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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Trump Health Aide Falsely Alleges Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt — Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs, told a Facebook audience without evidence that left-wing hit squads were being trained for insurrection, and he accused C.D.C. scientists of “sedition.”
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Top HHS official accuses scientists of plotting against Trump, tells supporters to buy ammunition
Top HHS official accuses scientists of plotting against Trump, tells supporters to buy ammunition
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The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner, Actor Hired for Production Says — A Virginia man who responded to a Craigslist ad seeking actors to play FBI agents quickly discovered he'd been roped into yet another Wohl/Burkman hoax — A supposed FBI raid of a home …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
FBI raids home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman — Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of lobbyist, conspiracy theorist and right-wing operative Jack Burkman early Monday morning. — Burkman confirmed the raid and said he was not arrested.
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Arielle Zionts / Rapid City Journal:
DPS: Attorney General reported hitting a deer, but man's body discovered the next morning — South Dakota's attorney general reported hitting a deer Saturday night but actually hit and killed a man whose body wasn't discovered until the next morning, the Department of Public Safety said Monday morning.
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Associated Press:
South Dakota AG Reported Hitting Deer, Actually Killed Man, Investigators Say
South Dakota AG Reported Hitting Deer, Actually Killed Man, Investigators Say
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Marie Fazio / New York Times:
South Dakota Investigates Fatal Crash Involving Attorney General
South Dakota Investigates Fatal Crash Involving Attorney General
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Argus Leader, Task & Purpose and New York Post
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
‘Like an Experimental Concentration Camp’: Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center — Several legal advocacy groups on Monday filed a whistleblower complaint on behalf of a nurse at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center documenting …
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CNN:
‘Nothing more could have been done’: Trump's final phone call to Woodward — Washington (CNN)On August 14, the coronavirus pandemic was on fire in the US. More than 168,000 Americans had died, with more than 1,300 deaths that day alone. But when President Donald Trump called legendary …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Woodward: ‘The president of the U.S. possessed specific knowledge that could have saved lives’
Woodward: ‘The president of the U.S. possessed specific knowledge that could have saved lives’
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Ron Johnson says Donald Trump should win ‘at least one’ Nobel Peace Prize
Ron Johnson says Donald Trump should win ‘at least one’ Nobel Peace Prize
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump says he gets along better with world leaders “the tougher and meaner they are”
Trump says he gets along better with world leaders “the tougher and meaner they are”
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NBC News:
Justice Department internal watchdog is investigating Roger Stone's sentencing, say sources — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General has begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, a longtime friend …
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Debra J. Saunders / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
In exclusive interview, Trump slams Sisolak, defends indoor rally — President Donald Trump is interviewed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal outside a campaign rally at Xtreme Manufacturing in Henderson, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
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Associated Press:
In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally
In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden Gives Speech on Fires and Climate Change
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden Gives Speech on Fires and Climate Change
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New York Times:
Life on Venus? Astronomers See a Signal in Its Clouds — The detection of a gas in the planet's atmosphere could turn scientists' gaze to a planet long overlooked in the search for extraterrestrial life. — High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life.
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New York Times:
Is the Mail Getting Slower? We're Tracking It — In July and August, when a public outcry rose over late mail, there was indeed slower delivery from the United States Postal Service. — Since then, on-time delivery of the mail has improved slightly. But for first-class mail …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Postal Service from sending election mailer to more voters in Colorado
Federal judge temporarily blocks Postal Service from sending election mailer to more voters in Colorado
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Politico, Bloomberg and Talking Points Memo
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Alexander Vindman: Trump Is Putin's ‘Useful Idiot’ — Shortly after midnight on June 17, 1972, an unusually attentive security guard named Frank Wills discovered an unlocked door in the garage of the Watergate office complex. A piece of tape had been placed over the latch.
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BuzzFeed News:
“I Have Blood on My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation — Facebook ignored or was slow to act on evidence that fake accounts on its platform have been undermining elections and political affairs around the world, according to an explosive memo sent …
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump awards Distinguished Flying Cross to 7 California National Guard members — The ceremony comes as part of Trump's visit to California to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom — President Trump on Monday awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to seven members of the California National Guard …
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
L.A. deputies tackled and arrested a reporter. Her videos contradict their claims about the incident. — As Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies tackled Josie Huang to the street on Saturday night, the reporter for NPR affiliate KPCC screamed repeatedly she was a journalist.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Lock Him Up? For the Republic to survive Trump's presidency, he must be tried for his crimes. Even if that sparks a constitutional crisis of its own. — In the end, the most salient fact about Donald Trump may simply be that he is a crook. He has been defying the law since at least the early 1970s …
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Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Two major Antarctic glaciers are tearing loose from their restraints, scientists say — Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers already contribute 5 percent of sea-level rise — Two Antarctic glaciers that have long kept scientists awake at night are breaking free from the restraints that have hemmed them in …
Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania virus policies — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic restrictions that required people to stay at home, placed size limits on gatherings and ordered “non-life-sustaining” businesses to shut down are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Biden leads Trump 67-30 among Jewish voters, survey finds — (JTA) — A survey of Jewish voters shows 67 percent plan to vote for Joe Biden in November and 30 percent plan to vote for Donald Trump. — The numbers in the survey released Monday by the Jewish Electorate Institute broke …
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Miriam Kramer / Axios:
Andrew Gillum says he is bisexual — Andrew Gillum, the former mayor of Tallahassee, Fla., came out as bisexual in an interview with Tamron Hall on Monday. — Driving the news: “I don't identify as gay. I identify as bisexual. I've never shared that publicly before,” Gillum …
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Mikelle Street / Out Magazine:
Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum Comes Out As Bisexual
Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum Comes Out As Bisexual
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Biden campaign adds more staff in Texas — The campaign has added 13 more members to its team in Texas, where polls continue to point to a close race against President Donald Trump. — Copy link — Joe Biden's campaign is expanding its staff in Texas, bringing on 13 more people …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue attempts a softer approach to defeat Ossoff in Georgia Senate race — With U.S. Sen. David Perdue's re-election chances teetering on a knife's edge, the Republican is talking more about himself as a “bipartisan problem solver” — and less about his reputation as one of President Donald Trump's most loyal allies.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Former Trump economic adviser: 'I honestly haven't made up my mind' on 2020 vote — President Donald Trump's former top economic adviser said Monday he had not yet decided who he will vote for in November's presidential election. — “You know, I honestly haven't made up my mind,” Gary Cohn told CNBC in an interview.
Politico:
‘This is f—ing crazy’: Florida Latinos swamped by wild conspiracy theories — MIAMI — George Soros directs a “deep state” global conspiracy network. A Joe Biden win would put America in control of “Jews and Blacks.” The Democratic nominee has a pedophilia problem.
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Jonathan S. Tobin / The Federalist:
Censoring Scott Atlas Should Be The Last Straw For Big Tech's Censorship — Google-owned YouTube removed video of a presidential advisor discussing COVID-19 lockdowns. Anti-trust action and legislation must cap this abuse of power. — If the coronavirus pandemic has proved anything …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting — With two former solicitors general and hundreds of lawyers, the Biden campaign is bracing for an extended legal battle and hoping to maintain trust in the electoral process. — Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s campaign is establishing …
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