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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
NEW DETAILS: 8 dead in metro Atlanta spa shootings; 1 suspect captured — Officials have captured a man suspected in one of three shootings across metro Atlanta that left eight people dead Tuesday.Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, was identified as the suspect in the shooting …
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Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Cops: Shooting suspect says he targeted spas because of sexual addiction — Cherokee sheriff says 21-year-old bought gun hours earlier — Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds said Wednesday the suspect in a metro Atlanta spa shooting spree that killed eight people bought the gun he used hours earlier.
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New York Times:
8 People Killed in Atlanta-Area Massage Parlor Shootings — Six of the victims were Asian, the authorities said, raising fears that there may have been a racial motivation to the crimes. — ACWORTH, Ga. — Eight people were shot to death at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area on Tuesday evening …
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CNN:
8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody — Atlanta (CNN)Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected. — Two of the shootings were at spas across …
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Kimmy Yam / NBC News:
There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year
There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year
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Reuters:
Eight killed, including six women of Asian descent, at shootings at Atlanta day spas
Eight killed, including six women of Asian descent, at shootings at Atlanta day spas
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Washington Post:
Eight killed, including six Asian women, in Atlanta-area spa shootings; suspect arrested after manhunt
Eight killed, including six Asian women, in Atlanta-area spa shootings; suspect arrested after manhunt
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NBC News:
7 killed in 3 shootings at Georgia massage parlor, spas
7 killed in 3 shootings at Georgia massage parlor, spas
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Border Patrol agents are ‘working to sabotage the Biden administration’, according to insiders — At the same time, officers have chosen to continue to treat migrants at the border like Trump is still president — On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused President Joe Biden …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Biden administration limits what Border Patrol can share with media about migrant surge at border … WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restricting the information Border Patrol agents and sector chiefs can share with the media as a surge of migrants tests the agency's capacity at the southern border …
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
How Trump Got Control of the Border
How Trump Got Control of the Border
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ABC News:
Homeland Security chief Mayorkas makes 1st congressional appearance as secretary amid border crisis
Homeland Security chief Mayorkas makes 1st congressional appearance as secretary amid border crisis
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
The Immigration Unpresident — If Joe Biden held a press conference, he could explain why there's a border crisis.
The Immigration Unpresident — If Joe Biden held a press conference, he could explain why there's a border crisis.
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Biden says he supports reforming Senate filibuster in ABC News exclusive interview — He told George Stephanopoulos he wants to return to the “talking filibuster.” — EXCLUSIVE: Biden supports bringing back ‘talking filibuster’ — “Democracy's having a hard time functioning,” the president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
McConnell's Warning of a ‘Scorched-Earth’ Senate Is an Empty Threat — Mitch McConnell isn't trying to tell moderate Democrats what to do. He just doesn't want them to make the same mistakes he did when he was younger. — The Senate Minority Leader can see that Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are falling in with the wrong crowd.
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Sarah Binder / Washington Post:
Biden says bring back the ‘talking filibuster.’ Would that really let Senate Democrats pass bills? — The details are devilish — President Biden and the Democrats are increasingly frustrated with the Senate filibuster. The Senate's “cloture” rule requires 60 votes to cut off debate and bring a matter to a vote.
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Politico:
Republicans on Biden's Covid bill: We bungled this one — As President Joe Biden embarks on an ambitious plan to sell his massive coronavirus relief package to the public, conservatives are starting to ask: Did we botch this? — The overwhelming sentiment within the Republican Party …
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Biden talks Cuomo, Putin, migrants, vaccine in ABC News exclusive interview — He even gave an update on whether Major Biden is out of the dog house. — EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms women's claims — Biden stopped short of calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down immediately.
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview
Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Joins the Jackals — How the path-breaking writer became a Trumpist troll. — The question of what will become of the Republican party in the post-Trump era seems to be on everyone's lips. A New York Times survey found that Republicans themselves have five distinct views of Trump …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trump-Tucker cold war has begun — One of the mysteries that lingers around President Donald Trump's final days in office is why he chose to downplay the deployment of the coronavirus vaccine. — Granted, his last days took place in the shadow of the insurrection on Jan. 6 that followed …
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Rupert Murdoch Got His Shot but Fox News Wants You to Die to Own the Libs
Rupert Murdoch Got His Shot but Fox News Wants You to Die to Own the Libs
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Julia Rock / Newsweek:
This Last-Minute Provision Blocks GOP Govs from Using Stimulus Money to Subsidize Tax Cuts — The American Rescue Plan's $1.9 trillion of spending represents a significant break with the budget-cutting, deficit-obsessed austerity ideology that has held sway since the Reagan Era. But that's not all it does.
