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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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William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:   Which Voters Made Joe Biden President?
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Credits Biden for Infrastructure Breakthrough, Dismisses Trump Criticism
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 …
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  —  “Hospitals and healthcare workers need you to help us,” Neshoba General Hospital CEO Lee McCall tweeted desperately at Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves yesterday as COVID-19 continued to overwhelm the state's least vaccinated county.
Discussion: Mississippi Today and Raw Story
Joshua Fechter / The Texas Tribune:   “I am frightened by what is coming:” Texas hospitals could soon be overwhelmed by COVID-19 caseload, officials say
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.
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.
Discussion: Florida Politics, Raw Story and KOTA-TV
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Office of the Texas Governor:   Governor Abbott, Attorney General Paxton Aligned in Defense of Executive Order Prohibiting Mask Mandates
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over a video falsely claiming masks are ineffective  —  WASHINGTON — YouTube suspended Sen. Rand Paul's account on Tuesday for posting a video claiming cloth face masks are ineffective against the coronavirus.  —  “A badge of honor ... leftwing cretins …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:   Rand Paul discloses 16 months late that his wife bought stock in company behind coronavirus treatment
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 …
Discussion: ABC7
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NBC News:
FDA poised to OK 3rd vaccine dose for immunocompromised people  —  The Food and Drug Administration is poised to amend the emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines Thursday to allow people with compromised immune systems to get a third dose, according to two sources familiar with the plans.
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.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
House Democrats granted limited access to Trump financial records
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
ProPublica:
Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump's “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut”  —  The Secret IRS Files … In November 2017, with the administration of President Donald Trump rushing to get a massive tax overhaul through Congress, Sen. Ron Johnson stunned his colleagues by announcing he would vote “no.”
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 …
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.
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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YaleNews:
Donald Kagan, celebrated historian of the ancient world and revered teacher  —  Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with LinkedIn Share this with Email Print this  —  Donald Kagan, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Classics and History, prominent for his scholarship …
Discussion: Education Next
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Youngkin repeatedly praised Florida's COVID response as cases surged  —  Florida is now facing one of the country's worst COVID-19 caseloads.  —  Virginia's Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin has repeatedly praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in recent months as a model …
Discussion: New York Daily News
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy, RedState and Townhall
Washington Post:
'We are in harm's way': Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting  —  In preparation for a vote on local tax assessments last week in Houghton County, Mich., county clerk Jennifer Kelly took extraordinary precautions, asking election staff …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Italian Americans mad at Cuomo for dismissing creepy behavior as cultural  —  Italian Americans are outraged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to try to write off his creepy behavior with women as “cultural behavioral differences.”  —  “We Italians refuse to acknowledge Cuomo as a member of la famiglia …
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Olivia Little / Media Matters for America:
Far-right conspiracy theories about FEMA's emergency alert system test are going viral on TikTok  —  Far-right conspiracy theories about today's nationwide emergency alert test by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are going viral on TikTok.
Discussion: TechCrunch, FEMA.gov and WINK NEWS
CNN:
Federal prosecutors came to suspect Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg lied, and considered charging him with perjury  —  New York (CNN)New York federal prosecutors came to suspect the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, lied in testimony during their investigation …
Discussion: Washington Post, Insider, IJR and Raw Story
Carroll Times Herald:
Jefferson coffee shop flooded with applications after raising wage to $15 an hour  —  JEFFERSON: Bold.  Refreshing.  Ethically sourced.  —  And that's just the coffee shop owner.  —  Rich Osborne, who owns Greene Bean Coffee in downtown Jefferson with wife Reagan, said they …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Feds warn of potential violence fueled by false election claims … False claims of fraud in the 2020 election are fueling calls for violence on social media, the Department of Homeland Security is warning local police departments.  —  “DHS has seen an increasing but modest level …
 
 
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Bridget Stahovic / The Hill:
What America's Thinking: August 9, 2021
Discussion: Breitbart
Juan Vasquez / Washington Post:
I am a DACA beneficiary. I can't work as an ER doctor anymore.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
Dallas County mask mandate starts Thursday due to COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak
Discussion: Twitchy
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Psaki grilled on whether Biden created vaccine hesitancy with 2020 comments slamming Trump
Brandon / sweater weather:
massachusetts holy ghost
Clayton Guse / New York Daily News:
Cuomo's departure leads Port Authority staffers to demand agency halt his LaGuardia AirTrain plan
Discussion: Curbed
Maurice Richards / The Hill:
Demonizing the police risks public safety and gets cops killed
 Earlier Items: 
Casey Michel / American Prospect:
The Investigator: Sen. Carl Levin (1934-2021)
Joshua Ceballos / Miami New Times:
UM Students Outraged by Former Trump Official Alex Azar's Hire
The Tennessean:
Williamson County Schools board votes to require masks in elementary schools
Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:
Black ATF Agent Says Biden Nominee Falsely Accused Him of Cheating on Promotion Assessment
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News
Joshua Miller Globe / The Boston Globe:
Scott Brown resigns as head of New England Law Boston after less than a year, says he will get back into the political arena
Discussion: Boston Herald
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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