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Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter is in peril — Talks with investors have cooled in recent weeks and Musk's camp believes it can't confirm Twitter's claims about spam accounts — Listen — Gift Article — Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter is in serious jeopardy, three people familiar …
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Boris Johnson blames ‘the herd’ as he resigns to make way for new U.K. prime minister — Listen — Gift Article — LONDON — Boris Johnson stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday but will continue to serve as prime minister until his successor is chosen …
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Boris Johnson and wife Carrie to host lavish Chequers wedding party while he clings on — Senior Tories claim Boris Johnson is clinging to power in part so that he and wife Carrie can host lavish bash at Chequers to mark their marriage, which took place in May 2021
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New York Times:
U.K. Live Updates: Boris Johnson Agrees to Resign as Prime Minister
U.K. Live Updates: Boris Johnson Agrees to Resign as Prime Minister
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Max Colchester / Wall Street Journal:
Boris Johnson Resigns Amid Scandals but Says He Will Remain U.K.'s Prime Minister Until Successor Is Found
Boris Johnson Resigns Amid Scandals but Says He Will Remain U.K.'s Prime Minister Until Successor Is Found
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
What Brexit Did to Boris Johnson—And Britain
What Brexit Did to Boris Johnson—And Britain
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Bloomberg:
Defeated Boris Johnson Jokes to Staff About His Doomed Bid to Stay in Power
Defeated Boris Johnson Jokes to Staff About His Doomed Bid to Stay in Power
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Sam Freedman / Politico:
Boris Johnson's Grip on Power Was Always Weaker than Trump's
Boris Johnson's Grip on Power Was Always Weaker than Trump's
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BBC:
Who will replace Boris Johnson?
Who will replace Boris Johnson?
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
The Most Pathetic Men in America — When he wasn't melting down over how “very badly” he was treated or acting like a seditious lunatic, Donald Trump could be downright serene in certain Washington settings—and never more so than when he would swan in for dinner at the Trump International Hotel …
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Chris Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Exclusive: Trump left Sarasota media company weeks before federal subpoenas were issued — Donald Trump removed himself from the board of his Sarasota-based social media company, records show, just weeks before the company was issued federal subpoenas by both the Securities and Exchange Commission and a grand jury in Manhattan.
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New York Times:
How Unlikely Is It That the Audits of Comey and McCabe Were a Coincidence? A Statistical Exploration. — The chances are minuscule. But minuscule is not zero. — Francesca Paris, a reporting fellow with The Upshot, was formerly a data reporter for The Berkshire Eagle.
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I.R.S. Asks Inspector General to Review Audits of Comey and McCabe
I.R.S. Asks Inspector General to Review Audits of Comey and McCabe
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How unlikely were those Comey-McCabe audits? See for yourself.
How unlikely were those Comey-McCabe audits? See for yourself.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker Lied About His Secret Kids to His Own Campaign — Herschel Walker's campaign said he had never tried to hide his children. He did—to his own campaign even. … When Herschel Walker's campaign aides approached him this winter to discuss whispers that Walker had a secret child …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Where in the world is Dr. Oz? — PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz is trailing in polls. A key Republican has yet to endorse him since the celebrity doctor won the GOP nomination for Pennsylvania Senate more than a month ago. And Oz has gone dark on the airwaves since May 21 …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Campaign Spokesman: Fetterman Is ‘Living a Pretty Normal Life Right Now’
Campaign Spokesman: Fetterman Is ‘Living a Pretty Normal Life Right Now’
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New York Post:
Judge lowers bail on NYC bodega worker Jose Alba charged with murder in self-defense case — A Manhattan judge on Thursday lowered the sky-high bail on a bodega worker who was charged with murder after fending off a violent ex-con inside his store. — Jose Alba was being held on Rikers Island …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Liberals Should Welcome Ron DeSantis' Rise — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't even won a second term yet, let alone announced for president, and he's already emerging as the most dangerous Republican in America. — That takes some doing given the continued intense focus on Donald Trump …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans Utah fundraiser with GOP megadonors, signaling possible presidential run
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans Utah fundraiser with GOP megadonors, signaling possible presidential run
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating Floyd's federal civil rights — Chauvin is already serving a 22½-year state sentence for Floyd's murder. — Listen — Gift Article — ST. PAUL, Minn. — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted last year …
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
James Caan, ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Misery’ Star, Dies at 82 … James Caan, whose indelible, Oscar-nominated performance as Sonny Corleone, the recklessly hotheaded son of Marlon Brando's Mafia don in “The Godfather,” is sure to be remembered as long as there are gangster movies, died on Wednesday, his family announced in Twitter.
