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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Former GOP rep: Trump gave Democrats ‘major gift’ with speech in Pennsylvania — Former Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent on Saturday said former President Trump's speech at a rally on Saturday night in the Keystone state was a “major gift” for Democrats.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Biden Laid the Trap. Trump Walked Into It.
Biden Laid the Trap. Trump Walked Into It.
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CNN and Washington Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Pa. visit, Trump attacks Biden for ‘vicious, hateful and divisive’ address
In Pa. visit, Trump attacks Biden for ‘vicious, hateful and divisive’ address
Kayla Epstein / BBC:
Donald Trump: What we learned from his rally in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump: What we learned from his rally in Pennsylvania
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CBS News, Big League Politics and RedState
David Wilson / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home — Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, one of Nevada's most accomplished and trusted journalists, was found dead with stab wounds outside his home Saturday morning.
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Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Associated Press, New York Post, UPI, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime, The Daily Beast and WTOP News
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Chile Says ‘No’ to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate — The rejected Constitution would have legalized abortion, adopted universal health care and enshrined more than 100 constitutional rights, a global record. — SANTIAGO, Chile — For the past three years …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Seek Path for Constitutional Convention
Republicans Seek Path for Constitutional Convention
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Insider
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Chile Votes on Constitution That Would Enshrine Record Number of Rights
Chile Votes on Constitution That Would Enshrine Record Number of Rights
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Vox, Washington Post, UPI and The Daily Wire
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Amazon's putting a three-day pause on reviews for The Rings of Power — The new policy applies to all of Amazon's shows and movies — Amazon is reportedly putting a three-day delay on user reviews for all of its content on Prime Video, including the newly-released The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
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Breitbart, IJR, Vanity Fair and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
Emmanuel Felton / Washington Post:
Living in a city with no water: ‘This is unbearable’ — JACKSON, Miss. — What stood out this week was the calm. The streets were quiet, and residents queued expectantly for resources. — The entire city of more than 150,000 was without safe drinking water, with no end in sight.
Brian MacQuarrie / The Boston Globe:
Free Staters seek to undo New Hampshire government from within — MANCHESTER, N.H. — The doormat outside Carla Gericke's house carries the warning “Come back with a warrant.” It's a stark reflection of her broad distrust of government bureaucracy, an attitude that is the driving force behind …
Douglas Rushkoff / The Guardian:
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse — Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military security to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Russia:
Ambassador Sullivan's Departure — U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John J. Sullivan has concluded his tenure as U.S. envoy and departed Moscow today. Ambassador Sullivan was appointed in December 2019 and has served as Ambassador for almost three years.
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UPI, New York Post, New York Times, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, CNN and TASS
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Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
J.D. Vance largely avoids pivot to center in Ohio's U.S. Senate race after culture-war heavy Republican primary — LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio - J.D. Vance hit more than a few right-wing notes in the lead-up to his victory in the Republican U.S. primary earlier this year.
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One America News Network, WCMH-TV and Political Wire
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
China Threatens Reaction After U.S. Announces Arms Sales to Taiwan — A $1.1 billion package would “severely jeopardize” ties, Chinese officials say in demanding that Washington revoke the deal. — HONG KONG — China threatened over the weekend to take countermeasures …
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RedState
Lisa Prevost / New York Times:
Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut — Local residents and elected officials are seeking to block large housing projects, warning that increased density could change the character of their towns. — In the town of Fairfield, Conn. …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Mar-a-Lago espionage scandal is a three-alarm national security crisis. We should act like it. — Republicans are treating the investigation of defeated former president Donald Trump's purloining of classified government documents as another opportunity to play victim and attack law enforcement.
Brianna Keilar / CNN:
Biden's use of Marines during Philadelphia speech adds to debate over politicization of the military — As President Joe Biden stood outside Philadelphia's Independence Hall on Thursday night, making the case ahead of the midterm elections that “equality and democracy are under assault,” he wasn't standing alone.
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Washington Times
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Turns to NFTs to Spread Terror Message — National-security analysts see potentially dangerous platform for recruiting and funding — WASHINGTON—A simple digital card praising Islamist militants for an attack on a Taliban position in Afghanistan last month …
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Jamie Raskin on “Face the Nation,” Sept. 4, 2022 — The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland that aired Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” — MAJOR GARRETT: We're joined now by Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin …
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Breitbart, PoliticusUSA and Insider
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Raskin wants Gingrich, Ginni Thomas and Pence to testify to Jan. 6 committee
Raskin wants Gingrich, Ginni Thomas and Pence to testify to Jan. 6 committee
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Insider, The Guardian, Raw Story and CNN
Simon Schuster / MLive.com:
Campaign finance filings show Tudor Dixon's campaign at ‘critical juncture’ — The differences on paper are stark. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's campaign held 26 fundraisers in 35 days, has 49 people on its payroll and $14 million in the bank as of Aug. 22.
Associated Press:
Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series — Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys. — Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.”
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