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9:50 AM ET, July 18, 2022

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Tells Team He Needs to Be President Again to Save Himself from Criminal Probes  —  The former president is planning on running for the White House — and away from the law  —  When Donald Trump formally declares his 2024 candidacy, he won't just be running for another term in the White House.
CNN:
First on CNN: Uvalde video shows children scrambling for safety and a chief fumbling with door keys  —  Editor's Note: CNN was informed that the families of those killed and injured at Robb Elementary were offered an opportunity to watch the video privately before this story was published.
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Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
Associated Press:
Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.
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Washington Post:
The U.S. plan to avoid extreme climate change is running out of time
Discussion: Planet Days and Roll Call
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
9/11 Families Call on Trump to Cancel Saudi-Backed Golf Event  —  The LIV Golf tournament is set for the end of July at Donald Trump's Bedminster course in New Jersey.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 are urging former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Wire and The Hill
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Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid's politicization behind him  —  The most famous scientist in America is facing retirement.  —  After more than five decades of federal service under seven presidents, Anthony Fauci says he's leaving by the end of President Joe Biden's term.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mother Jones
William Bender / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano is deleting his videos from Facebook as he runs for Pa. governor  —  In early April, Doug Mastriano was recording a Facebook Live video on his phone after a legislative session in Harrisburg when he segued into his thoughts on global warming.The state senator from south-central Pennsylvania …
Ava Sasani / New York Times:
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of L.G.B.T.Q. Protections  —  The ruling sided with 20 state attorneys general who sued the Biden administration over guidelines on rights for gay and transgender workers and students.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and Washington Post
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
For Monkeypox Patients, Excruciating Symptoms and a Struggle for Care  —  As New York City and the federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms.  —  Although he was covered with lesions …
Discussion: UPI, Insider and The Gateway Pundit
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Gottlieb says window for containing monkeypox ‘probably has closed’
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence endorses Robson for Arizona governor, colliding with Trump in key primary  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is endorsing Republican Karrin Taylor Robson in the Arizona governor's race, pitting himself against Donald Trump in a primary that is emerging as a proxy fight between …
Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Just 3 Weeks Post-Roe, The Stories Emerging Are Worse Than Anyone Imagined  —  We knew it would be awful.  We knew women's lives would be threatened.  We didn't know it would all happen so fast.  —  Reproductive rights advocates have long warned that women would die if abortion were banned again …
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:   They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment
Politico:
A criminal probe of Trump could complicate Jan. 6 cases  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland is under pressure to investigate Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, but a move against the former president could complicate many of the hundreds of other criminal cases related to the storming of the Capitol.
Laura Cassels / Florida Phoenix:
Betsy DeVos calls for abolition of federal Education Department she once led  —  Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, appointed by former president Donald Trump, told conservative activists in Tampa Saturday that the federal Education Department should be abolished, leaving education decisions to state and local boards.
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Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:   Moms for Liberty's conservative activists are planning their next move: Taking over school boards
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Anthropologists Call for an End to Classifying Human Remains by Gender and Ancestry  —  There is an interesting controversy brewing in anthropology departments where professors have called for researchers to stop identifying ancient human remains by biological gender because they cannot gauge how a person identified at that the time.
Discussion: The College Fix
Jordan Uhl / I Hate It Here And Never Want To Leave:
Alabama Wants To Use $400 Million In Covid Funds To Build New Prisons  —  A portion of monthly subscriptions goes to groups supporting our unhoused friends and neighbors.  Please consider subscribing.  —  The state of Alabama is trying to use Covid relief funds to construct new prisons …
CNN:
Bannon trial set to begin over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas  —  Inside Steve Bannon's plan to reshape the Republican Party 04:04  —  (CNN)Steve Bannon is headed to trial on two criminal charges for his failure to comply with the House's January 6, 2021 …
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Kinzinger says Trump would probably lie under oath to Jan. 6 committee  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Sunday said he saw little value in attempting to have Donald Trump testify before the committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol because he did not trust the former president would tell the truth, even under oath.
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Southern Poverty Law Center Helping Out With Jan. 6 Witch Hunt
Wall Street Journal:
The West's Climate Policy Debacle
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Advocates want Cyber Ninjas, which led Ariz. ballot review, barred from federal work
Discussion: Raw Story
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Tied to Builder Who Allegedly Bribed Trump Administration
Discussion: Raw Story
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
Democrat Hochul holds big fundraising lead over GOP's Zeldin
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Workers are picking up extra jobs just to pay for gas and food
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is under fire from Arizona Republicans hoping to defeat his Trump-backed protégé Blake Masters in Senate primary
Victoria Eavis / Casper Star-Tribune:
For Wyoming Democrats, voting for Cheney is another chance to vote against Trump
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘He could be a good president’: is Tucker Carlson the next Donald Trump?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tom Bell / Politico:
When Ivana Trump Met Sarah Palin
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

 
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