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Joseph Clark / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Cyber expert says his team can't prove Mike Lindell's claims that China hacked election — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The cyber expert on the “red team” hired by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell now says the key data underpinning the theory that China hacked the 2020 election unveiled at the Cyber Symposium is illegitimate.
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Daniel Villarreal / Newsweek:
‘This Is a Mistake’: Steve Bannon Slams Mike Lindell's Symposium for Not Proving Voter Fraud
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New York Times:
Texas Hospitals Are Already Overloaded. Doctors Are ‘Frightened by What Is Coming.’ — Across Texas, health officials warned of a growing crisis not seen in months, with more than 10,000 Texans hospitalized and intensive care units stretched thin. — SAN ANTONIO — At least two hospitals …
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
The Politics of Bad Faith … Given the language of “personal autonomy” and “health privacy and liberty,” you might expect the amendment to ban all vaccine mandates, which would be incredibly bad public policy but at least coherent. You could even make a coherent case for not permitting mandates …
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Former U.S. attorney in Atlanta says Trump wanted to fire him for not backing election fraud claims. — Byung J. Pak, a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, told congressional investigators on Wednesday that his abrupt resignation in January had been prompted by Justice Department officials' warning …
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Russians have videos of me doing crazy f***ing sex!’ Hunter Biden is seen in unearthed footage telling a prostitute that Russian drug dealers stole ANOTHER of his laptops for blackmail while he was close to overdosing in a Vegas hotel room — Hunter Biden claims Russian …
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi's Hospital System Could ‘Fail’ In 10 Days, UMMC Warns As Feds Rush In — With COVID-19 patients overflowing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, including in its pediatric center, hospital leaders are warning that the medical system statewide could be on the verge of failing without drastic intervention.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
With Mississippi Hospitals Near Calamity, Gov. Reeves Left State For GOP Political Event
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Mississippi Today and Raw Story
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Rand Paul discloses 16 months late that his wife bought stock in company behind covid treatment — An aide to the Kentucky Republican said he prepared the disclosure last year and only recently learned that it was never transmitted — Sen. Rand Paul revealed Wednesday that his wife bought stock …
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Washington Post:
Republicans risk becoming face of delta surge as key GOP governors oppose anti-covid measures — In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has banned local governments from implementing mask requirements even as he pleads for emergency medical help in combating a surge in coronavirus cases from the delta variant.
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The Atlantic:
Vaccine Refusers Risk Compassion Fatigue — On social media, I've been seeing sentiments that I never thought I'd see anyone express in a public forum. … These are harsh, angry feelings. And some of the people giving voice to them are doctors. — I am an obstetrician in New York.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Giuliani told agents it was okay to ‘throw a fake’ during political campaign — Rudolph W. Giuliani's promise of a “big surprise” to help Donald Trump's election in October 2016 led to Democratic accusations the FBI was feeding him secrets about an investigation of Hillary Clinton.
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Washington Examiner, Politico and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Joe Manchin just threatened to derail Biden's big win. Please proceed, Senator. — Barely hours after Senate Democrats passed their $3.5 trillion reconciliation budget resolution, Sen. Joe Manchin III issued a statement that unleashed waves of dread across Twitter.
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David Reaboi / Late Republic Nonsense:
Autonomy for Red America, Part 1 — In biology, an ecosystem is a complex of living organisms and their interrelationships with their physical environment within a particular unit of space. — In American politics today, the ecosystem of the Right is no less complex and interwoven.
CNN:
FDA expected to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for immunocompromised people within the next 48 hours — Fauci: I believe FDA will approve vaccines ‘very soon’ — (CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is authorizing …
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
U.S. #COVID19 vaccination levels by county OVER TIME — As regular readers know, I've become a bit obsessive over tracking COVID-19 vaccination rates at both the state and county levels over the past month or so. I post the daily rate levels daily on Twitter, and once a week I've been updating …
Samantha Melamed / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
After 50 years in prison — 37 in solitary confinement — Philly man's conviction is vacated — In 2017, Arthur “Cetewayo” Johnson won the right to leave solitary confinement after a remarkable 37 years on “restricted release” status in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections …
CNBC:
Kathy Hochul vows big change from ‘toxic’ Cuomo administration, will fire ‘unethical’ staffers — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is ready to take over as governor from Andrew Cuomo, and vowed not to have a “toxic” workplace as Cuomo allegedly has had for three terms.
