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Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Pro-Trump Forces Work the Refs in Silicon Valley — The new referees in American politics are Facebook, Google and Twitter, and they would be wise to pay attention to lessons the old media tried to learn. — One of the oddest moments during last month's tech hearings on Capitol Hill came …
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Axios:
Behind the scenes: Trump assembles team of closest aides to prepare for Biden debates — Two weekends ago, President Trump met with a group of his closest aides in the conference room of his Bedminster golf club to discuss a subject that has been weighing heavily on his mind: the three scheduled debates with Joe Biden.
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CBS News:
Biden leads in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania due to COVID concerns, country's direction — Battleground Tracker poll — Late on election night 2016, it was Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that put Donald Trump over the top and into the White House, thanks to late-deciding voters who went his way, and big margins among people who wanted change.
Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
New York Times: White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore — Washington (CNN)White House aides reached out to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last year about the process of adding additional presidents to Mount Rushmore, the New York Times reported.
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Benji Jones / Business Insider:
The White House reportedly asked South Dakota's governor how to add another president to Mount Rushmore, and she later gave Trump a 4-foot replica with his face on it — Foto: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020
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Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post:
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law — HONG KONG — Media tycoon and activist Jimmy Lai, his sons and several others were arrested early Monday for allegedly colluding with foreign forces, a crime under Hong Kong's new national security law, according to the newspaper he founded and a close associate.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
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New York Times:
Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai Is Arrested Under National Security Law
Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai Is Arrested Under National Security Law
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South China Morning Post
Iain Marlow / Bloomberg:
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Arrested in Latest Blow to Democracy Camp
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Arrested in Latest Blow to Democracy Camp
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Al Jazeera and Committee to Protect …, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: At Least 97,000 Children in the U.S. Tested Positive in Last 2 Weeks of July — Trump's unilateral economic relief actions come under fire. Ohio's governor urges use of rapid tests, but with caution after his false positive. — RIGHT NOW A Georgia school whose …
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Ty Tagami / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
9 cases of COVID-19 reported at North Paulding High School
9 cases of COVID-19 reported at North Paulding High School
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William Saletan / Slate:
How Trump Killed Tens of Thousands of Americans — On July 17, President Donald Trump sat for a Fox News interview at the White House. At the time, nearly 140,000 Americans were dead from the novel coronavirus. The interviewer, Chris Wallace, showed Trump a video clip in which Robert Redfield …
Social Security Works:
Donald Trump: If Reelected, I will “Terminate” Social Security — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: — Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesc[email protected] — (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to Donald Trump's press conference …
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Business Insider:
Trump pledged to permanently scrap the payroll taxes used to fund Social Security and Medicare if he wins re-election
Trump pledged to permanently scrap the payroll taxes used to fund Social Security and Medicare if he wins re-election
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POLITICUSUSA, Common Dreams, Newsy and Michigan Advance
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Here's what is actually in Trump's four executive orders
Here's what is actually in Trump's four executive orders
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Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kamala Harris should say no to vice presidency — If Joe Biden offers the vice presidential slot to Sen. Kamala Harris, my advice to her would be to politely decline. — Harris is a tested and proven campaigner who will work her backside off to get Biden elected.
Wall Street Journal:
Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers — Hookup between Simon Property Group, Amazon would show how retail and logistics are converging more rapidly — Simon Property Group Inc., the biggest mall owner in the U.S. …
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Rachael Levy / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Agency Sidelines Planned $765 Million Loan to Kodak Amid Probes — The move comes as the SEC investigates Kodak's disclosure of the loan and stock options granted to executives — WASHINGTON—A federal agency has put a planned $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak Co. KODK -7.64% on hold …
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Belarus election: Lukashenko's claim of landslide victory sparks widespread protests … Clashes broke out in cities across Belarus on Sunday evening as riot police used rubber bullets, flash grenades, teargas and water cannon to quash protests against the results of the contested presidential election.
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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Opposition candidate comes out of hiding as Belarus votes
Opposition candidate comes out of hiding as Belarus votes
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Washington Post:
At least 21 people shot, one fatally, at a party in Southeast Washington — A 17-year-old is dead and an off-duty police officer is fighting for her life after at least 21 people were shot when a dispute broke out early Sunday at a cookout attended by hundreds of people in Southeast Washington, authorities said.
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
‘Christianity Will Have Power’ — Donald Trump made a promise to white evangelical Christians, whose support can seem mystifying to the outside observer. — Photographs and Video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber — SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — They walked to the sanctuary in the frozen silence before dawn …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
A president ignored: Trump's outlandish claims increasingly met with a collective shrug — Shortly after a deadly explosion in Beirut this week, President Trump offered a theory — backed by no apparent evidence — that the devastating incident was “a terrible attack,” claiming …
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POLITICUSUSA
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Boycotted. Criticized. But Fox News Leads the Pack in Prime Time. — Led by Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, the channel's pro-Trump lineup outranked every network from 8 to 11 p.m. in June and July. — In one sense, this has been a difficult period for Fox News …
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Steven P. Schrage, PhD / Reporting by Matt Taibbi:
The Spies Who Hijacked America — As a doctoral candidate at Cambridge working under “FBI Informant” Stefan Halper, I had a front-row seat for Russiagate — Global scandals now labeled Russiagate, Spygate, and what President Trump calls “Obamagate” shook the political world, but hit me closer to home.
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The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Power Line
Associated Press:
US hits 5 million confirmed virus cases, Europe is amazed — ROME (AP) — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.
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CNBC, WTOP and The Moderate Voice
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico halts primary voting in centers lacking ballots — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico on Sunday was forced to partially suspend voting for primaries marred by a lack of ballots as officials called on the president of the U.S. territory's elections commission to resign.
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United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Newly Declassified Document Indicates FBI Misled Congress on Reliability of Steele Dossier — “This document clearly shows that the FBI was continuing to mislead regarding the reliability of the Steele dossier. The FBI did to the Senate Intelligence Committee what the Department of Justice …
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