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Arrest made in rape of Ohio girl that led to Indiana abortion drawing international attention — Bethany Bruner Monroe Trombly Tony CookThe Columbus Dispatch — A Columbus man has been charged with impregnating a 10-year-old Ohio girl, whose travel to Indiana to seek an abortion led …
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Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
This is what it means to rape a 10-year-old — Listen — Gift Article — “There's nobody nicer than a ten-year-old,” child development expert Louise Bates Ames wrote in her 1989 guide to older children and young teenagers. “If now and then your own Ten's behavior is less than ideal …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Unimaginable abortion stories will become more common. Is American journalism ready? — In America after the end of Roe v. Wade, one brave source, on the record, is often the best we are going to get. Countless other stories will never be told. — As more states restrict or ban abortion …
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Laura A. Bischoff / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio AG Dave Yost cast doubt on 10-year-old rape victim case, now ‘rejoices’ at arrest — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost appeared on Fox News this week, casting doubt on the veracity of Dr. Caitlin Bernard's account that a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim needed to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
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Joseph Ax / Reuters:
Ohio man charged with raping 10-year-old who later crossed state lines for abortion — An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later traveled to neighboring Indiana for an abortion, a case that President Joe Biden highlighted in criticizing a U.S. Supreme Court decision eliminating …
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Man charged in rape of 10-year-old girl who had to travel for abortion
Man charged in rape of 10-year-old girl who had to travel for abortion
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Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
Arrest confirms Indiana abortion for Ohio 10-year-old
Arrest confirms Indiana abortion for Ohio 10-year-old
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Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Trump's Lawyers Think Mark Meadows Is Going Down — The Jan. 6 Committee is probing the former chief of staff's finances, Rolling Stone has learned, adding to a long list of legal headaches — As she opened the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday, Republican …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
'It's Just Been Hell:' Life as the Victim of a Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory — Ray Epps became the unwitting face of an attempt by pro-Trump forces to promote the baseless idea that the F.B.I. was behind the attack on the Capitol. — IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS — Up a winding country road …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Seismic shift … - Democrats are becoming the party of upscale voters concerned more about issues like gun control and abortion rights. — Republicans are quietly building a multiracial coalition of working-class voters, with inflation as an accelerant.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
As Faith Flags in U.S. Government, Many Voters Want to Upend the System — Desire for structural changes cuts across both parties, a Times/Siena College poll found, but for starkly different reasons. Even Democrats now question if the government is a force for good. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Poll Shows Tight Race for Control of Congress as Class Divide Widens
Poll Shows Tight Race for Control of Congress as Class Divide Widens
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CNN:
Lindsey Graham moving to quash subpoena from Georgia grand jury investigating Trump — (CNN)South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is aiming to quash a subpoena for his testimony before an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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Thomas Phippen / Fox News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham fights Georgia subpoena over 2020 election calls in federal court
Sen. Lindsey Graham fights Georgia subpoena over 2020 election calls in federal court
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Judge tells Lindsey Graham he must testify in grand jury probe
Judge tells Lindsey Graham he must testify in grand jury probe
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CBS News:
Secret Service agent sent back to U.S. from Israel after alleged “physical encounter” — Jerusalem — A member of the U.S. Secret Service was sent back to the United States from Israel on Monday after he was allegedly involved in a “physical encounter” in Jerusalem and briefly detained by Israeli police, the agency said.
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Whitney Wild / CNN:
Secret Service member returns to US following altercation in Israel
Secret Service member returns to US following altercation in Israel
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Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: U.S. government warns that Iran may try to kill American officials as revenge for killing top general — The U.S. government believes that Iran may try to assassinate current or former senior American officials to avenge the death more than two years ago of its top military …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump discussing 2024 plans at secret donor dinners — Donald Trump has quietly convened some of his wealthiest and highest-profile supporters for intimate dinners in recent weeks, where the groups have talked about the former president's 2024 election plans — and debated when he should make his expected comeback bid official.