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Carlos Del Toro / navy.mil:
78th Secretary of the Navy Message to the Fleet — To our Sailors, Marines, civilian employees, and their families and loved ones: … Today, together, we again embrace the most sacred duty - defending our nation and working to build a world more defined by peace than conflict.
Alex Taylor / BBC:
Kate Clanchy: Author to rewrite memoir amid book's race and ableism row — Publisher Picador is considering alterations to Kate Clanchy's Orwell prize-winning memoir amid accusations of racial and ableist stereotyping. — Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me sparked online criticism …
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The Guardian and Washington Examiner
Christopher F. Rufo / New York Post:
Lie of credit — American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist — American Express, which made a $2.3 billion profit last quarter, invited the great-grandson of the Nation of Islam's founder to tell its employees that capitalism is evil. — It was part of the credit-card giant's …
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City Journal, Twitchy and National Review
Reuters:
Suspected saline switch sparks vaccine stir in Germany — Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with a saline solution.
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Associated Press:
Tennessee House GOP urges session to curb local COVID powers — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — All 73 Tennessee House Republicans signaled their support on Wednesday for a special session to limit the authority of local officials to make rules aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 …
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Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Matthew Taylor Coleman: Man ‘Enlightened’ by QAnon to Kill His Kids, Feds Say — Matthew Taylor Coleman is a California man who is accused of abducting and killing his young children in Mexico after he said he became “enlightened” by conspiracy theories, including QAnon.
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Forbes, Los Angeles Times and The Daily Beast
CNN:
Federal government sends ventilators to Florida as DeSantis says he's unaware of shipment — (CNN)The Biden administration sent hundreds of ventilators to Florida in recent days as the state responds to a dramatic new increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, an official from the Department …
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Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
Inflation Stayed High in July as Economy Rebounded — Consumer prices rose 5.4% from a year earlier, the same annual rate as in June, but the monthly pace slowed — Inflation remained elevated in July, but showed evidence of cooling as the economic recovery continued amid pandemic-related supply problems …
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Ameer Benno / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Jan 6 Prosecutors admit to possession of “images of officers hugging or fist-bumping rioters, posing for photos with rioters, and moving bike racks” — Calls into question the trespassing and related non-violent crimes charged against defendants like Cuoy Griffin. — Parler — Gab
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Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
NASA Says an Asteroid Will Have a Close Brush With Earth. But Not Until the 2100s. — Scientists have improved their forecast of the orbital path of Bennu, a space rock the size of the Empire State Building that was visited by the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft. — An asteroid the size …
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Sandra Sanchez / KVEO-TV:
Laredo sending busloads of migrants to Austin and Houston without testing for coronavirus — McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Calling it a “public health crisis,” the mayor of Laredo told Border Report on Wednesday that his South Texas city is sending busloads of migrants to Austin and Houston without testing them for coronavirus.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Federal judge says Trump's accountants must turn over tax records to House panel — A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump's accountants must turn over two years' worth of his tax and financial records to a House committee investigating whether Trump and his businesses profited from his service in the White House.
Michaeleen Doucleff / NPR:
The Delta Variant Isn't As Contagious As Chickenpox. But It's Still Highly Contagious — In a leaked report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising claim about the delta variant of the coronavirus: It “is as transmissible as: - Chicken Pox,” the agency wrote …
Leana Wen / Washington Post:
The pandemic has become more dangerous for children. Here's how to help keep them safe. — Unvaccinated children will soon be starting school during what might be the most dangerous moment in the pandemic for them. — In the week ending Aug. 5, more than 93,000 children tested positive …
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Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Court grants permission for judicial review into Unexplained Wealth Order against Donald Trump — Legal efforts to force Scottish ministers to scrutinise the financing of Donald Trump's golf and hotel resorts have overcome a significant hurdle, after the Court of Session granted permission …
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