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Francis Fukuyama / Journal of Democracy:
Why Ukraine Will Win — The country's military is advancing on the battlefield. If Ukraine defeats Russia's massive army, the ripple effects will be felt across the globe. — T — he war in Ukraine, now in its seventh month, marks a critical juncture that will determine the course of global democracy.
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Isabel Coles / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Eastern Advance Puts Forces Close to Key Town — Retaking Kupyansk would help cut off Russian troops further south — KHARKIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces advanced on the strategic city of Kupyansk on Friday, threatening to isolate thousands of Russian troops further south and prompting Moscow to send reinforcements.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Putin is trying to build a new axis of autocrats
Putin is trying to build a new axis of autocrats
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Charles back in London as king; queen mourned — NICOSIA, Cyprus - In ethnically divided Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades offered condolences for the Queen's passing, posting on his official Twitter account, “our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.”
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Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Second Elizabethan Age Has Ended
The Second Elizabethan Age Has Ended
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BBC:
King Charles III, the new monarch
King Charles III, the new monarch
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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
Bruce Oliver Newsome / American Greatness:
The Last Great Briton — Queen Elizabeth was greater than a monarch. — Queen Elizabeth II is dead.
The White House:
Statement of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Statement of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe — Former U.S. President Donald Trump's team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, U.S. prosecutors warned on Thursday …
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Caught on Tape: Doug Mastriano Prayed for MAGA to ‘Seize the Power’ Ahead of Jan. 6 — In a Dec. 2020 meeting with Christian Nationalists, the man who would become the GOP nominee for governor prayed Congress would “disregard” Pennsylvania's election results
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Longtime former Trump ally turns to building 2024 ‘bullpen’ — The Club for Growth was once one of former President Donald Trump's most outspoken champions. But it's now taking steps to bolster his potential rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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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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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Right to Free Speech Is Not the Right to Monologue — In August, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck. The novelist has spent decades living under the threat of a hit put out by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. The religious directive was a response to Rushdie's novel …
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David Siders / Politico:
‘The environment is upside down’: Why Dems are winning the culture wars — It's already the consensus that abortion is going to be a good issue for Democrats in November. — What's only now becoming clear — as Republicans scrub their campaign websites of prior positions on abortion …
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Jon McBride / BYU Cougars:
A statement from BYU Athletics regarding the investigation of the Aug. 26 volleyball match — As part of our commitment to take any claims of racism seriously, BYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place at the Duke vs. BYU women's volleyball match on August 26.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
It Didn't Start with Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy — In May, during an Aspen Institute conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the audience, “I want the Republican Party to take back the party, take it back to where you were when you cared about a woman's right to choose …
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Primary Scorecard: House GOP Veers Towards Trump, Democrats Tack Less Left — Now that this cycle's primary season has drawn to a close (with the small exceptions of Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island on September 13), it's an ideal time to assess both parties' results.
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Coming Outlawing of the Republican Party — Republicans want to co-exist with Democrats. Democrats want to eliminate Republicans. — Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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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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 …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Police Officer Tasered And Beaten On Jan. 6 Goes Off On Cops Who Posed With Trump — “Those two or three dozen Pennsylvania state troopers, from the bottom of my heart, can go f**k all the way off,” Michael Fanone told HuffPost. — Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol …
James Warner / FOX 35 Orlando:
Florida election: Marco Rubio has slight lead over Val Demings in new poll — New poll sheds light on Florida governor, U.S. Senate races — A new FOX 35/Insider Advantage Poll shows how Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist are competing in the Governor's race, and how Marco Rubio and Val Demings are competing in the U.S. Senate race
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Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
Hundreds of thousands of Californians may soon get their criminal records cleared — Sealing felony records is integral to a bill sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. — Encounters with the criminal justice system, no matter how long ago or for what reason, can ruin a person's life.
Andrew Gawthorpe / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon's indictment reveals the truth about Trumpism — In the end, Maga is nothing but a scam with hate in its heart and other people's money in its pockets — y all appearances, Steve Bannon likes to think that he represents the soul of the Maga movement.
Sophia Ankel / Insider:
Chelsea Clinton says she used to be friends with Ivanka Trump until ‘she went to the dark side’ — Chelsea Clinton said on Thursday that she hadn't spoken to Ivanka Trump since November 2016. — She told Andy Cohen that they were “definitely friends ... and then she went to the dark side.”
Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Biden on GOP touting projects they didn't back: 'They ain't got no shame' — President Biden on Thursday slammed Republicans for what he called taking credit for legislation that they opposed during an appearance at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting. — “They ain't got no shame!”
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