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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff writers — The magazine, which remains among the most read in the U.S., has struggled in the digital era to command the kind of resources that fueled the deep reporting it became known for — Like one of the endangered species whose impending extinction …
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Doha Madani / NBC News:
Human remains and debris from sub returned to land after fatal implosion near Titanic site — The Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, lost contact with its home ship on June 18 off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. All five people on board were killed.
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Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Debris from Titan submersible brought ashore after catastrophic implosion — The evidence will be analyzed by the Marine Board of Investigation. — Debris recovered from the submersible that catastrophically imploded while on a voyage to see the Titanic wreckage last week contained …
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New York Times:
Debris and Presumed Human Remains From Lost Titan Are Recovered — Debris from the Titan was returned to land off Newfoundland, nearly a week after an international search-and-rescue effort for the vessel ended and its five passengers were presumed dead. — The Latest
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Trump Made Shocking Comments About Ivanka, Says Ex-Staffer — Donald Trump's “naked sexism,” including toward his own daughter, is described in a new book by Miles Taylor, the former Trump administration official who famously wrote a scathing op-ed about the former president under the pen name “Anonymous.”
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Ex-staffer describes Trump fantasizing about sex with Ivanka — Former President Donald Trump made sexual comments about his daughter Ivanka that were so lewd he was rebuked by his Chief of Staff, former Trump official Miles Taylor writes in a new book. — The comments are used by Taylor …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Why Donald Trump Was So Mad at Mark Milley That He Confessed to a Crime — The backstory on the tape that could get the ex-President convicted in the classified-documents case. — Donald Trump, once again, wants us not to believe our own lying ears. The template for this defense was set on October 7 …
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ABC News:
Top Trump campaign aide identified as key individual in classified docs indictment: Sources — Susie Wiles, a trusted adviser, is helping lead Trump's reelection effort. — One of the top advisers on Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is among the individuals identified but not named …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Demanded ‘My Documents’ Back Even After His Lawyers Told Him He'd Be Indicted — The former president refused to accept that a coming indictment over his handling of documents meant they weren't his — and that he couldn't get them back, sources tell Rolling Stone
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Biden vs. Trump: Toss Up In Pennsylvania, Trump Leads GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Voters Give Gov. Shapiro High Marks, Especially On I-95 Handling — mail_outline — In a state considered key to presidential elections, former President Donald Trump is leading …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden opens up wide lead on RFK Jr. in New Hampshire poll — President Biden holds a strong lead over his long-shot 2024 Democratic primary challengers Robert Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday. — The survey conducted …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump gains ground post-indictment
Fox News Poll: Trump gains ground post-indictment
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Polina Ivanova / Financial Times:
Putin freezes out hardliners after Wagner mutiny — Russian president's security forces ‘have started shaking down sympathisers’ of exiled warlord — Vladimir Putin has moved to shake up Russia's security services in the wake of the Wagner group's failed insurrection …
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
DOJ questions Raffensperger for Trump election probe — Federal prosecutors examining former President Donald Trump's efforts to cling to power following the 2020 election interviewed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in Atlanta on Wednesday. — Few other details about the meeting …
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New York Times:
Giuliani Sat for Voluntary Interview in Jan. 6 Investigation
Giuliani Sat for Voluntary Interview in Jan. 6 Investigation
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New York Times:
How Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Came to Call It Home — Florida flew 49 migrants from Texas to the liberal enclave last year. Since then, a few of them have found work, friends and a new life on the wealthy island. — Reporting from Edgartown, Mass.
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Aparna Gopalan / Jewish Currents:
The Hindu Nationalists Using the Pro-Israel Playbook — Inspired by Jewish groups that cast criticism of Israel as antisemitism, Hindu American organizations are advancing a concept of “Hinduphobia” that puts India beyond reproach. — EVERY AUGUST, the township of Edison, New Jersey …
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
If ‘Bidenomics’ works, it will be a very big deal — President Biden might not seem like a revolutionary, but he is presiding over a fundamental change in the nation's approach to economics. Not only is he proposing a major break from the “trickle-down” policies of Ronald Reagan …
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Multiple deputies fired after 2 Black men file lawsuit alleging torture and attempted sexual assault in Mississippi — The Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi has fired multiple deputies after two Black men filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging six White deputies entered …
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Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
The Christian Right Is Making Up Wedding Websites to Attack LGBTQ People — It's the final week of the Supreme Court session and, incredibly, we have yet to see opinions in at least five major cases—including one meant to hack away at what legal protections LGBTQ people have in equal access to public accommodations.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Biden world wants Republicans to feel the pain for voting no while taking the dough — Unlike past attempts to sell the public on its work, the administration seems intent to inflict a modicum of political pain for those who opposed it. — WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.— Jennifer Granholm came …
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Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government — The graduates lined up, brushing off their gowns and adjusting classmates' tassels and stoles. As the graduation march played, the 85 men appeared to hoots and cheers from their families.
