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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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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 …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
I've ‘never seen anyone in government’ so dangerous to national security as Trump: Bob Woodward
I've ‘never seen anyone in government’ so dangerous to national security as Trump: Bob Woodward
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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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United States Coast Guard News:
U.S. Coast Guard recovers evidence from TITAN submersible — WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard received debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor at the site of the TITAN submersible when the M/V HORIZON ARCTIC arrived in St. John's Newfoundland, June 28, 2023.
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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
Biden Has Begun Using CPAP Machine to Aid With Sleep Apnea
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden refers to Ukraine as ‘Iraq’ when asked about Putin
Biden refers to Ukraine as ‘Iraq’ when asked about Putin
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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump gains ground post-indictment
Fox News Poll: Trump gains ground post-indictment
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The Guardian:
Russian general who may have known about Wagner mutiny goes missing — US intelligence claims Gen Sergei Surovikin, who has close ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, had prior knowledge of uprising — A Russian general who previously led the invasion force in Ukraine has not been seen in public since Saturday …
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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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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis says he would eliminate four federal agencies if elected president — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said he would seek to abolish the departments of education, commerce and energy, as well as the IRS. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that if elected president …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis vetoes popular criminal justice bill as he moves to Trump's right
Ron DeSantis vetoes popular criminal justice bill as he moves to Trump's right
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Balloon Used American Tech to Spy on Americans — Preliminary U.S. findings show the craft collected photos and videos but didn't appear to transmit them, officials say — The Chinese spy balloon that floated over the U.S. early this year was loaded with American-made equipment …
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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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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 …
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
RFK Jr.: 'I'm proud that President Trump likes me' — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to criticize former President Trump on Wednesday night and said he was flattered by recent comments from Trump praising him as a “common-sense guy.” — Asked by moderator Elizabeth Vargas what Kennedy thinks about Trump …
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CNN:
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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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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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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Sam Fossum / CNN:
Biden administration announces more than $3 billion in funding to tackle homelessness with veterans focus — The Biden administration announced new actions Thursday to help prevent and reduce veteran homelessness across the country, including $3.1 billion in funding to support efforts to quickly rehouse homeless Americans.
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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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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 …
NBC News:
Biden warns top aides against offering him political advice about Hunter — The president's message, as one source described it, was: “Hands off my family.” — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has made it clear to his closest aides in no uncertain terms that he not only will reject …
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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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Washington Post:
DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project — Mori Hosseini, who lent a golf simulator for the governor's mansion, championed a new exchange on Interstate 95 that feeds into his housing and shopping center project — The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Rasmussen Reports:
‘81 Million Votes’? Nearly Half Say ‘No Way’ — Most voters are worried that next year's presidential election could be affected by cheating, and nearly half agree with a popular song challenging the legitimacy of Joe Biden's election in 2024. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone …
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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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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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