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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Virginia cop who was fired for anonymously donating $25 to Kyle Rittenhouse's defense fund after being outed by hackers demands his job back from woke police chief as jury acquits on ALL counts — Lt. William Kelly, 42, was fired by Norfolk Police Department in April this year
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Associated Press:
Rittenhouse lawyers' trial playbook: Don't ‘crusade,’ defend — (AP) - Soon after a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges against him, defense attorney Mark Richards took a swipe at his predecessors, telling reporters that their tactics — leaning into Rittenhouse's portrayal …
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Religion News Service, WPRI-TV and The Atlanta Voice
Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden owes Kyle Rittenhouse an apology — Joe Biden tweeted out a video during his 2020 presidential campaign in which Kyle Rittenhouse's image was spliced with infamous images of tiki-torch-bearing white supremacist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Discussion:
BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit and Patriot Fetch
madison.com:
Kyle Rittenhouse verdict sends a chilling message to Wisconsin and the rest of the country
Kyle Rittenhouse verdict sends a chilling message to Wisconsin and the rest of the country
Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
From Kenosha riots to Kyle Rittenhouse trial, biased media coverage makes everyone angrier
From Kenosha riots to Kyle Rittenhouse trial, biased media coverage makes everyone angrier
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spiked, Boston.com and The Pacific Northwest Inlander
New York Times:
When it comes to self-defense, the burden is often on the prosecution.
When it comes to self-defense, the burden is often on the prosecution.
Discussion:
Washington Post and Vanity Fair
Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:
State university offers race-segregated events after Rittenhouse trial, mistakenly saying Jacob Blake is dead
State university offers race-segregated events after Rittenhouse trial, mistakenly saying Jacob Blake is dead
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RedState and The Daily Caller
Enes Kanter / Wall Street Journal:
Move the Olympics for Peng Shuai's Sake — The IOC shockingly echoes Beijing's rhetoric on the tennis star's disappearance. — Tennis champion Peng Shuai took to social media earlier this month to accuse a former top-ranking official in the Chinese Communist Party of sexually assaulting her.
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Concern grows for tennis player who accused Chinese official of sexual assault — The apparent disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has attracted the attention of the United Nations, Serena Williams, members of the U.S. Congress, and other international, high-profile individuals.
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Financial Times, Insider, National Review and New York Post
KTVU-TV:
Looters and vandals strike San Francisco's Union Square — Video shows SFPD chasing down suspected Louis Vuitton robbery suspects — Raw video of eyewitnesses who saw the aftermath of the San Francisco Union Square Louis Vuitton store being ransacked. Caution: Content has strong language and video may be disturbing to some.
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CBS San Francisco, ABC7, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner and Fox News
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John Wright / Raw Story:
Proud Boy Capitol rioter wants charges dropped because he's ‘not unlike Kyle Rittenhouse’ — An accused Capitol rioter and leader of the Proud Boys militia group is invoking Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's case in arguing that charges against him should be dropped.
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HillReporter.com
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Proud Boys call for ‘stacking up’ bodies ‘like cord wood’ after Rittenhouse verdict
Proud Boys call for ‘stacking up’ bodies ‘like cord wood’ after Rittenhouse verdict
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The Mahablog, Daily Kos, NPR and Washington Monthly
Washington Post:
Biden and aides tell allies he is running in 2024 amid growing Democratic fears — President Biden and members of his inner circle have reassured allies in recent days that he plans to run for reelection in 2024, as they take steps to deflect concern about the 79-year-old president's commitment …
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Breitbart, Rolling Stone and RedState
Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:
Pro-Trump nonprofit gives millions to groups boosting his agenda — Dollars flowed to groups registering voters and pushing restrictive election laws. — A nonprofit closely tied to former President Donald Trump and his administration gave millions of dollars in 2020 to an array of conservative groups …
Ben Gingell / The American Conservative:
Antifa and its Origins — In his latest, Paul Gottfried explains how “fascism” became uprooted from time and place in our political parlance. … In this sequel to his 2016 book Fascism: Career of a Concept, Paul Gottfried turns his attention to antifascist critics and movements …
Steve King / WPBF:
Andrew Coffee IV found not guilty on all counts of murder, attempted first degree murder — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. — Your Email Address — Submit — Privacy Notice — VERO BEACH, Fla. —
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Western Journal and WPTV
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Melissa E. Holsman / Yahoo News:
Jury acquits Gifford man who claimed self-defense after girlfriend killed by sheriff's SWAT team in 2017 raid
Jury acquits Gifford man who claimed self-defense after girlfriend killed by sheriff's SWAT team in 2017 raid
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TheBlaze and Ace of Spades HQ
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Eddie Bernice Johnson says she will retire from Congress after almost 30 years — Johnson's retirement sets off a frenzy of political activity among would-be successors. — U.S. Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson said Saturday she is retiring from Congress after almost 30 years …
John Blake / CNN:
There's nothing more frightening in America today than an angry White man — (CNN)The Brute. The Buck. And, of course, the Thug. — Those are just some of the names for a racial stereotype that has haunted the collective imagination of White America since the nation's inception.
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Twitchy, HillReporter.com and Raw Story
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In the House and the Senate, Nancy Pelosi Gets Democrats to Play Ball — The House's approval of a sweeping social policy bill after weeks of fits and starts notched another win for the speaker in a career defined by them. — WASHINGTON — On a Wednesday night in September …
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NPR and Associated Press
Katherine Shaver / Washington Post:
Single-family zoning preserves century-old segregation, planners say. A proposal to add density is dividing neighborhoods. — In Montgomery County and some U.S. cities, planners say allowing for duplexes and triplexes would help correct racist zoning policies.
Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review:
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation — A month after the fall of the democratic government. — In 2015, six of the 10 websites in Myanmar getting the most engagement on Facebook were from legitimate media, according to data from CrowdTangle, a Facebook-run tool.
Selina Cheng / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Exclusive: Hong Kong public libraries purge 29 titles about the Tiananmen Massacre from the shelves — Hong Kong's libraries now have 392 fewer copies of books about the June 4, 1989 massacre than they did in 2009, an HKFP review has found. — Hong Kong public libraries over the past 12 years …
CNN:
An accidental weapon discharge at Atlanta airport caused panic and halted flights — (CNN)The accidental discharge of a weapon near the main screening area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport caused widespread panic Saturday afternoon, prompting a brief halt of departing flights over the busy travel weekend.
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Reuters, New York Times, The Hill, Joe.My.God., Forbes, NBC10 Philadelphia, UPI, Associated Press and East Bay Times
Ellen Uchimiya / CBS News:
Biden is the first president to turn 79 while in office — Joe Biden became the oldest man to occupy the White House when he was inaugurated earlier this year. Now, he's the first president ever to turn 79 years of age while in office. — Born on November 20, 1942, Mr. Biden's birthday is Saturday.
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RedState
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Covid-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 — Pandemic continues to exact huge toll despite vaccines as Delta variant spreads — The number of U.S. Covid-19 deaths recorded in 2021 has surpassed the toll in 2020, according to federal data and Johns Hopkins University, demonstrating the virus's persistent menace.
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The Guardian and Mother Jones