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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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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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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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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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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump confirms he's considering delivering convention speech from White House
Washington Post:
Republicans consider South Lawn of the White House for Donald Trump's convention speech
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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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Brittany Shepherd / Yahoo News:
Biden pushes back on cognitive test question: ‘Why the hell would I take a test?’
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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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Anita Kumar / Politico:
‘She is absolutely our No. 1 draft pick’: GOP pines for Rice as Biden VP — Joe Biden still may be undecided about whom to pick for a running mate, but Donald Trump's team knows exactly whom it wants: Susan Rice. — Trump's aides and allies accuse Rice — without delving too deeply into the evidence …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Joe Biden isn't inspiring confidence with his vice presidential search
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bass corrects explanation for appearing at Scientology event
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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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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on zero. — Donald Trump's campaign says it knocked on over 1 million doors in the past week alone. — Joe Biden's campaign says it knocked on zero. — The Republican and Democratic parties — from the presidential candidates …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Kanye Has a Senior GOP Strategist Helping Him Get on the Ballot in Colorado — “Would you help me get Kanye West on the ballot in Colorado? No, I am not joking, and I realize this is hilarious,” she wrote. — A top Colorado GOP strategist is helping Kanye West to get on the ballot in her state …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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Washington Post:
Facebook's fact-checkers have ruled claims in Trump ads are false — but no one is telling Facebook's users — Fact-checkers were unanimous in their assessments when President Trump began claiming in June that Democrat Joe Biden wanted to “defund” police forces. PolitiFact called the allegations “false,” as did CheckYourFact.
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Jena McGregor / Washington Post:
Remote work really does mean longer days — and more meetings — Those who sense that this grand experiment in working from home comes with plenty of downsides — longer days, more meetings and more emails to answer — are now backed up by data — The massive global shift to remote work since …
New York Times:
Will Bill Barr Try to Help Trump Win the Election? — Two investigations appear to be potential fodder for pre-election political machinations. — Mr. Goodman, editor in chief of Just Security, and Mr. Weissmann, a senior prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, teach law at N.Y.U.
Amy Dockser Marcus / Wall Street Journal:
Convalescent Plasma Reduced Death Rate Among Covid-19 Patients, Study Data Signals — Hospitalized patients who got earlier transfusions of blood plasma rich in antibodies to the coronavirus show a lower mortality rate — Hospitalized Covid-19 patients who received transfusions …
Associated Press:
Ex-Trump adviser plans book on future of polarized America — WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiona Hill, a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, is going to be sharing her views about the future of a polarized America. — The New York-based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced …
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Megan Henney / Fox News:
McConnell open to extending $600 unemployment boost in coronavirus stimulus deal — Democratic leaders and White House officials are trying to finalize another round of emergency aid — White House officials expected to meet with Democratic leaders in hopes of agreeing on new stimulus package
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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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Associated Press:
Missouri voters approve Medicaid expansion, making it 38th state to do so — COLUMBIA, Mo. — Voters on Tuesday made Missouri the 38th state to approve expanding Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults. — Support for the constitutional amendment means …
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