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The Kenosha Shooting Suspect Was In The Front Row Of A Trump Rally In January — The law-enforcement obsessed 17-year-old who was charged with shooting and killing two people and injuring another in Kenosha during protests for Jacob Blake appeared in the front row at a Donald Trump rally in January.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting — Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy — In the wake of an apparent double murder Tuesday night in Kenosha, Facebook has faced a wave of scrutiny …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse arrested for murder after cops let him flee out of state — An Illinois teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a demonstrator in Kenosha, Wisconsin. — Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, was charged Wednesday …
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New York Times:
How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin — As residents see fires and looting, some worry that local Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation. — John Geraghty, a 41-year-old worker in a tractor factory, has barely paid attention to the presidential race or the conventions.
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Chicago Sun-Times, POLITICUSUSA and Just The News
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Kyle Rittenhouse, charged in Kenosha protest homicides, considered himself militia — Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with shooting three people — two of them fatally — during a Kenosha protest Tuesday night, considered himself a militia member trying to protect life and property …
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Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Identifies Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake — Police provide more details of Kenosha incident in which the 29-year-old Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer, Rusten Sheskey — KENOSHA, Wis.—The state agency charged with investigating the police shooting …
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook takes down ‘call to arms’ event after two shot dead in Kenosha — ‘Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from the evil thugs?’ asked the Facebook group — The killing of two protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday night may have emerged in response …
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Haven Orecchio-Egresitz / INSIDER:
Kyle Rittenhouse — the teen charged with murder after shooting 3 Kenosha protesters with an AR-15 — was obsessed with Blue Lives Matter and appeared ‘on edge’ before shots rang out
Kyle Rittenhouse — the teen charged with murder after shooting 3 Kenosha protesters with an AR-15 — was obsessed with Blue Lives Matter and appeared ‘on edge’ before shots rang out
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Kristi Noem says ‘Democrat-run cities’ are being ‘overrun by violent mobs’
Kristi Noem says ‘Democrat-run cities’ are being ‘overrun by violent mobs’
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
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2 shot dead and 1 injured in Kenosha during protests; police looking for man armed with a long gun
2 shot dead and 1 injured in Kenosha during protests; police looking for man armed with a long gun
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Suspect Charged With Murder After 2 Shot Dead At Kenosha Protest
Suspect Charged With Murder After 2 Shot Dead At Kenosha Protest
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Don Jr. robocall urges supporters to vote by mail — Donald Trump Jr. is urging voters to cast absentee ballots in robocalls detected across the nation Wednesday — even as his father continues to rail against widespread mail-in voting. — The robocalls, which reference …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst blasts Biden-Harris ticket during GOP convention for being ‘hostile to farmers’ — Ernst said the Biden-Harris ticket is for ‘liberal coastal elites and radical environmentalists’ — Sen. Joni Ernst on Wednesday blasted the Biden-Harris ticket during the third night …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from the third night of the Republican National Convention — The Republican National Convention held its third of four prime-time sessions on Wednesday night, with Vice President Pence headlining and a younger generation of lesser-known Republicans featured on the undercard.
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
RNC speech serves as farewell address for Kellyanne Conway
RNC speech serves as farewell address for Kellyanne Conway
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pence accepts VP nomination, warns voters 'you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America'
Pence accepts VP nomination, warns voters 'you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America'
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Politico, Chicago Sun-Times, New York Post, ABC30, Washington Times and Al Jazeera
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading
RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading
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Axios:
25-year-old GOP candidate: “In times of peril, young people saved this country”
25-year-old GOP candidate: “In times of peril, young people saved this country”
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Axios:
Kayleigh McEnany shares personal story at RNC about preventative mastectomy
Kayleigh McEnany shares personal story at RNC about preventative mastectomy
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Coronavirus concerns fall and Trump approval ticks higher in swing states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds
Coronavirus concerns fall and Trump approval ticks higher in swing states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Didn't Get a Convention Invite. He Still Has Plenty to Say.
Ted Cruz Didn't Get a Convention Invite. He Still Has Plenty to Say.
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Fox News, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Pence national security adviser Keith Kellogg: “Trump is no hawk”
Pence national security adviser Keith Kellogg: “Trump is no hawk”
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate — President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates' debate on Sept. 29. In an Oval Office interview Wednesday, the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden …
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CNN:
CDC was pressured ‘from the top down’ to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says — (CNN)A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the process tells CNN.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines — (CNN)White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was undergoing surgery and not part of the discussion during the August 20 task force meeting when updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were discussed.
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Top U.S. Officials Instructed the C.D.C. to Change Testing Guidelines — New York City's transit agency warned of major cuts to the subway without $12 billion in federal aid. Kenya's president extended a nationwide nightly curfew for another 30 days.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Reports: Trump Sabotaged Coronavirus Testing to Keep Numbers Low
Reports: Trump Sabotaged Coronavirus Testing to Keep Numbers Low
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
In stunning reversal, CDC abruptly changes position on when to get tested
In stunning reversal, CDC abruptly changes position on when to get tested
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Wall Street Journal:
Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC — Two women say they didn't mind being featured as they became citizens; critics accuse president of using them, politicizing government functions — Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday …
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Jose Del Real / Washington Post:
Woman who became a citizen on TV did not know she would be part of Republican National Convention
Woman who became a citizen on TV did not know she would be part of Republican National Convention
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Alex Nitzberg / Just The News:
Wisconsin authorities say there was knife in Jacob Blake's vehicle — Blake admitted he had a knife in his possession, which was found in the driver's side floorboard, police say. — Jacob Blake, the man wounded by a police officer In Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, had a knife in his car …
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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff / New York Magazine:
Melania Trump's Ex-BFF Tells (Almost) All An insider's account of falling out with the First Lady. — Excerpted from Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady, by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff — I'd heard Melania Trump speak before. But I'd never heard her sound like this.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Department of Justice Confirms Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Shooting of Mr. Jacob Blake — Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Requesting Data From Governors of States that Issued COVID-19 Orders that May Have Resulted in Deaths of Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Department of Justice Requesting Data From Governors of States that Issued COVID-19 Orders that May Have Resulted in Deaths of Elderly Nursing Home Residents
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
DOJ seeks data about COVID nursing home deaths from 4 states
DOJ seeks data about COVID nursing home deaths from 4 states
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump pops to 52%: ‘Best job approval rating on record,’ up with blacks, even Democrats — Buoyed by blacks and independent voters, as well as urban dwellers shocked by the Black Lives Matter protest violence raging in some cities, President Trump's approval rating has hit a new high, according to a survey heavy with minority voters.
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Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News:
RNC Video Showing Rioters In “Biden's America” Is Actually Spain — On the first night of the Republican National Convention, the party aired a segment featuring Catalina and Madeline Lauf warning of dire consequences if Democratic candidate Joe Biden is elected president.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Border Officials Weighed Deploying Migrant ‘Heat Ray’ Ahead of Midterms — Even as the Republican convention tries to soften President Trump's image, he has made it clear that the extreme immigration policies of his first four years will be central to his re-election pitch.
Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
The Harsh Reality Behind Trump's Reality Show — Night 2 of the R.N.C. took a more conciliatory tone, in contradiction to his actual policies. … At the Democratic National Convention last week, former President Barack Obama accused his predecessor of treating his presidency like “one more reality show.”
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate abortion pill rule — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a rule mandating that abortion-inducing drugs be taken in the presence of a doctor after a lower court lifted the requirement amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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