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Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
United Airlines to Require All U.S. Employees to Get Covid-19 Vaccines — The airline is the first U.S. carrier to mandate vaccines for all employees — United Airlines will require its U.S. employees to be vaccinated this fall, the first major airline to take this step as the Delta variant drives …
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Nicole Hong / New York Times:
Inside One Company's Struggle to Get All Its Employees Vaccinated — At an optical business in New York City, it took months of coaxing, a cash bonus and a weekly testing mandate to persuade 90 percent of the staff to get a coronavirus vaccine. — Tiara Felix loves her job at an eyewear store …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN fires three employees who went into the office unvaccinated. — CNN said on Thursday that it had fired three employees who violated its coronavirus safety protocols by going to the office unvaccinated, one of the first known examples of a major American corporation's terminating workers for ignoring a workplace vaccination mandate.
Giulia Heyward / New York Times:
Some school districts defy U.S. governors on mask rules.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Washington's hottest club is Joe Manchin's houseboat — Generally speaking, the first rule of visiting Joe Manchin III's houseboat is don't talk about Joe Manchin's houseboat. — This week, however, when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tested positive for the coronavirus after attending …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson's fawning new Orban interview shows the right's dream future — The first segment of Tucker Carlson's long-anticipated Fox News interview with Viktor Orban has now aired, and it did not disappoint: It provides a deeply unsettling glimpse into the true nature …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Tucker Carlson's Self-Loathing International Tourism — Tucker Carlson is spending a week in Budapest in order to annoy Americans and everybody else who believes in the ideals of America: the rule of law, a free press, free elections, the conviction that democracy is preferable to autocracy.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson Has a New Hero
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New York Post:
Gov. Cuomo accuser files criminal complaint with Albany Sheriff's Office — A former assistant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of groping her while they took a selfie together has filed a criminal complaint against him with the Albany County Sheriff's Office, The Post has learned.
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Trump rips into Andrew Cuomo at NY Republican fundraiser
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Cuomo Aide Who Says He Groped Her Files Criminal Complaint in Albany
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David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Andrew Cuomo's Last Play to Hold Onto Power “He is not resigning,” said one ally. “It is just not in his nature to ever do that.”
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Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Court ruling is final: Newsom may blame recall on ‘Republicans and Trump supporters’ — A Sacramento judge refused Thursday to block Gov. Gavin Newsom from telling voters that the Sept. 14 recall election was organized by “Republicans and Trump supporters.”
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Newsom tells campaign volunteers, donors that recall candidate Larry Elder will roll back California laws
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California has enough Democrats to save Newsom — if he can persuade them to vote
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
DeJoy maintains financial ties to former company as USPS awards it new $120 million contract — XPO Logistics pays DeJoy and family businesses at least $2.1 million annually to lease four office buildings in North Carolina — The U.S. Postal Service will pay $120 million over the next five years …
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
9/11 families to President Biden: Don't come to our memorial events — Nearly 1,800 Americans directly affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are opposing President Joe Biden's participation in any memorial events this year unless he upholds his pledge to declassify U.S. government evidence …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Mike Lindell got owned in the worst possible way on his ridiculous election fraud claims — (CNN)Mike Lindell is the single most prominent pusher this side of Donald Trump of the Big Lie — the idea that the 2020 election was somehow stolen despite zero evidence to back up that claim.
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Nicole Carroll / USA Today:
The Backstory: My brother is one of millions who won't get the COVID-19 vaccine. I asked why. Here are his reasons, my responses. — I'm USA TODAY editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll, and this is The Backstory, insights into our biggest stories of the week. If you'd like to get The Backstory in your inbox every week, sign up here.
Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
‘Occupy’ leader claims police ‘dragged’ him out of Kevin McCarthy presser for asking about Capitol riot commission — McCarthy spokesperson says ‘congressional staff had nothing to do [with] his removal’ — Related video: Police officer hits out at ‘disgraceful’ attempts to downplay Capitol riots
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Cammy Pedroja / Newsweek:
Reporter Removed From Kevin McCarthy Press Conference After 1/6 Commission Question: Video
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Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
Employers Added 943,000 Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Fell to 5.4% — Robust job growth last month reflects a strong labor market ahead of the Delta variant threat — Employers added jobs at the best pace in nearly a year in July and the unemployment rate fell sharply …
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Biden's Ratings Slip, but It's More Than Just Delta Fears — Like Donald Trump before him, President Biden didn't get much of a political honeymoon. Even before he finished his first full week of work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, an early February Gallup poll found views of the former Vice President …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
New York Magazine Writer Baffled by Support for the Rule of Law — At New York magazine, Ed Kilgore has penned a confession: He has no principles, and he doesn't understand people who do. — Kilgore is absolutely baffled that, in his words, “conservatives are freaking out about the eviction moratorium …
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Daniel Ducassi / The Colorado Sun:
Judge rejects billionaire Phil Anschutz's tax lawsuit, reveals how much money he wanted — A Denver District Court judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by billionaire Phil Anschutz and his wife, Nancy, seeking a nearly $8 million tax refund from the Colorado Department of Revenue.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
CNN: Suuure looks like Chipman's toast — even to the White House — It certainly does, and has for weeks, but why is the White House admitting it? Today's CNN report doesn't offer much new on David Chipman's status with Senate Democrats, but it does speak volumes about the Biden …
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing mask mandate ban — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:
Governor DeSantis blames FL COVID surge on Biden, immigrants — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has failed to protect Floridians from COVID-19. — That fact alone is grounds for condemnation, but this week he's throwing into the mix a little xenophobia for political effect.
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
'We're back to panicking': Moms are hit hardest with camps, day cares and schools closing again — Parents of children under 12 are once again struggling to juggle work and child care. There's concern about another mass resignation of moms. — Sarah Mordecai just got the phone call that no parent wants …
Washington Post:
Biden administration considers withholding funds and other measures to spur vaccinations — The Biden administration is considering using federal regulatory powers and the threat of withholding federal funds from institutions to push more Americans to get vaccinated — a huge potential shift …
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Alejandro Serrano / Houston Chronicle:
Houston ISD to consider mask mandate next week, superintendent says
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Nicholas Carlson / Insider:
Rupert Murdoch hates Trump, but can't stop Trumpism on Fox News because he's lost control of the network, Murdoch biographer says in The 600-Word Interview — Michael Wolff is the author of three books on Trump and one on Murdoch. — Wolff says Murdoch hates Trump.
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American Greatness:
Call the COVID Hysteria What It Is — There's a reason why you might be noticing the tactics and effects of psychological torture in your everyday life. — Do you know what one of the most common psychological torture tactics is? Isolation. — Other common tactics of psychological torture …
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
'We're Going Back To The Capitol': Ex Trump Campaign Official Announces ‘Huge’ Protest — “We're going to push back on the phony narrative that there was an insurrection,” Matt Braynard told former White House strategist Steve Bannon. — The former data chief for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign …
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