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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
GOP: Renomination of Trump to be held in private — WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the press present, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention, citing the coronavirus.
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CNN:
GOP convention in Charlotte closed to press, portions will be livestreamed — (CNN)The dramatically scaled-down Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be closed to the press, a convention spokesperson and Republican official familiar with the plans tell CNN.
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Frank E. Lockwood / Arkansas Online:
Reporters won't see Trump nomination — WASHINGTON — When Republicans renominate Donald Trump for president in Charlotte, N.C., on Aug. 24, journalists won't be on hand to witness it, a convention spokesperson told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette this week. — Reporters also will be kept …
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Ten bucks left, no place to go: How the pandemic and a broken unemployment system are upending people's lives — He had five days to move out of the house in Brightwood Park, and now Daniel Vought stood looking at the plastic crates stacked in the living room holding his things. T-shirts.
Wilford Brimley Dead / TMZ.com:
Wilford Brimley, Face of Quaker Oats & Diabetes Campaigns, Dead at 85 — Wilford Brimley — an iconic actor who was the face of Quaker Oats for years, as well as a spokesperson for diabetes education — has died ... a rep tells TMZ. — We're told Brimley passed away Saturday morning at his home in Utah.
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Jon Brown / The Daily Wire:
DC Mayor Exempts John Lewis Funeral Attendees From City's Quarantine Restrictions — Lawmakers who attended the funeral of late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) in Atlanta earlier this week are exempt from Washington, D.C.'s, self-quarantine restrictions, according to District Mayor Muriel Bowser's office.
New York Times:
After Plummeting, the Virus Soars Back in the Midwest — States like Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin are riding a frustrating seesaw during the pandemic, with new coronavirus cases rising again after apparent progress. — CHICAGO — First, the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
'Hating Joe Biden doesn't juice up their base': Key swing state slips away from Trump — PHILADELPHIA — Senior citizens and suburban voters are sinking President Donald Trump's campaign across the country. — But here in Pennsylvania — home to one of the largest populations of residents age 65 …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Biden calls on Congress to pass emergency housing package
Biden calls on Congress to pass emergency housing package
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
Trump's Germany troops pullout may be his last gift to Putin before the election — Biden adviser: Trump is trying to take digs at Merkel — London (CNN)Since he came to office, US President Donald Trump has obsessively picked at the ties that bind America to its allies.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Private school attended by Barron Trump prohibited from in-person learning until October as President pushes openings — (CNN)As President Donald Trump continues to demand a return to in-person classes for schools around the country despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic …
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CNN:
I'm ready to call our sister in the movement for justice Madam Vice President Kamala Harris — What Joe Biden says he's looking for in his VP pick — Ben Crump is a civil rights attorney and founder of the national law firm Ben Crump Law, based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Ghislaine Maxwell Bashes the Miami Herald as Appeals Court Delays Upcoming Document Dump — Ghislaine Maxwell, who faces federal criminal charges of enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sex acts, transportation of a minor to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy, and perjury …
Courier-Journal:
Cuban community plans rally at NuLu restaurant in response to Black Lives Matter demands — Members of Louisville's Cuban community plan to gather Sunday in support of a NuLu restaurant owner who says he was threatened by Black Lives Matter protesters during a recent demonstration.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
How the Trump campaign came to court QAnon, the online conspiracy movement identified by the FBI as a violent threat — Outside the Las Vegas Convention Center, Kayleigh McEnany raised a microphone to a mega-fan and asked what it felt like to be acknowledged by President Trump at his February rally in Sin City.
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Cuccinelli relaxed oversight of DHS intel office — Before the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm put together intelligence reports about journalists, its leaders advocated for less internal oversight of the office. — Several months ago, the leadership of the Office …
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
'I'm sorry, but it's a fantasy' … This is my choice, but I'm starting to wish that it wasn't. I don't feel qualified. I've been a superintendent for 20 years, so I guess I should be used to making decisions, but I keep getting lost in my head. I'll be in my office looking at a blank computer screen …
Arizona Republic:
Rep. Raúl Grijalva tests positive for COVID-19, is symptom-free — Rep. Raúl Grijalva has tested positive for COVID-19 after a week in Washington, D.C., that included a hearing with Rep. Louie Gohmert, who also tested positive in recent days. — Grijalva, D-Ariz. …
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona tests positive for coronavirus
Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona tests positive for coronavirus
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Jordan Davidson / The Federalist:
As They Turn To Burning Bibles, Portland Rioters Show Their True Colors — While rioters previously attacked federal buildings, businesses, and even officers, this weekend, they found a new target: Bibles. — A video posted to Twitter on Saturday shows rioters holding Black Lives Matter signs tossing Bibles into a fire.
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Protesters burn Bible, American flag as tensions rise in Portland
Protesters burn Bible, American flag as tensions rise in Portland
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Daniel Goldman / Washington Post:
Barr would fire Barr if he were any other Justice Department lawyer — The attorney general avoids one thing central to all prosecution: Evidence. He favors ‘common sense’ and what ‘I think’ to support the president's unfounded assertions. — When Attorney General William P. Barr testified …
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Trump has TikTok deal “on his desk” — President Trump “has a deal on his desk,” whereby Microsoft would lead an acquisition of 100% of the U.S. operations of TikTok, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. — Why it matters: Trump Friday night said he plans to ban TikTok …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Black Lives Matter co-founder says Biden should pick a Black woman as VP
Black Lives Matter co-founder says Biden should pick a Black woman as VP
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