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Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration secretly withheld millions from FDNY 9/11 health program — The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
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Ashley Rodriguez / THE CITY:
How Many 9/11 Survivors Have Died of COVID-19? At Least 42 — and Likely Many More — 9/11 survivors who died from the coronavirus. Photos courtesy of family, NYPD, FDNY and Governor Phil Murphy's Office … Michael Field arrived at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Taliban prisoners linked to killing U.S. troops are released ahead of 9/11 anniversary
The Daily 202: Taliban prisoners linked to killing U.S. troops are released ahead of 9/11 anniversary
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Defense One, Just The News and One America News Network
CNN:
Kayleigh McEnany has crossed a line — Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst. He was the White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration. He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
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The White House, New York Magazine and The Bulwark, more at Mediagazer »
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For a President Who ‘Needs to Touch the Flame,’ Bob Woodward Was Irresistible — President Trump gave 18 interviews to the famed Watergate journalist, gambling that he could control the narrative. Instead, he undermined himself shortly before an election.
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Business Insider:
‘I saved his a—’: Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder, according to Woodward's new book
‘I saved his a—’: Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder, according to Woodward's new book
Susan Glasser / New Yorker:
Bob Woodward Finally Got Trump to Tell the Truth About COVID-19
Bob Woodward Finally Got Trump to Tell the Truth About COVID-19
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Raw Story, Bangor Daily News, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Bret Baier Shuts Down Trump Campaign Spokesperson's Lies About Woodward Tapes — “He was not saying the same things publicly that he was privately to Bob Woodward,” Fox News anchor Bret Baier said, correcting his guest's attempt to rewrite history. — When Fox News isn't running cover …
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Detroit Free Press:
Trump makes wild claims about revitalizing auto industry at Michigan rally — FREELAND, Mich. — President Donald Trump made wildly inaccurate claims at a rally outside Saginaw on Thursday night, suggesting he has revitalized auto manufacturing in the state when it actually lost jobs even before coronavirus hit in March.
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Mediaite, The American Independent, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Chris Brennan / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Tom Ridge to Trump: You're wrong about voter fraud — Tom Ridge has been a member of the U.S. House, governor of Pennsylvania, and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He has also been a Republican much longer than President Donald Trump.
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USA Today:
New York Times reporter removed from Trump rally after showing people without masks — DETROIT — Kathleen Gray, a longtime political reporter for the Detroit Free Press who now works for the New York Times, said she was removed from President Donald Trump's Michigan rally on Thursday …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
NIH director: 'I'm pretty puzzled and rather disheartened' by Trump rally — Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, said Thursday he was “pretty puzzled” and “rather disheartened” by President Donald Trump's crowded campaign rally in Michigan …
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Associated Press, Raw Story, STAT, Political Wire and NBC News
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Americans need to ‘hunker down’ this fall and winter as Covid-19 pandemic will likely worsen, Fauci says — (CNN)Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert.
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Wall Street Journal:
Woodward's Non-Revelation — There's no need for the tell-all books. Trump tells us every day. — By The Editorial Board — The books professing dark revelations about President Trump appear to be lined up from here to Election Day, like aircraft heading into LaGuardia.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Bragged to Advisers That He Likely Stopped a Second COVID Wave — As the president boasts about crushing the virus, his team is struggling to figure out how to handle a resurgence and acknowledging a vaccine may not be too close. — In the last month, President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Wildfires Live Updates: 500,000 Under Evacuation Orders in Oregon — The mayor of Portland declared a state of emergency as fires burned toward the city. California and Washington State are battling growing fires, too. — RIGHT NOW The National Weather Service said a huge cloud of smoke …
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Have Pollsters Figured Out How to Poll the Midwest? — In 2016, as I was preparing to write my “Why Hillary Will Win” piece, I decided to have my able then-assistant, David Byler (now of Washington Post fame), do a bit of research. His job was to look up the share of the electorate …
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote — Twins Arie and Aidan Hiester were born in Indianapolis right around 9 a.m. ET, on September 11, 2001, in between the first crash at the World Trade Center and the moment that a second airliner roared onto TV screens across the country and hit the South Tower.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'We'll put them down very quickly': Trump threatens to quash election night riots — President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to “put ... down very quickly” riots on election night should aggrieved Democrats take to the streets in the wake of his potential victory.
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Associated Press:
Trump, struggling to define Biden, steps up Harris attacks — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump barely mentioned Tim Kaine when he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016. But four years later, the president has plenty to say about Kamala Harris.
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Files FEC Complaint Against Louis DeJoy — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington- Louis DeJoy orchestrated an illegal straw donor scheme to help elect Republicans, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Steve Beynon / Stars & Stripes:
Biden says US must maintain small force in Middle East, has no plans for major Defense cuts — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he supports drawing down troops in the Middle East but if elected president would keep a small force there to prevent extremists …
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Axios:
Congress lacks urgency for more economic stimulus — One of the pandemic's few silver linings came in late March, when elected officials put aside partisan differences to quickly pass a massive, across-the-board economic stimulus. Six months later, we're back to the old normal — even though many remain desperate for assistance.
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Isolde Walters / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: CEO is caught on security camera mercilessly beating his four-month-old puppy named Beachy, grabbing the whimpering dog by the throat and slapping it around at his Santa Monica condo — CEO Jeffrey Previte was caught on security camera thrashing his defenseless pup Beachy and grabbing the whimpering hound by the throat
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TMZ.com and Conservative Review
Faye Flam / Bloomberg:
‘Follow the Science’ Isn't a Covid-19 Strategy — Policy makers can follow the same facts to different conclusions. — Anyone observing President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. would have good reason to wonder if his administration ever had much of a strategy for handling it.
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The Daily Caller and ABC News
Washington Post:
Deepfakes are coming for American democracy. Here's how we can prepare. — Clint Watts is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy. Tim Hwang is the program chair of COGSEC, a conference focusing …
Wall Street Journal:
NYSE Signals It Will Exit New Jersey if State Taxes Stock Trades — New York Stock Exchange will temporarily run one exchange from Chicago to show its readiness to move — The New York Stock Exchange is signaling that it will move its electronic trading systems out of New Jersey …
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Missouri blasted as ‘classless trash’ after NFL Chiefs fans started booing during moment of silence for racial equality — Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs were harshly criticized on Thursday after fans started booing as the team locked arms with the Houston Texans for racial equality …
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BuzzFeed News:
When They Came To An Oregon Town To Take Pictures Of The Fires, Armed Locals Thought They Were Antifa Arsonists — Gabriel Trumbly, a Portland videographer who has spent roughly 90 of the past 100 days capturing the protests, wanted to take footage of the forest fires raging in Oregon.
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The Intercept and CANNONFIRE
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Businesses Raked In $1.9 Billion Of Revenue During His First Three Years In Office — An adaptation from White House, Inc: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business by Dan Alexander. — Donald Trump never really got out of business. Sure, he handed day-to-day management …