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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.
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Fox News and Larry Brown Sports
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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HuffPost, Salon, Slate, The Guardian, New York Post, Insider, Raw Story, Washington Times and Second Nexus
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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.
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Washington Post
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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6abc, The Root, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
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Jessica Griffin / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th
White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th
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Washington Examiner
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.
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The Moderate Voice
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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.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Outside the Beltway
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 …
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Raw Story
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 …
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.
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 …
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HotAir, ABC News, The Guardian, The Hill and Political Wire
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 …
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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 …
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Raw Story
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 …
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Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
ABC News:
Trump's false election claims were ‘b.s’ from beginning: Bill Barr — Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}} — Coming up next: — {{nextVideo.title}} — {{nextVideo.description}} — Skip to this video now — Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript
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.
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Fox News and Associated Press
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.
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Politico and Washington Examiner
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 …
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Rep McCaul to Dems: If you're ‘really serious’ about infrastructure bill, 'don't muck it up' — Rep. Michael McCaul said Democrats need to focus on traditional infrastructure for a bill to have success — Biden pulling troops from Afghanistan with ‘lack of planning’: Rep. McCaul
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Politico
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% …
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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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NBC Boston, CBS Boston, Breitbart and The Western Journal
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