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Dan Levin / New York Times:
In Florida, the pandemic is worse now than it has ever been before.  —  More people in Florida are catching the coronavirus, being hospitalized and dying of Covid-19 now than at any previous point in the pandemic, underscoring the perils of limiting public health measures as the Delta variant rips through the state.
Discussion: Vox and WEB OF EVIL
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NBC News:
South Dakota Covid cases quintuple after Sturgis motorcycle rally  —  Two weeks after the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, reported Covid infections in the state have risen nearly sixfold.  —  South Dakota counted 3,819 new cases in the past two weeks, including seven deaths …
Michelle Meredith / WFLA-TV:
Bodies stacked to the ceiling as COVID-19 surge creates backlog at Florida funeral homes, crematories  —  WINTER GARDEN, Fla. (WESH) — At West Side Crematory in Winter Garden, they're overwhelmed with the remains of people that need to be cremated.  —  There's an influx of bodies …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Florida is the only state where more people are dying of COVID now than ever before.  What went wrong?  —  A few months ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican of Florida, declared his hands-off approach to COVID-19 “  —  a tremendous success.  ” Politico announced that he had “  —  won the pandemic.
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Don Lemon Reacts to Parents Ranting Against School Mask Mandates: ‘Just Because You Can Have Kids, Does Not Mean You Should.  Yeah, I Said It’  —  As children across the country start going back to school, a debate is raging in many places about whether to mandate that kids and school staff wear masks.
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Plans Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters Starting at Six Months Instead of Eight  —  Pfizer, BioNTech have requested clearance for Covid-19 vaccine boosters that an official said could be administered six months after previous dose  —  Federal regulators are likely to approve …
Craig McCarthy / New York Post:
NYPD's largest police union vows to sue over possible COVID vaccine mandate
Discussion: The Daily Caller and POLITICUSUSA
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
David Schutz / Orlando Sentinel:   Florida's COVID-19 resurgence: State reports 26,203 new cases, highest daily total of the pandemic
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:   Mississippi's Total Pediatric COVID Deaths Double In A Month With Sixth Child Victim
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis Says Biden Should Follow Florida's Lead on COVID
Discussion: Raw Story
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Has Quarantined 15% of All K-12 Students For COVID Cases or Exposures
Discussion: Raw Story
Henry Kissinger / The Economist:
Henry Kissinger on why America failed in Afghanistan  —  It was not possible to turn the country into a modern democracy, but creative diplomacy and force might have overcome terrorism, says the American statesman … THE TALIBAN takeover of Afghanistan focuses the immediate concern …
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New York Times:
At Least 250,000 Afghans Who Worked With U.S. Haven't Been Evacuated, Estimates Say  —  At least 250,000 Afghans who may be eligible for expedited American visas remain in Afghanistan, far too many for American forces to rescue before their deadline to leave next week, new estimates suggest.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
2 U.S. Representatives Try to Explain Unauthorized Visit to Kabul  —  Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer said they could not get answers on the evacuation from the Biden administration, so they went to Afghanistan to see for themselves.  —  WASHINGTON — Representatives Seth Moulton …
Karen Pearlman / Los Angeles Times:
Students from San Diego County school district stranded in Afghanistan
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill:
Dozens of California students, parents stranded in Afghanistan after summer trip abroad
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Biden headed for divisive debate over resettlement of Afghanistan refugees
Karen Pearlman / San Diego Union-Tribune:
San Diego County students, parents stranded in Afghanistan
Discussion: KTLA and Mediaite
Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
Federal judge in Michigan orders pro-Trump lawyers disciplined over lawsuit seeking to overturn 2020 election  —  A federal judge in Michigan has ordered that Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood and seven other attorneys who filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election be disciplined …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘This Case Was Never About Fraud’: Federal Judge Refers ‘Kraken’ Attorneys, Including Lin Wood and Sidney Powell, for ‘Possible Suspension or Disbarment’  —  A federal judge sent a strong message to each of the so-called “Kraken” lawyers behind litigation to upend the 2020 election …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
A naked baby helped Nirvana sell millions of records.  Now 30, he's suing the band for ‘child pornography.’  —  Spencer Elden may very well be the most famous naked baby the world has ever seen.  —  A photo of him as an infant — submerged in water and seemingly chasing a dollar bill dangling …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview  —  This is what Trump said about US' evacuation of Afghan allies  —  Washington (CNN)House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News.
Jordan Williams / MSN:
Lester Holt to interview Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt  —  NBC News's Lester Holt will interview the Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the network announced.  —  The interview, set to air Thursday …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ, CNBC and Raw Story
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Jan. 6 committee demands a huge trove of Trump White House records
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
Herschel Gets In  —  “Mr. Walker, you have admitted you carried a gun and wanted to kill a man.”  —  “Mr. Warnock, that experience led me to Jesus.  You're a minister and you tried to run over your wife.”  —  A Herschel Walker v. Raphael Warnock debate would be one for the ages and Walker wants to make it happen.
Discussion: ABC News
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Greg Gutfeld / Media Matters for America:
Fox's Gutfeld says there “is basically no way to deal with something like Afghanistan” because of “wokeism”
Associated Press:
Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected …
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Defendant in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Sentenced to Six Years
Discussion: ABC News and WGN-TV
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Enough is Enough: Antifa Attacks Reporter in Portland  —  Antifa's influence may be exaggerated, but it's not a mythical Snuffleupagus, either, as they showed in attacking reporter Maranie Staab from our partner News2Share this past weekend.  —  This past Sunday, while covering a protest in Portland …
Discussion: HotAir
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Gannett says political cartoon of DeSantis press secretary ‘being reviewed’ after critics accuse it of sexism  —  Christina Pushaw invoked the media company's ‘corporate social responsibility’ policy  —  Ron DeSantis fires back on media mob's failing attempt to smear him
Discussion: Twitchy and Instapundit
Padma Lakshmi / Washington Post:
Padma Lakshmi says disparaging Indian food isn't funny.  It's ugly.  —  Comedy, when done well, has the power to transmute our personal and collective pain.  From slapstick to satire to memes, it can be a balm, a moment of catharsis to punctuate the often-cruel and random nature of life, reminding us of our common humanity.
 
 
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Mike Stunson / Miami Herald:
Ivermectin exposure calls rising, Texas Poison Center says
Discussion: The National Interest, The Hill and CNN
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
I know Iran's most notorious prison is built on abuse. Now the world can see it, too.
Discussion: Amnesty International
David Leopold:
The Anti-Immigrant Judicial Pipeline Is Gushing And There's Only One Way to Stop It
Washington Post:
Leaders of the 'Time's Up' anti-harassment group worked closely with Cuomo aide after first accusation against him surfaced
Discussion: Variety
Emily Wilder / BuzzFeed News:
13 States Can Charge Unarmed Civilians With Murder When Other People Are Killed By Police
John Wright / Raw Story:
Anti-vaxx lawyer for dozens of Capitol rioters is now on a ‘ventilator’ with COVID-19: report
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