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Washington Post:
Trump's Florida resort touted as potential gambling destination — Former president Donald Trump's son Eric, who runs the family's private company, touted the potential of transforming their Doral golf resort into a gambling destination amid a quiet push among Florida Republicans to legalize casinos …
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Substack Blog:
Substack is for independent writers — In recent days, we've heard from some people who are concerned that we might have been using Substack Pro, a program that funds writers to start publications on Substack, to support anti-trans writers. These feelings have been fueled by some misunderstandings …
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Michelle Singletary / Washington Post:
The IRS has sent out 90 million stimulus payments. Here's how to check when yours will arrive. — Got a prepaid debit card with your stimulus payment? You can avoid fees when you access the money. — The Internal Revenue Service told financial institutions to expect roughly 90 million …
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New York Times:
How Cuomo's Team Tried to Tarnish One of His Accusers — People tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to damage the credibility of Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Mr. Cuomo of sexual harassment. — Days after Lindsey Boylan became the first woman to accuse Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Feinstein's Future Could Swing on Husband's Potential Posting Overseas — Senator Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, is seeking an overseas posting, which could pave the way for her to leave the Senate. She said she would “absolutely” serve out her term.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Media's Entire Georgia Narrative Is Fraudulent, Not Just The Fabricated Trump Quotes — The fake quotes, bad as they were, are just one of many ways the media have done a horrible job of covering election disputes in the state. — The Washington Post was busted for publishing fabricated quotes …
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Amelia Pollard / American Prospect:
Ex-Treasury Secretary Leads Massive Private Security Deal — Tim Geithner leads the private equity firm backing the acquisition of private security firm G4S by Allied Universal, creating one of the largest private employers in the world. — Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner seen testifying on Capitol Hill in July 2012
Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says — NEW YORK (AP) — White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press. — There were 5,125 cases of racist …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans launch yet another racist smear campaign against a female nominee — Kristen Clarke, President Biden's nominee to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, finds herself in the middle of a tiresome rerun of an all-too-familiar Republican smear campaign against women of color.
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Armond White / National Review:
The Reeducation Oscars — What happened to Hamilton and movie populism? — Back in the days when people actually cared about the Academy Awards, I used to follow them as an event that perpetually kept record of film-culture excellence. But excellence went out of the game …
David Gilbert / VICE:
The Organization Trying to Save QAnon Believers Is Falling Apart — The Thinkin Project made big promises about deradicalizing QAnon believers. But so far it's succeeded mostly in attacking and alienating journalists and QAnon researchers — DG — When a viral video caught …
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Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
Liberal Think Tanks Outline Steps to Resuming Student Loan Payments in September … A coalition of liberal think tanks and nonprofits has released a memo advising the White House on how to “successfully transition” student loan borrowers back onto repayment plans when the Biden administration's Covid-19 pause ends September 30.
Washington Post:
People are talking up the prospects of a united Ireland. It's easier said than done. — Sinn Fein might say that's what it wants, but working out the details would be devilish. — Last Wednesday, an American group that supports Sinn Fein, the Northern Ireland political party associated …
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank — The Falkirk Center, named for its founders, Jerry Falwell Jr. and Charlie Kirk, was the center of evangelical Trumpism. Now, both are gone. — When the Falkirk Center think tank was established at Liberty University …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
What you should know about USPS — and how it descended into crisis — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is days away from announcing his plan for the Postal Service to restore timely service and solve more than a decade of financial problems — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is expected …
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E&E News:
Interior scrubs old pro-Trump tweets — The Interior Department has put away some Trump-era tweets that officials now say strayed too far into political territory. — Citing restrictions on the use of government social media sites, Interior acknowledged to E&E News that it had scrubbed …