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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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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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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Arrest in Overnight Shooting During Unrest in Kenosha, Wis.
Arrest in Overnight Shooting During Unrest in Kenosha, Wis.
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Washington Post:
Two dead and one wounded in Kenosha shootings during Jacob Blake protests
Two dead and one wounded in Kenosha shootings during Jacob Blake protests
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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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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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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Jacob Blake's devastated family displayed the full range of Black Americans' emotions
Jacob Blake's devastated family displayed the full range of Black Americans' emotions
Fredrick Kunkle / Washington Post:
Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman
Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman
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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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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Fauci says he was having surgery when CDC testing changes were approved
Fauci says he was having surgery when CDC testing changes were approved
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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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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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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 …
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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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump goes dark on TV as early voting looms
Trump goes dark on TV as early voting looms
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP convention just ripped the mask off Trump's corruption and lies
The GOP convention just ripped the mask off Trump's corruption and lies
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Coronavirus concerns fall and Trump approval ticks higher in swing states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds — Serious concerns about the coronavirus fell in six 2020 swing states, while approval of President Donald Trump's handling of Covid-19 rose, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll.
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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 — Data will help inform whether the Department of Justice will initiate investigations under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act …
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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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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Harris will be Democrats' main counter to Trump on Thursday — Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday plans a speech condemning President Donald Trump, hours before he is set to accept renomination for a second term, for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Axios:
How Trump could pull off another upset
How Trump could pull off another upset
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton says Biden should not concede the election ‘under any circumstances’
Hillary Clinton says Biden should not concede the election ‘under any circumstances’
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Alex Nitzberg / Just The News:
BREAKING: 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 …
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.
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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Washington Post:
Lewd cheerleader videos, sexist rules: Ex-employees decry Washington's NFL team workplace — In “Beauties on the Beach,” the official video chronicling the making of the Washington NFL team's 2008 cheerleader swimsuit calendar, the women frolic in the sand, rave about their custom bikinis …
Politico:
U.S. service members injured in Syria after skirmish with Russian forces — U.S. service members were injured after an altercation with Russian forces in northeast Syria on Wednesday, according to a draft military statement and a person familiar with the matter.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw honors front-line workers in RNC speech — Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL and a rising star in the party, kicked off Night 3 of the RNC by honoring those who have served in battle in the U.S. armed forces and also those who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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