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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.
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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NBC News, Associated Press and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Trump's campaign in crisis as aides attempt August reset before time runs out
Trump's campaign in crisis as aides attempt August reset before time runs out
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Raw Story and New York Times
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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Reuters
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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Axios
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CNN:
GOP convention in Charlotte closed to press, portions will be livestreamed
GOP convention in Charlotte closed to press, portions will be livestreamed
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Raw Story
Frank E. Lockwood / Arkansas Online:
Reporters won't see Trump nomination
Reporters won't see Trump nomination
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Raw Story, The Week, Contemptor, Daily Kos and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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.
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Raw Story
Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
Is the Subway Risky? It May Be Safer Than You Think — New studies in Europe and Asia suggest that riding public transportation is not a major source of transmission for the coronavirus. — Five months after the coronavirus outbreak engulfed New York City, riders are still staying away …
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Gothamist
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.
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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New York Times, CNN, Outside the Beltway and Instapundit
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.
Washington Post:
Trump keeps promising an overhaul of the nation's health-care system that never arrives — It was a bold claim when President Trump said that he was about to produce an overhaul of the nation's health-care system, at last doing away with the Affordable Care Act, which he has long promised to abolish.
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 …
Jason Owens / Yahoo Sports:
Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Oklahoma City Thunder players did not heed a lawmaker's threat about kneeling during the national anthem. — All the Thunder players knelt on Saturday alongside
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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Common Dreams
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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NPR, New York Times, Axios, Fox News and Washington Post
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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WTOP
USA Today:
Trump meets with Florida sheriffs who had attended conference with COVID-positive colleague — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida sheriffs who had attended a conference this week with a COVID-19-infected colleague met Friday afternoon with President Donald Trump. — Volusia County Sheriff Mike …
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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American Greatness, Law Enforcement Today, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Gateway Pundit
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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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The Daily Caller and KOIN-TV
Richard Wolffe / The Guardian:
Could this anti-Trump Republican group take down the president? — Savage attack ads from a well-funded group of dissident Republicans are aiming to sway a key sliver of opinion in swing states — Amid all the noise of an election involving Donald Trump - all the inflammatory tweets …
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Raw Story
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Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post:
The Lincoln Project's plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
The Lincoln Project's plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
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Mediaite
12news.com:
Arizona Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva tests positive for coronavirus — Grijalva, 72, said in a statement that he has no symptoms and feels fine, but will self quarantine. — WASHINGTON — Arizona Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva announced Saturday he has tested positive for coronavirus while in Washington D.C.
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Balloon Juice
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