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Robby Soave / Reason:
The GOP Should Shun Laura Loomer — Laura Loomer, the far-right gadfly and conspiracy theorist, has prevailed in her bid to become the Republican Party's candidate for Florida's 21st Congressional District. She will face incumbent Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat, in the general election.
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
Army investigating soldiers who appeared in DNC video — The Army is launching an investigation into two soldiers who appeared in uniform during Democratic National Convention coverage Tuesday night, the service announced Wednesday. — During the broadcast, two soldiers in uniform flanked officials …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Obama: 'Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't' — Former President Barack Obama blasted his successor as unserious and self-centered during his address Wednesday on the third night of the Democratic National Convention. — Obama portrayed President Donald Trump …
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Michelle Lujan Grisham says the convention is less important than what comes after for Democrats' Latino outreach — Some Latino Democrats have expressed disappointment that more prominent voices from their community aren't in prime spots at the Democratic National Convention given the demographic's size in the American population.
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Steve Beynon / Stars & Stripes:
DOD investigates two soldiers who appeared in uniform as part of the Democratic National Convention — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is investigating two junior enlisted soldiers who violated an Army regulation when they appeared in uniform during the Democratic National Convention broadcast Tuesday night …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC 2020, night 3: Harris' big speech, Obama's the closer and more to watch for — WASHINGTON — It's Kamala Harris' big night Wednesday as the vice presidential nominee addresses the third night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention, along with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gun control takes center stage at Democratic convention — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a gunshot to the head in 2011, capped off a segment on gun control at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, saying “we are at a crossroads” on guns.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign to target Hunter Biden in digital ad blitz
Trump campaign to target Hunter Biden in digital ad blitz
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Associated Press:
Far-Right Extremist Laura Loomer Wins Florida Republican Primary
Far-Right Extremist Laura Loomer Wins Florida Republican Primary
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
She Called Muslims ‘Savages’ And Islam A ‘Cancer.’ Now She's A GOP Nominee.
She Called Muslims ‘Savages’ And Islam A ‘Cancer.’ Now She's A GOP Nominee.
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Obama to deliver DNC address from Philadelphia to underscore American democracy
Obama to deliver DNC address from Philadelphia to underscore American democracy
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Obama is coming to Philly to warn in his DNC speech that ‘our democracy’ is at stake
Obama is coming to Philly to warn in his DNC speech that ‘our democracy’ is at stake
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because ‘they like me’ — Tapper: Greene's videos indicate detachment from truth and decency — (CNN)After skirting the issue for weeks, President Donald Trump offered an embrace Wednesday of the fringe internet phenomenon QAnon, praising its followers …
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About Facebook:
An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence — Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations and QAnon.
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NBC News:
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down — Facebook on Wednesday banned about 900 pages and groups and 1,500 ads tied to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, part of a sweeping action that also restricted the reach of over 10,000 Instagram pages and almost 2,000 Facebook groups pushing …
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Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory
Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory
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Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Trump says he doesn't know much about QAnon but has heard it likes him
Trump says he doesn't know much about QAnon but has heard it likes him
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Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Photos appear to show mail sorting machines in parts in US postal facility — Images come as controversy grows over post office, mail-in voting. — As questions over recent changes implemented at the U.S. Postal Service continue to mount, new images obtained by ABC News appear …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Republicans quietly push mail-in voting despite Trump claims — President Donald Trump may rail against mail-in ballots in public, but state and local Republicans are quietly telling Americans that's exactly how they should vote. — In Iowa, the Republican Party mailed absentee ballot applications …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's and first lady's ballots have been returned in Florida
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp lashes out at coverage of White House COVID report critical of Georgia — Gov. Brian Kemp accused The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of playing “pandemic politics” and sparking panic at a testy press conference Wednesday, a day after a confidential report from President Donald Trump's …
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Hallie Jackson / MSNBC:
Ex-DHS Official: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland — A former Chief of Staff with the Department of Homeland Security, Miles Taylor, joins Hallie Jackson to discuss his tenure working in the Trump administration. Taylor, who has recently begun speaking out about what he witnessed …
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Scott Thistle / Press Herald:
Mail-order chicks are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars — Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled. — RELATED COVERAGE
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Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested in Operation Legend, AG Barr announces — Nearly 400 firearms have been seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. — At least 207 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
AG Barr announces nearly 1500 arrests so far under ‘Operation Legend’
AG Barr announces nearly 1500 arrests so far under ‘Operation Legend’
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Pushes Arms Sale to U.A.E. Despite Israeli Worries — The Trump White House is quietly planning sales of F-35 stealth fighters and advanced drones to the Emiratis as part of a wider plan to realign the Middle East, but Israel and Congress may object.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. expected to invoke Iran deal “snapback” on Thursday — President Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to notify the UN Security Council that the U.S. intends to initiate “snapback” sanctions on Iran. The formal request is expected on Thursday, Israeli officials told Axios.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran
Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Rand Paul: No incentive to open economy “if you soften the amount of suffering” — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told Fox News Wednesday that he opposes Congress passing more stimulus funding because “if you give people money and you make it less painful to be in a recession,” governors “will not have an incentive” to reopen the economy.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
As it turns out, there really was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia — The investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III ended anticlimactically. Although Mueller's report detailed evidence of Russian interference and the Trump team's welcome receipt of help from Moscow …
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Maria Cramer / New York Times:
Kansas Democrat, 19, Who Admitted to Revenge Porn, Ekes Out Primary Win — Aaron Coleman defeated a seven-term incumbent for a state House seat by 14 votes, alarming Democrats who worry he will hurt other candidates in the general election. — Aaron Coleman admitted that he harassed girls online when he was in middle school.
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest — The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported to the city's Department of Health. — New York City on Tuesday released …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris sets off Democratic donor stampede — Kamala Harris is tapping into a new tranche of campaign cash for Joe Biden: money from both big and small donors who were reluctant to give to the white, male and over-70 nominee-in-waiting before she arrived. — Biden has turned things around …
Anthee Carassava / Voice of America:
US Warship Arrives in Crete as Greece-Turkey Standoff Escalates — ATHENS, GREECE - The massive American warship, the USS Hershel Woody Williams, has arrived in the Greek island of Crete, on a mission to keep an eye on escalating tensions between NATO allies Greece and Turkey over energy rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Trolls flood DNC Native American event with Elizabeth Warren, forcing organizers to disable chatroom — Trolls got wind that Warren was scheduled to speak and inundated the livestream — Organizers of the Native American Caucus where forced to shut down a virtual event's chatroom Tuesday …
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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
'I'm Only One Human Being': Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year — Just one in five families will have any sort of in-person help, a new survey finds, and parents are feeling stressed and stranded. — Parents across America are facing the pandemic school year feeling overwhelmed, anxious and abandoned.
CNN:
Charlie Dent: I'm voting for Joe Biden — Republican Charlie Dent is a former US congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chairman of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2016 and chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018.
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