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Kate Ahlborn / Fox News:
Exclusive: Read the private email Obama sent his former doc after he questioned Biden's cognitive health — Obama told Jackson, who was the doctor for three presidents, that criticizing Biden's mental state was ‘unprofessional’ — Hegseth on media, Democrats turning on President Biden: He is ‘persona non grata’
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Ex-C.I.A. Engineer Convicted in Biggest Theft Ever of Agency Secrets — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said Joshua Schulte had engaged in “one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
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NBC News:
Trump-backed Kari Lake gets a hand from an unlikely source in Arizona: Democrats — TUCSON, Ariz. — Kari Lake watched her lead narrow in the polls and big players in Arizona's Republican establishment coalesce around her top rival weeks before the state's Aug. 2 primary for governor.
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Starbucks Went Woke and Now It's Paying the Price for Allowing Its Stores to Become Drug Dens — Just how bad are America's cities doing under the watch of their Democrat leaders? Even ultra-woke Starbucks is pulling up stakes in Democrat-run cities where drug use, homelessness, and crime have made staying in business untenable.
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Michael Schwirtz / Associated Press:
Live Updates: Ukraine Uses Western Weapons to Counter Russians With Deeper Strikes — Here's what you need to know: — Ukraine is using weapons from the West to strike deep within Russian-controlled areas. — KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces continue pounding civilian areas across …
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Trump lashes out at Elon Musk, says he could have made the billionaire ‘beg’ — Musk previously said the former president should ‘sail into the sunset’ — Coming up on Wednesday, July 13 edition of ‘Special Report’ — Former President Donald Trump continued his war of words …
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Hillman Foundation:
ProPublica wins July Sidney for Exposing Right Wing Witch Hunt Based On “Critical Race Theory” Lie — Nicole Carr of ProPublica wins the July Sidney Award for “White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One,” a deeply reported story about Cecelia Lewis …
Alexander Shur / madison.com:
Who can get pregnant? Ron Johnson says women; his Democratic opponents won't say — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson waded into gender politics Wednesday, rejecting the notion that anyone besides women can get pregnant and adding that they need to get pregnant to “populate our earth.”
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Nevada 2022: Senator Cortez Masto and Governor Sisolak Lead Competitive General Election Matchups; 33% of Voters Approve of Biden — Home Blog Nevada 2022: Senator Cortez Masto and Governor Sisolak Lead Competitive General Election Matchups; 33% of Voters Approve of Biden
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Kansas City Star:
Johnson County sheriff tells Las Vegas crowd his election fraud investigation continues — Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden told a “constitutional sheriffs” group in Las Vegas on Tuesday that he is continuing to investigate the county's election results to determine whether any fraud occurred …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Baltimore Police Officer Facing Federal Charges for Drug Conspiracy and Distribution Charges and for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime — Defendant Allegedly Sold Oxycodone, a Ghost Gun, Ammunition, and Firearm Parts to a Co-Conspirator and Provided Sensitive …
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Free Range — A Film Club Q&A goes off the rails, and we end up discussing........everything — A couple weeks ago, Alex Didion emailed me with a request. Didion runs a Substack called Lack of Taste, which bills itself as “a newsletter about movies for people who don't like movies.”
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Gas Prices, a Big Inflation Factor, Are Coming Down Sharply — A four-week decline has offered some relief to drivers. Weather, war and demand will influence how long the decline lasts. — HOUSTON — Gasoline prices, on an upward tear for months, have reversed course in recent weeks, giving consumers a welcome break.
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Owner of Sweet & Vicious Bar Will Pay $500,000 for Worker Harassment — The state attorney general says employees at the Manhattan bar were subjected to repeated slurs and sexual harassment. — Sweet & Vicious, a downtown Manhattan bar and restaurant popular for its “jargaritas” …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Teachers union wants Democrats to fight back on Republican CRT attacks — WASHINGTON — Democrats should stop hiding and start fighting Republicans on hot-button education issues like battles over teaching racial issues in school, according to polling at the heart of a new push …
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