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11:05 AM ET, June 19, 2023

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Washington Post:
FBI resisted opening probe into Trump's role in Jan. 6 for more than a year  —  In the DOJ's investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump's orbit  —  Hours after he was sworn in as attorney general …
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Barr Says Documents Case Against Trump Is ‘Entirely of His Own Making’  —  The former attorney general, who has become a vocal critic of Donald Trump, was one of two people who served in the former president's cabinet to question his judgment on Sunday.  —  Reporting from Washington
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Glen OwenDaily Mail / PerthNow:
Chinese military scientist Zhou Yusen ‘thrown to his death’ at Wuhan lab for leaking COVID lab information  —  A Chinese military scientist who was reportedly thrown to his death from the roof of a Wuhan institute is at the centre of mounting evidence that the COVID pandemic resulted from a lab leak.
Discussion: National Review
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New York Post:
It's becoming undeniable: COVID came from a Chinese lab
Discussion: Power Line and Mediaite
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Robert Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 Bid Is a Headache for Biden  —  The unexpected polling strength of an anti-vaccine activist with a celebrated Democratic lineage points to the president's weaknesses, which his team is aiming to shore up.  —  Reporting from Washington
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William Cooper / Orlando Sentinel:
A Democrat's case for DeSantis
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize the deteriorating ties between the US and China  —  The United States and China have pledged to stabilize their badly deteriorated ties during a critical visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Washington Post:
Blinken holds ‘candid’ talks with China's Xi amid effort to ease tensions
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election  —  A legal campaign against universities and think tanks seeks to undermine the fight against false claims about elections, vaccines and other hot political topics.  —  On Capitol Hill and in the courts …
New York Times:
Russia Sought to Kill Defector in Florida  —  A failed plot to assassinate a C.I.A. spy in 2020 in part led to expulsions of the agency's chief in Moscow and his Russian counterpart in Washington.  —  As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has pursued enemies abroad …
Discussion: The Messenger
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge issues order that Trump keep quiet about disclosure of discovery material issued in classified documents case  —  A magistrate judge has signed off on special counsel Jack Smith's request that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta be prohibited from disclosing information …
Discussion: NBC News, ABC News and Reuters
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Flat-out lying’: Legal analyst fact-checks Mike Pence claiming no BLM protesters were arrested  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence faced off against an angry crowd of Donald Trump's supporters who built a gallows on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol and chanted “Hang Mike Pence.”
John Blake / CNN:
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery  —  Temple “Tempie” Cummins stoically stares at the camera with her arms folded in her lap, sitting stiffly in a chair in her dusty, barren backyard with her weather-beaten wooden shack behind her.
Andrew McMillan / WSOC-TV:
Lawsuit alleges NC House Speaker had affair, sex with people seeking political favor  —  RALEIGH — A detailed lawsuit filed by a former Apex City Councilman claims that North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland County) started an affair with his wife and engaged in group sex with other people seeking political favor.
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Europe has fallen behind America and the gap is growing  —  From technology to energy to capital markets and universities, the EU cannot compete with the US  —  The Ukraine war has revived the transatlantic alliance.  But the relationship between the US and its European allies is increasingly lopsided.
Politico:
2024's hidden prize: The upper hand in tax ‘Armageddon’  —  If either party can claim a full sweep of next year's elections, it would claim the power to unilaterally shape the code for millions of Americans.  —  If either party can claim both the White House and Congress in next fall's elections …
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Some Top Republicans Embrace Early Voting, Reversing After Years of Claiming Fraud  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has said that until Republicans gain power and can change the law, they have “no choice” but to support voting by mail.  —  After years of deriding early and mail-in voting …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Israeli Settlement Plans That Violate Commitment to Biden  —  The U.S. opposes the move, as has been its ‘longstanding policy’ for actions it considers ‘obstacles to peace’  —  WASHINGTON — The United States on Sunday said it was “deeply troubled” …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Harriet Williamson / PinkNews:
Rishi Sunak mocks trans women in leaked video footage
Discussion: Bloomberg and GB News
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
National security lawyer thinks Trump is too scared to have cameras show his trial
Xiao Wang / Los Angeles Times:
The Supreme Court is making religion an all-purpose excuse for ignoring the law
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Why the Pentagon Papers Leaker Tried to Get Prosecuted Near His Life's End
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Bank of China halts transfers from Russia to EU, US, UK, and Swiss banks
Discussion: Japan Times
Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Man, 71, charged with setting massive Yosemite park fire initially blamed on climate change
Daily Mail:
Juneteenth holiday horror: Four people are shot dead and at least 42 others injured so far this weekend as gun violence erupts across the nation - from Illinois to Missouri
Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Grim ‘Fashion Colony’: Americans Describe Harsh Life in Remote Labor Camp
Discussion: Insider
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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