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ABC News:
Highland Park alleged shooter's father says he is not culpable for son's attack — “I had not an inkling ... that this was going to happen,” Crimo told ABC News. — Robert Crimo Jr. stands in a park near his home in Highland Park, Ill. His son Robert Crimo III was arrested as a suspect in the mass shooting at a July 4th parade.
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Secret Service chief James Murray leaving agency — Listen — Gift Article — Secret Service Director James Murray is stepping down from his post as head of the storied protective service, according to a statement issued by the agency Thursday. — Murray, who has held the job since 2019 …
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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
He was one of the nation's most revered gay cops. His arrest changed everything. — He had cinched cuffs around hundreds of wrists as a D.C. police officer, but now Brett Parson's own hands were being placed behind his back. — “So I'll let you know guys, right now, that until I talk to an attorney …
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Ron Johnson Campaign Scrambled to Pull “Mass Murder” Ad After July 4 Mass Shooting … “The latest mass murder in America didn't involve guns,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said in a recorded campaign radio ad slated to appear on July 6. But when the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting took place on July 4 …
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Trump's new money-maker: political speeches to fans — The former president makes millions appearing at events that resemble his political rallies. — Listen — Gift Article — SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — On a Saturday morning at an arena outside Memphis, Terri Owens joined the crowd streaming in to see former president Donald Trump.
Lauren Leatherby / New York Times:
What the BA.5 Subvariant Could Mean for the United States — The most transmissible variant yet of the coronavirus is threatening a fresh wave of infections in the United States, even among those who have recovered from the virus fairly recently. — The subvariant of Omicron known as BA.5 …
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Joseph Manson / Common Sense:
Why I'm Giving Up Tenure at UCLA — The ideological takeover of my university has ruined academic life for anyone who still believes in freedom of thought. … I'm a 62-year-old professor—by academic standards, still young. But I am retiring this summer because the woke takeover of higher education has ruined academic life.
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Jeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Seven Pa. lawyers involved in Trump's legal fight to overturn the 2020 election are hit with ethics complaints — A legal advocacy group formed in hopes of disbarring and disciplining lawyers who aided Donald Trump's push to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election filed complaints Thursday …
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Reuters:
U.S. basketball star Griner admits Russian drugs charge but denies intent — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court on Thursday but denied she had intentionally broken the law. — Griner was speaking at the second hearing of her trial …
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin World's Lovefest With ‘Beaut’ Trump Gets Cringier Than Ever — Just when you thought Russia's love affair with the former U.S. president could not get any more nauseating. — Russia is starting to feel the sting of Western sanctions, with state media shows featuring multiple experts who talk of …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Faith in American System Drops — January 6th committee pre-Hutchinson hearings were not changing minds — West Long Branch, NJ - Only a little more than 1 in 3 Americans currently believe our system of government is sound, a view that has declined significantly over the past few years.
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NBC News:
Senate Democrats reach an agreement to raise taxes on some high earners — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have reached an agreement to raise taxes on some high earners whom they say are abusing a loophole to slash their tax bills, two sources familiar with the discussions told NBC News.
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Sam Mellins / New York Focus:
A New Conservative Majority on New York's Top Court is Upending State Law … Janet DiFiore. Anthony Cannatarro. Michael Garcia. Madeline Singas. — Most New Yorkers have never heard these names. But these four judges form a controlling majority of New York state's highest court.
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Hunter Biden front and center at White House Medal of Freedom ceremony — Disgraced first son Hunter Biden got a front row seat at the White House Thursday to watch his father hand out the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 honorees. — President Biden's 52-year-old son was accompanied …
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