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German Lopez / New York Times:
Conservative Court, Moderate Decision — A bipartisan Supreme Court majority preserved democratic checks and balances. — Yesterday, the Supreme Court took a step in a high-profile case to preserve democratic checks and balances. — The details of the case, Moore v. Harper, can sound technical.
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Whew! — In the summer of 2022, when the Supreme Court announced that it would hear …
Whew! — In the summer of 2022, when the Supreme Court announced that it would hear …
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Politico:
Inside Biden's dramatic backchannel to Russia as a near-coup unfolded — The U.S. reached out to Russia at a critical moment to ensure there was no confusion about its lack of involvement. — Last weekend, as President Joe Biden and top national security aides watched a dramatic …
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Bloomberg:
Biden Has Begun Using CPAP Machine to Aid With Sleep Apnea — President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine to treat longstanding sleep apnea, according to two people familiar with the matter. — As Biden departed the White House on Wednesday …
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Katie Daviscourt / The Post Millennial:
BREAKING: Hunter Biden settles with baby mama under condition child can't use his last name — Roberts, who was initially receiving $20,000 monthly child support payments from Hunter, agreed to have the monthly payments cut to $5,000. … Minute Read — Hunter Biden and Lunden Roberts …
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Michael Mitsanas / NBC News:
Arizona county elections director resigns, citing politicization and ‘intimidation’ — Geraldine Roll, the Pinal County elections director, wrote that “you idly stood by when I was attacked” in an email to the county's manager. — An Arizona county elections director quit Tuesday …
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T.A. Frank / Washington Post:
Why does Mike Pence bother? — Some see him as a turncoat. Some see him as an enabler. He's running for president anyway. — Perspective by T.A. Frank — People tell the story in different ways, but they agree on this much: In 1979, at Hanover College, the boys of Phi Gamma Delta threw a party with girls and booze.
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Robin Fields / ProPublica:
How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows. — Insurers' denial rates — a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers' care — remain mostly secret to the public. Federal and state regulators have done little to change that. — Co-published with The Capitol Forum
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New York Times:
Death Toll Climbs in Kramatorsk Restaurant Hit by Russian Missile — The Ria Lounge eatery, known to many as Ria Pizza, was a long-running haunt popular with Ukrainian soldiers, foreign journalists and aid workers. — KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Rescuers were combing through the rubble …
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A.G. Gancarski / Florida Politics:
Poll: Clear majority of women voters disapprove of Ron DeSantis … A.G. Gancarski — A.G. Gancarski has written for FloridaPolitics.com since 2014. He is based in Northeast Florida. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski
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Andy Newman / New York Times:
A Record 100,000 People in New York Homeless Shelters — An influx of migrants has contributed to record numbers of people entering the city's shelter system. — New York City passed a woeful milestone this week, spurred by an influx of migrants from the nation's southern border …
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Max Kim / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix turns to South Korean writers and crews as Hollywood strikes. But they feel exploited too — In 2019, South Korean writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk pitched Netflix a script for a dystopian thriller about society's outcasts competing in Korean children's games for a cash prize.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Kevin McCarthy scrambles after accidentally speaking his mind — Kevin McCarthy occasionally slips, tells accidental truths, and then scrambles to deal with the consequences of his unintended candor. — One of the most important things to know about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy …
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
US Rep. Nancy Mace endorses Charleston bus project. But she voted against its funding — NORTH CHARLESTON — A routine press conference on a federal grant for Charleston's bus system put Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace on the defensive after Democrats pounced on the fact she actually voted against the bill that made it happen.
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Evan Bush / NBC News:
Scorching heat and Canada wildfires could be tied to ‘wavy, blocky’ jet stream — Some researchers think climate change is disrupting the jet stream's flow and causing it to bake regions in heat longer. — Scientists say a closely watched atmospheric pattern — the jet stream …
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