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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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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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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, Reason and POLITICUSUSA


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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Washington Post, New York Times, The Verge, Twitchy, The US Sun, Raw Story and New York Post


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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The Daily Beast, Reuters, Fox News, New York Post and Defense One


Facebook takes down ‘call to arms’ event after two shot dead in Kenosha
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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

Kristi Noem says ‘Democrat-run cities’ are being ‘overrun by violent mobs’
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The Hill and The Daily Caller

Jacob Blake's devastated family displayed the full range of Black Americans' emotions
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The Hill, WISC-TV, Axios and New York Times


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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National Review, Breitbart, The Week and Raw Story
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Pence addresses Kenosha in RNC speech: “The violence must stop” — Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday accepted his re-nomination at the Republican National Convention, where he briefly mentioned the protests that have erupted in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the shooting …
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Kellyanne Conway: Trump could postpone convention speech because of hurricane — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump might postpone his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention due to concerns about Hurricane Laura's potentially devastating impact on the Gulf Coast.
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Associated Press, The Daily Beast, The Hill and One America News Network


Trump's former spy chief: Being called a “nationalist” is not an insult
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RNC speech serves as farewell address for Kellyanne Conway
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Fox News, Breitbart, Politico, The Daily Caller and ABC30

25-year-old GOP candidate: “In times of peril, young people saved this country”
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Breitbart, New York Post, The Hill and The Daily Beast

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst blasts Biden-Harris ticket during GOP convention for being ‘hostile to farmers’

Pence accepts VP nomination, warns voters 'you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America'
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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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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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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.


Covid-19 Live Updates: Top U.S. Officials Instructed the C.D.C. to Change Testing Guidelines
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Fauci says he was having surgery when CDC testing changes were approved
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Reports: Trump Sabotaged Coronavirus Testing to Keep Numbers Low
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New York Times, MyNorthwest.com and Raw Story


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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Woman who became a citizen on TV did not know she would be part of Republican National Convention
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TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits after Trump threatens to ban app — Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese video platform — Kevin Mayer has quit TikTok just months after becoming chief executive of the Chinese video app accused by the Trump administration …
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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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RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading
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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


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.

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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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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Local News I Racine County Eye, Axios, INSIDER and The Hill


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.
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Talking Points Memo


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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Led by N.B.A., Boycotts Disrupt Pro Sports in Wake of Blake Shooting — The boycotts, including games in the W.N.B.A., Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer, come as athletes have wondered whether speaking out against systemic racism would be enough to influence change.
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NPR, The Week and New Republic


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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National Review and osc.gov


Gov. Kim Reynolds: Feds likely won't approve derecho aid for homeowners, renters for all requested counties — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday it's likely that some of the 27 counties for which she has requested federal individual assistance for homeowners after the Aug. 10 derecho …
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Iowa Starting Line