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New York Times:
In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money — New York's Hasidic Jewish religious schools have benefited from $1 billion in government funding in the last four years but are unaccountable to outside oversight. — The Hasidic Jewish community has long operated …
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The Times of Israel
Reuters:
Xi leaves China for first time since COVID pandemic began to meet Putin — Xi Jinping will leave China this week for the first time in more than two years for a trip to Central Asia where he will meet Vladimir Putin just a month before Xi is poised to cement his place as the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong.
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
As Russians Retreat, Putin Is Criticized by Hawks Who Trumpeted His War — Russian bloggers reporting from the front line provide a uniquely less-censored view of the war. But as Russia's military flails, these once vocal supporters are exposing its flaws, lies and all.
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The Daily Beast, Alexander Ziperovich and The Daily Wire
Olivia Olander / Politico:
Biden quotes Queen in 9/11 remembrance: ‘Grief is the price we pay for love’ — President Joe Biden quoted the late Queen Elizabeth II in a speech Sunday remembering the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. — “Grief is the price we pay for love,” Biden said, referring to a message sent …
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks — Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims' names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims' relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
‘This Debate Is Not About Me!’: Lauren Boebert Picks Argument With Debate Moderator — ‘CLOSE THIS DOWN’ — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) got into a heated exchange with a local debate moderator at a Saturday evening event. Before the local “Club 20” debate in Grand Junction, Colorado …
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Denver Post
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
All Biden Has to Do Now Is Change the Way We Live — When the summer began, the Biden administration was mired in failure. Inflation was high, the Build Back Better agenda was dead, the Democrats were doomed. Then came the fastest turnabout I've seen in American politics.
Donald J. Trump / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The most extraordinary honor of my life’: Former president Donald J. Trump writes movingly for DailyMail.com of his time with the ‘iconic’ Queen - and her riposte when he asked: ‘Who WAS your favorite PM?’ — Former President lauds the late Queen's 'grace, charm, nobility …
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Washington Examiner, Fox News and Twitchy
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
The Move to Eradicate Disagreement — What troubles me when the censorious types speak is not that they speak but that their response is to call for less speech. — About the author: Graeme Wood is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State.
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Trump's increasing tirade against FBI and DoJ endangering lives of officials — The ex-president's cries of a witch hunt by law enforcement, echoed by his allies, have imperiled officers' physical safety — onald Trump's non-stop drive to paint the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago to recover classified documents …
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Raw Story
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Kamala Harris calls domestic threats ‘dangerous’ and ‘harmful’ — Vice President Kamala Harris said anti-democratic forces that have emerged in the mainstream of American politics have made the nation weaker at home and undermined our legitimacy overseas, joining President Joe Biden in describing it as a major threat.
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Fox News, Insider, The White House, CNN and Gazette
Andrew Kirtzman / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Is Alone — It has been 21 years since Rudy Giuliani led a terrified city through the deadliest attack in its history. As a reporter covering him from a few feet away that morning, I ran with him from the hurricane of ash and debris following the collapse …
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Raw Story
David Cohen / Politico:
Hillary Clinton fondly recalls time spent with Queen Elizabeth II — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday described the Queen Elizabeth II she knew, calling her “an engaging and lively conversationalist.” — The queen died last week at the age of 96.
John Dingwall / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Royal beekeeper has informed the Queen's bees that the Queen has died and King Charles is their new boss in bizarre tradition dating back centuries — Royal beekeeper John Chapple has notified the palace hive of the Queen's death — He told the bees that King Charles is their new boss and urged them to be good
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Metro.co.uk, Insider, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair