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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Life in the fast lane!  How reckless Hunter Biden photographed himself driving at 172mph while behind the wheel of his Porsche en route to a days-long Vegas bender with prostitutes and pictured himself smoking CRACK while behind the wheel  — DailyMail.com can reveal Hunter …
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Shawna Mizelle / CNN:
Will Hurd says he 'can't lie to get access to a microphone' at RNC debate  —  Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd said Sunday he was working toward “hitting all the requirements” to qualify for next month's first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee.  —  But when it came to the requirement …
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Politico:
The first GOP debate is at risk of losing its draw  —  A debate stage that was once expected to be as sprawling as it was in 2016 may amount to a slimmed-down affair.  —  The GOP primary debate seemed originally like it could result in political fireworks.
Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
Bitter rivals.  Beloved friends.  Survivors.  —  After 50 years, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova understand each other like no one else can.  When cancer came, they knew where to turn.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
DeSantis's stalling campaign: how to lose friends and alienate people  —  Florida governor launched his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential pick as Trump's main challenger but finds himself sinking in the polls  —  Among the books still available in Florida despite Ron DeSantis's ongoing purge of …
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Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Most Americans approve of Supreme Court decision restricting use of race in college admissions: POLL  —  52% of Americans support the Supreme Court decision.  —  A majority of Americans approve of the Supreme Court ruling restricting the use of race as a factor in college admissions …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's bold debut and independent streak  —  In her first year on the Supreme Court, the nation's first Black female justice broke at times with her liberal colleagues  —  In a rare public speech this spring, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talked …
Discussion: NBC News
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New York Times:
Along With Conservative Triumphs, Signs of New Caution at Supreme Court
Radley Balko / New York Times:
Half the Police Force Quit.  Crime Dropped.  —  Mr. Balko is the author of “Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces” and the criminal justice newsletter The Watch.  —  In a staggering report last month, the Department of Justice documented pervasive abuse …
Max Cotton / who13.com:
New Iowa laws take effect Saturday including overhaul of child labor rules  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — After a busy 2023 legislation session, Iowans will start feeling the effect of lawmakers' work.  Several new laws go into effect Saturday that will impact everyone across the state.
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
How Colleges Admissions Might Diversify Without Affirmative Action  —  To build a diverse class of students, the medical school at U.C. Davis ranks applicants by the disadvantages they have faced.  Can it work nationally?  —  For the head of admissions at a medical school …
Discussion: Althouse
Sandhya Dirks / NPR:
Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other people of color.  Here's how  —  In 2015 Edward Blum, the conservative activist behind the push to end affirmative action, stood in front of a group of a dozen or so mostly Chinese Americans in a conference room in Houston.
Miami Herald:
Mayor for Hire: Francis Suarez's wealth boomed while he promoted Miami as tech capital  —  In his first term as mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez increased his personal net worth five-fold as he used his public office to court technology and real estate companies eyeing business opportunities in the Magic City.
NBC News:
‘Never apologize’: How Moms for Liberty teaches its members to spin the media  —  A media training at the organization's annual conference provided a rare look inside the effort to control the narrative.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Last week, a local Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty attracted attention …
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
British peers attended Russian ambassador's party in London  —  Lords Balfe and Skidelsky were at event in June where ambassador sought to justify Moscow's invasion of Ukraine  —  Two British peers were among 50 people who attended a party organised by the Russian ambassador to the UK …
New York Times:
U.S. Attorney in Hunter Biden Case Defends Investigation to House Republicans  —  David C. Weiss, a Trump appointee, denied that he had retaliated against an I.R.S. official who testified about divisions in the case.  —  The U.S. attorney in Delaware denied retaliating against an I.R.S. official …
 
 
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