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9:30 PM ET, July 4, 2021

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Washington Post:
‘We are in a race’: GOP governors implore residents to overcome vaccine hesitancy as delta variant rises  —  GOP governors implored their residents on Sunday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as polling shows that vaccine hesitancy has been driven by Republicans and as the virus's new …
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Wall Street Journal:
Delta Variant Fuels Missouri's Covid-19 Uptick  —  Spread prompts calls for more people to get vaccinated  —  The highly contagious Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 is prompting a surge of coronavirus cases in Missouri, a warning sign of what may happen this summer in other areas …
New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: France Reports Promising Vaccine Protocol for Immunocompromised
Discussion: Common Dreams
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.  —  Approximately 200 members of the group Patriot Front wore white face coverings …
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Jessica Griffin / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th  —  The Patriot Front, a white supremacy group, marched through Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th.  They arrived loaded in several Penske trucks.  The group marched down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, around City Hall, and through Old City.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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David Cohen / Politico:
Allen West running for governor of Texas  —  Allen West, who recently announced his resignation as the chair of the Texas Republican Party, said Sunday he is running for governor of the state.  —  West's candidacy puts him on a collision course against incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, a fellow Republican.
Discussion: New York Post
Daniel Shaviro / Just Security:
The Weisselberg Indictment Is Not A “Fringe Benefits” Case  —  Grasping the Full Scope of the Alleged Criminal Scheme  —  In the days before the July 1, 2021 issuance of the Manhattan District Attorney's Weisselberg-Trump Organization indictment, public anticipation was positively underwhelming.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
Trump meets his match in Manhattan DA. Tax fraud charges show accountability is coming.
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
CNN:
New Woodward book to cover last days of Trump presidency  —  (CNN)Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward has already covered fear and rage within the Trump White House, and soon, he will release a third book on Donald Trump's final days in office.  —  The title of the book has not yet …
New York Times:
Fraud Claims, Unproved, Delay Peru's Election Result and Energize the Right  —  A month after polls closed, officials have yet to declare a victor in the presidential vote, as they consider Keiko Fujimori's demand that ballots be thrown out.  —  LIMA, Peru — They showed up for the rally …
Discussion: The Record
T. Greer / The Scholar's Stage:
Culture Wars are Long Wars … We are told that conservatives “lost the culture war.”  I dissent from this view: American conservatives never waged a culture war.  Conservatives certainly fought, there is no denying that.  They fought with every bit of obstruction and scandal their operatives could muster.
us-cert.cisa.gov:
CISA-FBI Guidance for MSPs and their Customers Affected by the Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain Ransomware Attack  —  CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continue to respond to the recent supply-chain ransomware attack leveraging a vulnerability in Kaseya VSA software …
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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.
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
Barbershops and Hair Salons Are Enlisted in Covid-19 Vaccine Push  —  Biden administration hopes to reach Black Americans who have declined to get vaccinated  —  Some customers at the barbershop Mike Brown manages in Hyattsville, Md., say they don't plan to get a coronavirus vaccine.
Debra J. Saunders / The Latest from Debra J. Saunders:
In defense of Biden ice cream questions  —  There is no Pulitzer for pooling  —  Welcome to another weekend of snarky social media slamming the White House press corps for asking President Joe Biden about his ice cream order.  —  Like this tweet  —  Following Biden around discussing ice cream flavors …
New York Times:
How Do Risks of Covid Vaccination Compare to Covid-19 for Kids?  —  Dr. Faust and Dr. Mayes are emergency medicine physicians at Brigham and Women's Hospital.  Dr. Gounder is an epidemiologist who served on the Biden transition Covid advisory board.  —  The world got lucky …
Caroline Melear / The Daily Caller:
Trump Says One Of His Greatest Accomplishments Was Exposing The ‘Fake News Media’  —  Former President Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Sarasota, Florida, Saturday where he said one of his greatest accomplishments was exposing the “fake news media.”  —  “I think one of my greatest achievements …
Discussion: RealClearPolitics and RedState
Washington Examiner:
Happy birthday to a great and good nation, the USA  —  As this great nation celebrates its 245th birthday, it is time to fight back, hard, against the critical race theory and 1619 Project lies claiming that the founding was motivated largely by racism and slavery.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Errin Haines / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   Freedom and inequality were born in Philadelphia. It's not too late to build a more perfect union.
National Review:
A Day to Celebrate the American Promise
Discussion: HotAir and Breitbart
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
 
 
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Touré / TheGrio:
F**k Fourth of July: The only independence day I recognize is Juneteenth
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Inseparable … PLAINS, Ga. — When they arrived, they strolled hand-in-hand toward their pond with a graceful willow at its edge.
Discussion: Associated Press
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Virus lab leak theory dogs Democrats eager to keep focus on Trump's Covid failings
Discussion: Townhall and HotAir
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Democratic Congressman André Carson wants hearings on UFO sightings
Discussion: The Hill
David Nather / Axios:
It's July 4 and America's back
Phillip Nieto / The Spectator World:
Is critical race theory in the US military ‘dangerous’?
Discussion: Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Rep McCaul to Dems: If you're ‘really serious’ about infrastructure bill, 'don't muck it up'
Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Transcript: Jeffrey Zients on “Face the Nation,” July 4, 2021
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post:
China's cybersecurity watchdog orders Didi removed from country's app stores
Georgi Gotev / Euractiv:
Orbán, Le Pen, Salvini, Kaczyński join forces to impact on the future of EU
Discussion: Breitbart
Alex Lo / South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong is staring into the abyss of domestic terrorism
JONATHAN TURLEY:
New Hunter Biden Disclosures Feature $100,000 Donation Of Former FBI Director Freeh To The Biden Grandchildren
The Daily Beast:
Trump Boat Parades Left Untold Destruction in Their Wake
Discussion: Salon
ABC News:
Trump's false election claims were ‘b.s’ from beginning: Bill Barr
 

 
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