memeorandum: Queen Elizabeth Leaves Behind a Radically Different Britain (Maya Jasanoff/New York Times)

1:15 AM ET, September 9, 2022

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Statement of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II — Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era. — In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons …

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Mark Landler / Associated Press:

Updates: World Mourns Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Bastion of Stability — Buckingham Palace said the queen, who was 96, died peacefully at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. Her son became Britain's new monarch, King Charles III. — Hulton Archive, via Getty Images

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Martin Austermuhle / DCist:

Thousands Of Miles From Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II Will Always Be Remembered On One D.C. Street — Standard protocol when meeting Queen Elizabeth II held that you're only to touch her should she offer her hand; under no circumstances should you hug her.

BBC:

Queen Elizabeth II has died — Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. — She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. — The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.

Maya Jasanoff / New York Times:
Queen Elizabeth Leaves Behind a Radically Different Britain

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Nine in 10 living humans were born after Elizabeth became queen

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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
From Truman to Biden, Queen Elizabeth was beloved among U.S. presidents

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ABC News:
Biden speaks with British prime minister about Queen Elizabeth

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Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was World's Longest-Reigning Monarch

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Washington Post:

Justice Dept. seeks to regain access to classified Mar-a-Lago documents — As they noted their plans to appeal, prosecutors said they must be able to access classified documents to determine if there are more to be found — Federal prosecutors asked a judge to restore their access …

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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Department to appeal judge's ruling on special master in Trump search

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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe

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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump documents probe: US appeals ruling on special master

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Politico:
DOJ appeals special master ruling in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:

A publisher abruptly recalled the “2,000 Mules” election denial book. NPR got a copy. — For months, the conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza teased that the book version of his widely debunked film “2,000 Mules” would provide compelling new evidence that the 2020 election was “stolen.”

New York Times:

Trump's Postelection Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept. — A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas seeking information about Save America PAC, which was formed as Donald J. Trump promoted baseless assertions about election fraud. — A federal grand jury in Washington …

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ABC News:
Federal grand jury probing Trump PAC's formation, fundraising efforts: Sources

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Ben Bradley / WGN-TV:

Chicago welcomes Texas migrants, then sends them to Burr Ridge — BURR RIDGE, Ill. — WGN Investigates has learned several dozen of the migrants Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent to Chicago have now been relocated to a hotel in the suburbs without advance warning to the local mayor.

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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
DC councilmember: Abbott and Ducey have “turned us into a border town”!

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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declares emergency over migrant buses from Texas, Arizona

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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:

David Shor, a Data Guru for Democrats, Throws One Last Bash — Political operatives, techies and the nightlife crowd mix at a Burning Man-style party hosted by an influential strategist who gained new friends and enemies after a tweet. — At 7 p.m. on Saturday, the political consultant David Shor …

Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:

Justice Gorsuch Said Findings of Probe Into Leaked Roe Draft Opinion Will Be Made in Report — The justice, speaking at a judicial conference, also criticized the cost and time it takes to enter the legal profession — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday …

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Claudia Aoraha / Daily Mail:

Twitter pulls vile tweet by Carnegie Mellon's critical race theory professor who said she hoped Queen died ‘an excruciating death’ - after Jeff Bezos led avalanche of condemnation — Modern language professor Uju Anya wrote: 'I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying.

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Rowaida Abdelaziz / HuffPost:

Muslim Groups Are Alarmed By New CNN Boss' First Big Hire — John Miller resigned from the NYPD after lying about its Muslim surveillance program. Now he's covering law enforcement for CNN. — CNN has hired John Miller, a former New York City Police Department official who lied …

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NPR:

Michigan Supreme Court rules abortion amendment should go to voters this November — Thursday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that a proposed state constitutional amendment that would protect abortion rights should be placed on November's ballot. — It's up to the Michigan Board …

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Christine Vendel / PennLive:

Trump posted private photo with Pa. troopers without authorization: police — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is “looking into the matter” after former President Donald Trump published a photo of himself posing with dozens of uniformed State Police troopers on his social media website when the picture was supposed to be private.

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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:

After a Legal Fight, Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59 Million to a Local Bakery — Gibson's Bakery said the liberal arts college had falsely accused it of racism after a Black student was caught shoplifting. — Oberlin College, known as a bastion of progressive politics …

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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:

Too fun (and early) to check: Manchin at 32% for 2024 re-election bid? — It's too damn early for 2024 Senate polls, I hear you cry. And you're right, but bear with me, because this has a current-events hook that Joe Manchin should have seen coming. — Apparently, his constituents did …

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Steven Allen Adams / newsandsentinel.com/:
Manchin under water in new WMOV/Triton poll

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WAGA-TV:

New InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 poll: Kemp widens lead over Abrams, Senate race remains tight — Loading Video... This browser does not support the Video element. — The Road to November: Kemp widens lead over Abrams, Senate race remains tight — ATLANTA - A new InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 Atlanta poll released …

Rebecca Klar / The Hill:

Klobuchar pulls vote on bipartisan tech bill, says agreement ‘blown up’ by Cruz amendment — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked to pull a committee vote on a bill aimed at giving news outlets the ability to negotiate collectively with tech platforms after she said an adopted amendment offered …

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David Bauder / Associated Press:

Bernard Shaw, CNN's 1st chief anchor, dies at 82 — Bernard Shaw, CNN's chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died. He was 82.

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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82

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Fox News:

Biden to address DNC reception following backlash over ‘MAGA Republican’ rhetoric about midterm elections — Biden has called ‘MAGA Republicans’ a threat to the very heart of American democracy — Biden attacks ‘MAGA Republicans’ ahead of midterm elections