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Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
Bob Enyart, conservative firebrand and pastor, dies of COVID-19 — Conservative firebrand Bob Enyart, the pastor of the Denver Bible Church and indelible talk show host, has died from COVID-19, his radio co-host announced Monday on Facebook. — “Bob Enyart was one of the smartest …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
As Newsom leads California recall polls, Larry Elder pushes baseless fraud claims — WASHINGTON — Republicans in Tuesday's California gubernatorial recall election are already laying the groundwork to argue the election was stolen — even before a single ballot is reported or a victor declared …
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Melissa Reeves / KUSA-TV:
Radio host, self-proclaimed ‘right-wing religious fanatic’ Bob Enyart dies of COVID-19 — A former director of Colorado Right to Life, he used his cable television show to mock AIDS victims. — WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Self-proclaimed “right-wing religious fanatic” radio host Bob Enyart of Colorado …
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Eric Ting / SFGATE:
When will we know the outcome of the Gavin Newsom recall election in California? — More than 7 million ballots in the Gavin Newsom recall election have already been received by California elections officials ahead of the Sept. 14 election date. — Every registered voter was mailed a ballot …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP could be left red-faced after California recall — It's recall day in California, and by just about all accounts — including their own — Republicans are headed for defeat. — Top GOP contender Larry Elder's campaign is already bogusly blaming his loss (which hasn't actually happened yet) on voter fraud.
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David Zweig / The Atlantic:
Our Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning — At least 12,000 Americans have already died from COVID-19 this month, as the country inches through its latest surge in cases. But another worrying statistic is often cited to depict the dangers of this moment: The number …
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Friendly Atheist:
Bob Enyart, Who Mocked AIDS Victims and Spread COVID Lies, Has Died of COVID
Bob Enyart, Who Mocked AIDS Victims and Spread COVID Lies, Has Died of COVID
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was facing a tight race. Then Larry Elder came along.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was facing a tight race. Then Larry Elder came along.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Colorado pastor who mocked AIDS deaths and spread vaccine conspiracy theories dies from COVID-19
Colorado pastor who mocked AIDS deaths and spread vaccine conspiracy theories dies from COVID-19
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Larry Elder Preemptively Concedes Defeat, Launches Voter-Fraud Site
Larry Elder Preemptively Concedes Defeat, Launches Voter-Fraud Site
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
How The California Recall Became A Real Threat To Democratic Power
How The California Recall Became A Real Threat To Democratic Power
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Democrats cut deal with Manchin to get party behind long-shot voting overhaul bill — (CNN)Senate Democrats are proposing new legislation to overhaul voting laws after months of discussions to get all 50 of their members behind a single bill, allowing their caucus to speak with one voice …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Revised Democratic voting bill drops controversial provisions, tweaks others as pressure for action mounts — A group of Democratic senators — including key centrist Joe Manchin III of West Virginia — is set to introduce a pared-down voting rights, campaign finance and government ethics bill Tuesday …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats to Propose Compromise Voting Rights Bill
Democrats to Propose Compromise Voting Rights Bill
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Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Senate Democrats Offer A New Voting Bill, But A GOP Filibuster Likely Blocks The Way
Senate Democrats Offer A New Voting Bill, But A GOP Filibuster Likely Blocks The Way
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show — Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public — About a year ago, teenager Anastasia Vlasova started seeing a therapist.
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CNN:
Woodward book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took top-secret action to protect nuclear weapons — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says — ‘Peril,’ by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals that Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict.
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BuzzFeed News:
She's One Of Congress's Leading Progressives — Just Not In Her Own Office, Staffers Say — WASHINGTON — Last May, Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act, aimed at curbing layoffs during the pandemic by having the federal government pay people's salaries.
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Dems bite their tongues on Manchin and Sinema
Dems bite their tongues on Manchin and Sinema
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Memo shows how Homeland Security restricted flow of ‘election-related’ intelligence ahead of 1/6 — Ex-FBI official warns of potential for more violence at right-wing rally — (CNN)A few months before rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security restricted the flow …
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Sarah Spellings / Vogue:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sent a Message With Her First Met Gala Appearance — For her first appearance at the Met Gala, representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to make a political statement. It was only right. And since she was at fashion's glitziest night, surrounded …
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
AOC wears ‘Tax The Rich’ dress at $30K-per-ticket Met Gala
AOC wears ‘Tax The Rich’ dress at $30K-per-ticket Met Gala
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Charlie Smart / New York Times:
Covid Hospitalization Crisis Reaches Fever Pitch in Southern I.C.U.s — Share of I.C.U. beds occupied in each hospital — Circle size is proportional to I.C.U. capacity. — Wash. — Maine — Mont. — N.D. — Ore. — Vt. — Minn. — N.H. — Idaho — Wis. — S.D.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Blinken to host event marking Abraham Accords anniversary — Secretary of State Tony Blinken will hold a virtual meeting on Friday with his counterparts from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: 60% of voters back Biden vaccine mandates — A majority of Americans — including suburban voters — support vaccine mandates for federal workers as well as private companies, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
GOP's Jan. 6 problem returns to its doorstep — The Saturday rally defending some rioters arrested during the Capitol insurrection is reminding the GOP of an uncomfortable reality: Part of its base believes the Jan. 6 attack was justified. — Saturday's rally comes as some conservative …
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Washington Post:
Poverty fell overall in 2020 due to massive stimulus checks and unemployment aid, U.S. Census says — The official poverty rate rose slightly to 11.4 percent in 2020, but Census says after accounting for pandemic relief aid, the poverty rate fell to 9.1 percent.
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Democratic Senate chairman threatens to subpoena Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for Afghanistan withdrawal testimony — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez threatened to subpoena Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he declined to appear in front of the committee during …
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Nihal Krishan / Washington Examiner:
Facebook reportedly bent its own rules for Trump and celebrities — Facebook reportedly has a double standard allowing millions of its most famous and elite users, including former President Donald Trump, to get away with breaking the social media giant's content moderation rules.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Words matter. So these journalists refuse to call GOP election meddling an ‘audit.’ — There's a simple but powerful idea behind the Philadelphia Inquirer's recent decision not to use the word “audit” when referring to an effort by the state GOP to investigate the 2020 election: — Words matter.
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates to Close a Spyware Flaw — Researchers at Citizen Lab found that NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company, had infected Apple products without so much as a click. — Apple on Monday issued emergency software updates for a critical vulnerability …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
How Joe Biden Became Irish — While it is cliche for political figures to portray themselves as being “as American as apple pie,” President Joe Biden has long advertised another selling point: He's also as Irish as a pint of Guinness (despite being, like his predecessor, a teetotaler).
Paula Aceves / New York Magazine:
The Fake Vaxx Card Next to You In the city, counterfeit proof is easy to buy as weed. — One steamy night in early August, 20-year-old Henry and his friends prepared to hit the Greenwich Village bar scene, armed with fake IDs that said they were of legal drinking age.
Washington Post:
Biden wants 70 percent of the world to get vaccinated. It's not even close. … President Biden plans to call on global leaders to make new commitments to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including fully vaccinating 70 percent of the world's population by next September, according to a list of targets obtained by The Washington Post.
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