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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case — The Trump-appointed judge's move could upend years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies. — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key Biden administration agencies …
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Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials' Contacts With Social Media Sites — The order came in a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, who claim the administration is trying to silence its critics. — A federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday barred parts …
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Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Secret Service investigating suspicious substance found in White House — A preliminary field test indicated the substance was cocaine. Authorities sent the sample to a lab for further testing. — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a suspicious substance that prompted a brief evacuation …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Substance found in White House library tests positive for cocaine — The “unknown item” that forced a brief evacuation of the White House Sunday night and drew a Hazmat team from Washington, DC, Fire and EMS to the executive mansion initially tested positive for cocaine, according to a dispatch call made that evening.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Secret Service Examining How Suspected Cocaine Ended Up at the White House — An initial test of the white powdery substance found inside the White House on Sunday evening showed it was cocaine. President Biden and his family were away when it was discovered. — Reporting from Washington
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Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
The highest office! White House guessing game begins after cocaine found in library forced Hazmat evacuation - two days after recovering drug fiend Hunter Biden was on the property — Secret Service found a suspicious white powder during a routine round at the White House on Sunday that tested positive for cocaine
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A viral left-wing Twitter account may have been fake all along — The Erica Marsh account shows how ‘rage baiting’ remains a powerful way to win attention and score political points — In eight months, Erica Marsh has become one of the most consistently viral left-wing voices on Twitter …
Tassanee Vejpongsa / Associated Press:
Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested, police say — A heavily armed gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, seemingly at a random, killing five people and wounding two boys before surrendering, police said.
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CNN:
Shooting in Fort Worth leaves at least 3 dead and 8 others wounded — A shooting that erupted just before midnight Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, left at least three dead and eight others wounded, police said. — Ten of the victims are adults and one a minor, according to a news release …
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Republicans Are Divided on Impeaching Biden as Panel Begins New Inquiry — A vote to send the Homeland Security Committee impeachment articles against President Biden for his border policies has underscored rifts in the G.O.P. about whether to try to remove him, and for what. — Reporting from Washington
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MSNBC:
Seeing the erosion of our freedoms makes it hard to celebrate this Fourth of July — The Supreme Court, conservative governors and gerrymandered state legislatures are racing to shrink our fundamental rights and freedoms. — By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal …
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Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: Kremlin, U.S. have talked prisoner swap for Gershkovich — Russian and U.S. officials have discussed a potential prisoner swap that could include detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, though they “don't want them to be discussed in public.”
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Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Why Biden Goes Silent at Some Key Moments — On the mutiny in Russia, Trump's indictment and at moments during debt-limit talks, the voluble president has been very quiet — WASHINGTON—President Biden has taken the same approach to a number of recent high-stakes moments—silence.
New York Times:
The Republican Not Heading to a July 4 Parade? Trump. — But for early-state G.O.P. voters hoping for more attention on Independence Day, the pickings will be plentiful: Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis and others will be on the trail. — Ms. Ulloa reported from Merrimack, N.H.
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Lewis Kamb / NBC News:
DeSantis is squeezing the sunshine out of Florida's public records law, critics say — Ron DeSantis is the only Florida governor known to use “executive privilege” to keep records hidden, experts say, and recently signed a law barring release of his travel records.
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Gloria Dickie / Reuters:
World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 — Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. — The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 Fahrenheit) …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Looks to Restrict China's Access to Cloud Computing to Protect Advanced Technology — Biden administration proposal, aimed at closing loophole in chip-export controls, could escalate tit-for-tat fight with Beijing — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is preparing …
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David Neiwert / The Daily Beast:
How Wingnuts Made Violent Extremism the New Normal — From Ruby Ridge to January 6 and beyond, the radical right has unrelentingly attacked democratic norms for almost half a century. — I have been a witness to this march for over forty years. As a young newspaper reporter and editor working …
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Kathryn Armstrong / BBC:
Ukraine war: Major Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack — Ukraine has launched a drone attack on Moscow, the Russian defence ministry says, forcing flights to be diverted from Vnukovo International Airport. — Five drones were reportedly used in Tuesday's attack …
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Giorgio Cafiero / The New Arab:
Has Wagner's mutiny weakened Russia in the Middle East? — Yevgeny Prigozhin's attempted insurrection against the Russian Ministry of Defence (MOD) last month created massive confusion. The rebellion raised many questions about what might come next for the war in Ukraine and the future of Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule.
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Gun Violence Across America — Over the last few days, our nation has once again endured a wave of tragic and senseless shootings in communities across America — from Philadelphia to Fort Worth, Baltimore to Lansing, Wichita to Chicago.
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Dave Zirin / The Nation:
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass — This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass's famous speech, and not merely because of the date on the calendar. … What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
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Riazat Butt / Associated Press:
The Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan — The Taliban are banning women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday. It's the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment.
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