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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Andrew Cuomo's War Against a Federal Prosecutor — A call to the Obama White House that some legal experts say is impeachable fits a pattern of the Governor smearing those who scrutinize him. — In April, 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo placed a call to the White House and reached Valerie Jarrett …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Live Updates: Governor Cuomo Says He Will Resign — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he would step down in 14 days after an searing investigation found he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become the first woman to serve as governor of New York. — Key Updates:
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he was resigning after a withering report from the state's attorney general alleged he'd sexually harassed multiple women leading to calls from top Democrats, including President Joe Biden, that he step down.
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Jonathan Allen / Washington Free Beacon:
Tainted Gov: Andrew Cuomo, Brother of ‘Fredo,’ Resigns in Disgrace — NEW YORK (Reuters) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday following an inquiry that found he sexually harassed 11 women, mounting legal pressure and demands for his departure by President Joe Biden and others …
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Politico:
Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
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Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
Andrew Cuomo To Resign After Investigation Finds He Sexually Harassed Multiple Women
Andrew Cuomo To Resign After Investigation Finds He Sexually Harassed Multiple Women
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NBC News:
Senate passes massive infrastructure package that is centerpiece of Biden agenda … WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping $550 billion infrastructure bill that would make a huge investment in the nation's roads, public transit, water and broadband.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Three GOP senators who backed bipartisan framework oppose resulting infrastructure bill — Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have announced they would not support the final infrastructure bill. — Sen. Mike Rounds was one of three GOP senators …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win
Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win
Bloomberg:
Senate Passes $550 Billion Infrastructure Plan in Win for Biden
Senate Passes $550 Billion Infrastructure Plan in Win for Biden
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump rips McConnell as ‘overrated’ ahead of infrastructure bill's passage
Trump rips McConnell as ‘overrated’ ahead of infrastructure bill's passage
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Bipartisan infrastructure bill: 19 GOP senators vote for $1T legislation
Bipartisan infrastructure bill: 19 GOP senators vote for $1T legislation
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Senate passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package
Senate passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker's wife voted in Georgia as couple lives in Texas, records show — Potential U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker and his wife live in Texas, but she voted in Georgia's election for president last fall. — The absentee ballot cast by Julie Blanchard raises questions about whether …
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CNN:
Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week — (CNN Business)Twitter (TWTR) has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday. — Greene tweeted on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Lawyer for House conservatives suing Pelosi has his own rap sheet
Lawyer for House conservatives suing Pelosi has his own rap sheet
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Twitter temporarily suspends Greene after she says vaccines are ‘failing’
Twitter temporarily suspends Greene after she says vaccines are ‘failing’
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Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Dominion Sues Newsmax, One America News Network, Others Over Election Claims — Voting-machine company seeks billions of dollars in damages, citing lost profit and other costs — WASHINGTON—One of the largest voting-machine companies in the U.S. on Tuesday sued two conservative media networks …
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Dominion lodges suits against OAN, Newsmax, ex-Overstock CEO
Dominion lodges suits against OAN, Newsmax, ex-Overstock CEO
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Deceptions and lies: What really happened in Afghanistan — Part one of an excerpt from “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War.” Whitlock will discuss the book during a Washington Post Live event on Aug. 31. — The suicide bomber arrived at Bagram air base in a Toyota Corolla late in the morning on Feb. 27, 2007.
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Biden sends envoy in urgent effort to stop Taliban offensive in Afghanistan
Biden sends envoy in urgent effort to stop Taliban offensive in Afghanistan
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Washington Examiner and New York Post
Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:
The Vaccine Cards Are the Wrong Size — This spring, as New York City warmed up and the local vaccination rate surged, I met my best friend for our first restaurant meal together in months. As soon as we sat down, she began rifling through her purse. “I have something for you,” she told me.
USA Today:
Infrastructure equals jobs, growth, competitive edge and better lives for millions — From our earliest days, major investments in infrastructure and people sparked the growth spurts that have made us great. We're poised to do it again. — The historic bipartisan infrastructure bill …
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Monica Buchanan Pitrelli / CNBC:
Vaccines are being required for travel — here's how unvaccinated people feel about that — Unvaccinated people are eager to travel again. But more and more, the rules make that harder. — Travelers are increasingly required to show proof of vaccination before they can cruise …
Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
Anti-vaccine protesters tried to storm the BBC's offices. But they had the wrong address. — A group of coronavirus vaccine protesters attempted to storm the offices of British public broadcaster BBC on Monday. But they had one big problem: the wrong address.
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
They Knew Everything and Did Nothing — Revisiting the DOJ efforts to protect Epstein — It has been two years since Jeffrey Epstein died. — I refuse to say he committed suicide because that would require trust in the DOJ's investigation into his death. Not that it's inconceivable that Epstein committed suicide.
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Virus Misinformation Spikes as Delta Cases Surge — Researchers have recorded a new burst of false and misleading information about the coronavirus after a decline in the spring. — In late July, Andrew Torba, the chief executive of the alternative social network Gab …
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Rose Adams / The Intercept:
UnitedHealthcare Guided Yale's Groundbreaking Surprise Billing Study … In 2016, an academic study from some of the most respected scholars in health care economics prompted a national outcry. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Yale University researchers …
Erin Banco / Politico:
'We're in trouble': Rural America can't escape Delta — EVANSTON, Wyo. — Steven was finally getting his Covid-19 shot because Mama told him to. And nobody crosses Mama. — Standing between the fried bread and slushie stands at the Uinta County fairgrounds in southwestern Wyoming …
Bjorn Lomborg / New York Post:
Don't buy the latest climate-change alarmism — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just released its latest climate report, and reactions from politicians and media pundits could not have been more predictable. — Fitting the apocalyptic narrative many have spun lately …
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New York Times:
Universal Masking Can Protect Students From Covid — Dr. Zimmerman is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Benjamin is a pediatric-infectious-disease specialist at Duke Health. — Big questions loom over the upcoming back-to-school season: Should children be required to wear masks?
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
The Next Face of the Democratic Party — Sometime in the not-so-distant future, probably after next year's midterm elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce that she's stepping down. Her top deputies, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, aspire to her job …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump was ‘in pain and afraid’ during post-Covid display of bravado, niece's book says — Mary Trump's new book The Reckoning, seen by the Guardian, describes a national trauma worsened by her uncle — Donald Trump was “afraid” when he put on a display of bravado at the White House …
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Terry Wallace / Associated Press:
Texas Gov. Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19 — Gov. Greg Abbott appealed for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of COVID-19 in Texas while two more of the state's largest school districts announced mask mandates in defiance of the governor.