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Associated Press:
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion — BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands …
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ABC News:
Search and rescue continues as Beirut wakes up to effects of devastating explosion — At least 100 people have been killed and 4000 injured by the blast. — LONDON and PARIS — Search and rescue efforts continued in the Lebanese capital of Beirut as the city woke up to the devastating effects …
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NBC News, New York Post and Mediaite
Faysal Itani / New York Times:
Lebanon's Mushroom Cloud of Incompetence — Yesterday's explosion, which destroyed Beirut's port, much of the city and countless lives, was the result of business as usual. — Mr. Itani is a political analyst. — My first summer job was at the port of Beirut. It was the late '90s and I was just a teenager.
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The Guardian and Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
US defense officials contradict Trump: No indication yet of attack in Beirut — (CNN)Three US Defense Department officials told CNN that as of Tuesday night there was no indication that the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday were an “attack,” contradicting an earlier claim from President Donald Trump.
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Bloomberg, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Raw Story, WHDH-TV, Newsy, Informed Comment, POLITICUSUSA, Slate, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany
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Townhall
Allan Lichtman / New York Times:
He Predicted Trump's Win in 2016. Now He's Ready to Call 2020. — Most historians just study the past. But Allan Lichtman has successfully predicted the future. — This is professor Allan Lichtman. He's taught history at American University for almost 50 years. He's a former steeplechase champion.
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Des Moines Register:
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs executive order restoring felon voting rights, removing Iowa's last-in-the-nation status — Thousands of Iowans with felony convictions who have served their sentences will be allowed to vote in November's presidential election after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed …
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David Pitt / Associated Press:
Iowa governor to sign order restoring felon voting rights
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign felon voting rights executive order on Wednesday
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Iowa governor signs order restoring voting rights to some felons
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump and his spinners are suddenly freaking out about Florida. Here's why. — After spreading endless lies about vote-by-mail's supposed susceptibility to fraud, President Trump and his family members — who often double as his propagandists — are suddenly scrambling to reassure voters …
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Joe Sutton / CNN:
Trump campaign sues Nevada over plan to mail ballots to all registered voters — Keilar pushes back on Trump campaign claims of voter fraud — (CNN)The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Nevada over its plan to send absentee ballots to all active voters this November …
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Politico, Vanity Fair and The Daily Beast
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on zero.
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NBC News and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Yates says Obama, Biden didn't influence Flynn investigation — Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates told lawmakers Wednesday that neither President Barack Obama nor Vice President Joe Biden attempted to influence the FBI's investigation of incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn during …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Department watchdog resigns in another shake-up at IG's office — The internal State Department watchdog, whom President Trump installed after the previous inspector general was abruptly fired, has resigned, the department said in a statement, marking another significant shake …
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Law & Crime, Axios, Politico, ABC News, Foreign Policy, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: ‘Are you a junkie?’ — Joe Biden rebuked a reporter who asked if the former vice president had taken a cognitive test, claiming that asking the question was similar to asking the interviewer if he was using cocaine.
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Greg Pollowitz / Twitchy:
Joe Biden explains why he hasn't taken a cognitive test by asking a Black journo if he's a junkie
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Redstate, Breitbart, Power Line and The Daily Caller
Larry McShane / New York Daily News:
Legendary journalist and writer Pete Hamill dead at 85 after fall — Pete Hamill, the Brooklyn-born bard of the five boroughs and eloquent voice of his beloved hometown as both newspaper columnist and best-selling author, died Wednesday morning. He was 85.
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CNN:
Trump still not grasping the severity of the pandemic, source tells CNN — (CNN)President Donald Trump was still struggling to fully grasp the severity of the coronavirus pandemic during a task force meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN.
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Fox News, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Senate: Ranking the Top Dozen Best Targets — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — National Republicans breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday night, as Rep. Roger Marshall (R, KS-1) beat 2018 gubernatorial nominee Kris Kobach (R) in the Kansas Senate primary.
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The Hill
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Digital Revenue Exceeds Print for 1st Time for New York Times Company — The pandemic squeezed advertising for the web as well as print, but subscription growth was the best ever for a quarter. — Over a three-month period dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in advertising …
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BuzzFeed News:
A Crowded School Hallway Photo Went Viral. Some Teachers And Parents Say The Real Situation Is Even Worse. — An alarming photo of a hallway crowded by mostly maskless students in a Georgia high school raises issues with reopening schools all around the country. — Copy
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NBC News:
Republicans in at least four states are helping Kanye West gain ballot access — WASHINGTON — Republicans in at least four states, including a crucial swing state, appear to be helping music superstar Kanye West gain ballot access for November's election, actions that raise new questions about the hip-hop star's presidential bid.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Kanye Has a Senior GOP Strategist Helping Him Get on the Ballot in Colorado
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New York Times
Craig Chamberlain / News Bureau:
Journalists' Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles — CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Journalists in Washington, D.C., have long been accused of living in a “Beltway bubble,” isolated from the broader public, talking too much to each other. — Their interactions on Twitter, however …
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Joe Biden isn't inspiring confidence with his vice presidential search — Biden initially narrowed down the list to only include women. But since then, his indecision suggests that he doesn't actually know what he wants in a running mate. — One of the most confusing parts …
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The Guardian and Politico
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bass corrects explanation for appearing at Scientology event
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden campaign to hammer Trump over pandemic response with $280 million in ads across 15 states — Clyburn: Biden should follow ‘his head and his heart’ on VP pick — (CNN)Joe Biden's campaign says it has reserved $280 million in television and digital advertising that it plans to use largely …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Joe Biden's basement strategy will backfire
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Instapundit and The American Spectator
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
This May Be The Most Absurd, Trumpian Drama Ever — Accusations of stalking, prostitution, and racism are merely the appetizer. The main course features Jacob Wohl and claims of falsified tweets and stolen phones. — The federal agency primarily responsible for the distribution …
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Raw Story
Miles Klee / MEL Magazine:
Why Your Boomer Parents Are Obsessed With Sarah Cooper — More than anything, older Democrats and #Resistance types want to ‘trigger’ the president — Sarah Cooper has an outstanding résumé. Apart from her background as a standup comedian, she's worked at Google …
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Mitch McConnell, the Turtle, Is Losing the Race Now — The majority leader dedicated himself to Republican of convenience Donald Trump, and it's looking like he may not be the majority leader for much longer. — BEAST INSIDE — It's been a bad, bad, bad summer for Mitch McConnell.
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Raw Story
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
It's Not Just You. We've All Got a Case of the Covid-19 Blues. — New data show that Americans are suffering from record levels of mental distress. — I am trying to think of when I first realized we'd all run smack into a wall. — Was it two weeks ago, when a friend …
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Raw Story
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Black Americans Want Police to Retain Local Presence — WASHINGTON, D.C. — When asked whether they want the police to spend more time, the same amount of time or less time than they currently do in their area, most Black Americans — 61% — want the police presence to remain the same.
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Redstate, The Federalist, National Review and Washington Free Beacon
Rod Dreher:
Why George Floyd Died — This is bracing. Here is the police body cam footage of the Minneapolis police officers' encounter with George Floyd in the nearly eight minutes between the time they first engaged him, and put him on the ground and suppressed his neck:
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Newsy, Fox News and Instapundit
Wall Street Journal:
NYC to Set Up Checkpoints to Enforce Quarantine Order — U.S. daily coronavirus cases rise after dipping below 50,000 for two straight days — Checkpoints will be set up at bridges and tunnels leading into New York City to enforce a quarantine order for people coming from states with high rates …
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