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2:05 PM ET, July 4, 2021

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Kevin Draper / New York Times:
A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN  —  In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was “feeling pressure” on diversity.
Discussion: Fox News and Larry Brown Sports
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Tensions Flare as White Supremacists March in Front of Philly City Hall  —  A group of white supremacists marched in front of Philadelphia City Hall Saturday night, drawing jeers from onlookers, as well as small scuffles.  —  The group of dozens of men wore white face coverings, kakis …
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Jessica Griffin / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Trump appears to acknowledge tax schemes while questioning whether alleged violations are crimes  —  Former president Donald Trump lashed out at Manhattan prosecutors Saturday night for indicting his organization and its chief financial officer for tax fraud, calling it “prosecutorial misconduct” …
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Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
Trump meets his match in Manhattan DA.  Tax fraud charges show accountability is coming.  —  What's next for Weisselberg?  I've had many defendants tell me to shove my cooperation offer, then take it after seeing what I planned to show the jury.  —  The day that half of America has been eagerly awaiting has arrived.
Discussion: Washington Post
Errin Haines / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Freedom and inequality were born in Philadelphia.  It's not too late to build a more perfect union.  —  Birthplace of freedom — and inequality  —  Together as Philadelphians, we must reconcile the inequity of our origins as inconsistent with who we say we are and want to be.
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Washington Examiner:
Happy birthday to a great and good nation, the USA
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
National Review:
A Day to Celebrate the American Promise
Discussion: HotAir and Breitbart
Kevin Drum:
If you hate the culture wars, blame liberals  —  On Thursday I posted a series of charts that all documented a similar theme: Since roughly the year 2000, according to survey data, Democrats have moved significantly to the left on most hot button social issues while Republicans have moved only slightly right.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Boat Parades Left Untold Destruction in Their Wake  —  Trump's boat parades were a major source of pride for the former president.  They were also a major source of accidents for the boaters.  —  On Independence Day 2020, as a MAGA armada of 100-plus boats sped across Tennessee's Old Hickory Lake …
Discussion: Raw Story
Plain Dealer:
Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional District  —  The pioneering civil rights legacy of the late U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes of Cleveland — who spent 30 years representing Ohio's 11th Congressional District and its predecessor, the 21st Congressional District — still burns brightly for many in his district.
JONATHAN TURLEY:
New Hunter Biden Disclosures Feature $100,000 Donation Of Former FBI Director Freeh To The Biden Grandchildren  —  We recently discussed the latest disclosures from the laptop of Hunter Biden showing new business dealings leveraging access to his father — and further contradicting President …
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Biden earns high marks for handling the pandemic, but many Republicans resist vaccination  —  President Biden has earned high marks for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the government's effort to vaccinate as many Americans as possible continues to face hurdles …
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Why America's Politics Are Stubbornly Fixed, Despite Momentous Changes  —  The country is recovering from a pandemic and an economic crisis, and its former president is in legal and financial peril.  But no political realignment appears to be at hand.  —  In another age, the events …
Discussion: HotAir
Phillip Nieto / The Spectator World:
Is critical race theory in the US military ‘dangerous’?  —  GOP House Armed Services Committee members slam Defense Department priorities as China and Russia rise  —  Reps. Mo Brooks and Matt Gaetz of the House Armed Services Committee (Getty)  —  After renewing their Cold War-era alliance earlier …
Discussion: Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
David Nather / Axios:
It's July 4 and America's back  —  Americans may have fallen short of President Biden's July 4 vaccination goal, but by most measures, we should be thankful for how far we've come in the past year.  —  The big picture: Last July 4, many Americans were hunkering down in their backyards with small cookouts, and travel was way down.
Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary  —  The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.  —  Copy link  —  Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post:
China's cybersecurity watchdog orders Didi removed from country's app stores  —  The Cyberspace Administration of China said the company had seriously violated data and privacy laws Recent moves by cyberspace administration comes hot on the heels of mega IPO in the US and as Beijing ups regulatory scrutiny …
ABC News:
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Alex Lo / South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong is staring into the abyss of domestic terrorism  —  At risk of radicalisation, vulnerable people are being encouraged to commit violent acts At risk of radicalisation, vulnerable people are being encouraged to commit violent acts.In the early hours of July 1, several cans of petrol …
CBS News:
Transcript: Jeffrey Zients on “Face the Nation,” July 4, 2021  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with White House COVID-19 response coordinator  —  Jeffrey Zients airing Sunday, July 4, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”  —  ED O'KEEFE: Our thanks to Mark Strassmann reporting from Atlanta.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
'It's a challenge.  That's all there is to it': W.Va. governor on vaccine hesitancy  —  Only about 40% of 18- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. are fully vaccinated.  —  As the country marks its 245th Independence Day, the Biden administration has officially missed its target of getting 70% …
Discussion: The Hill and Crooks and Liars
Kerry J. Byrne / New York Post:
11 in ‘heavily armed’ fringe group arrested after standoff in Massachusetts  —  Eleven “heavily armed” members of a fringe group called Rise of the Moors were arrested on a Massachusetts highway Saturday following a bizarre nine-hour standoff with law enforcement that included hostage negotiators.
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CBS Boston:
Wakefield Standoff Suspects Claim To Be Part Of Group Called ‘Rise Of The Moors’
 
 
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Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
America's Vaccine Future Is Fragmenting
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Rep McCaul to Dems: If you're ‘really serious’ about infrastructure bill, 'don't muck it up'
Discussion: Politico
Georgi Gotev / Euractiv:
Orbán, Le Pen, Salvini, Kaczyński join forces to impact on the future of EU
Discussion: Breitbart
Nolan Rappaport / The Hill:
Most Americans think surge of illegal border crossings is a crisis
Caroline Anders / Washington Post:
15 million people in the U.S. have missed their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, CDC says
Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Flag-snubbing ‘activist athlete’ Gwen Berry's history of racially-charged rape jokes and tweets mocking white, Mexican and Asian people
Discussion: New York Post and HotAir
 Earlier Items: 
Maggie Fox / CNN:
Unvaccinated people are ‘variant factories,’ infectious diseases expert says
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Climate change has gotten deadly. It will get worse.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
MSN:
The Real Problem With Critical Race Theory
The Guardian:
Joe Biden cherry-picks audience to promote bipartisan infrastructure deal
Washington Post:
Craving freedom from virus, U.S. heads into July 4 with sharply divided risk
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Harris, in optimistic speech, says America ‘getting back to work’
Discussion: RedState
The Guardian:
‘Idiotic’: Fury in Ukraine after female soldiers made to march in heels
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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