote in 2020 — Robert Redford is an actor, director, producer and trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an advocacy group. — The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.
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Deadline
CNN:
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus — (CNN)Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. — Bolsonaro himself announced the result, speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
Trump's attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots — President Trump's relentless attacks on the security of mail voting are driving suspicion among GOP voters toward absentee ballots — a dynamic alarming Republican strategists, who say it could undercut their own candidates, including Trump himself.
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay — The World Heritage site was once a potent symbol of Christian-Muslim rivalry, and it could become one once more. — ISTANBUL — Since it was built in the sixth century, changing hands from empire to empire …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump wants tax breaks to lure baseball fans back, but incentive could misfire with attendance still barred — White House officials say tax incentives could help jumpstart travel and entertainment, but a disconnect exists as many industries remain in flux — Senior White House economic …
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Raw Story
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Park Police did not record their radio transmissions during Lafayette Square operation on June 1 — Critical record of how police launched sweep against protesters is lost — Audio of the forceful push led by U.S. Park Police to sweep protesters out of Lafayette Square on June 1 …
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The Hill
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
In Interview, Trump Vows to Counter the Left's ‘Culture War’ — At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the Fourth of July, President Trump redrew the battle lines of the election, describing the contest not just as a referendum on his handling of the economy or his response to the coronavirus …
State Rep. Vernon Jones / The Daily Caller:
I Am Black And I Am A Democrat. But 'I Ain't' Voting For Joe Biden This November — Since that day in May when I announced I would support Donald Trump for president, my motives have been questioned, my integrity assailed, even my intelligence challenged. That's okay.
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Townhall
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Drivers Are Hitting Protesters as Memes of Car Attacks Spread — In recent days, one person was killed in Seattle and two people were injured in Bloomington, Ind. Dozens of similar incidents have occurred across the United States. — The driver of a red Toyota first stopped …
Noah Higgins-Dunn / CNBC:
Texas says new coronavirus cases jumped by more than 10,000 for the first time — Texas reported more than 10,000 additional Covid-19 cases Tuesday, a record-breaking daily surge. — There were 9,268 people in the state's hospitals with Covid-19 as of Tuesday, another daily record.
David Kaufman / LEVEL:
The Unintentional Racism Found in Traffic Signals — Just because something doesn't use an offensive mascot doesn't mean it can't reinforce a broken system — Washington D.C.'s pro football team. Aunt Jemima pancake products. Eskimo Pies. They're all examples of the everyday racism …
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Outside the Beltway
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Ilhan Omar has paid new husband's consulting firm $878,000, filings show — WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar has continued quietly funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to her new husband's consulting film, including a $189,000 windfall in March — just weeks after they announced they had tied the knot, campaign data shows.
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Politico:
Trump veterans flock to K Street despite ‘drain the swamp’ vow — On a February morning in 2018, representatives of several California water agencies arrived at a meeting at the Interior Department's austere Washington headquarters to discuss a long-sought goal: weakening the Endangered Species Act …
Tara Dublin / HillReporter.com:
Ghislaine Maxwell Said to Be On Suicide Watch — The Curse of Jeffrey Epstein continues with word that his associate-madam Ghislaine Maxwell is now on suicide watch in her New York prison cell soon after we learned she was willing to trade information for a reduced sentence.
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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Case Against Amy Cooper Lacks Key Element: Victim's Cooperation — Ms. Cooper, who is white, is charged with filing a false police report after she claimed a Black bird-watcher threatened her in Central Park during a dispute over her dog. — The Manhattan district attorney's decision …
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New York Post
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Companies with Trump ties got coronavirus small business loans — Multiple businesses with ties to President Donald Trump received millions of dollars in small business relief loans backed by the administration. — Trump is linked to the firms and their executives through business deals conducted …
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Should Racial and Ethnic Slurs Count in Scrabble Tournaments? — The fight against systemic racism has taken aim at Scrabble. An agreement is at hand to bar offensive terms, though some players endorse using them for points. — Josephine Flowers became a ranked, competitive Scrabble player …