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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 …
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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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 …
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.
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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6abc:
Names released of 5 people killed in Philadelphia mass shooting; sources ID suspect
CNN:
Shooting in Fort Worth leaves at least 3 dead and 8 others wounded
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 …
Mahsa Saeidi / WFLA-TV:
To stop decline, pull DeSantis off trail, political analyst says  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It's the final Fourth of July before the primary season, and to mark the occasion, Gov. Ron DeSantis hit the campaign trail for two parades in New Hampshire.  —  One political expert told WFLA …
Discussion: CBS News and The Hill
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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
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
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 …
The Guardian:
Revealed: UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge  —  Exclusive: Disclosure provokes fury as Rishi Sunak accused of betraying populations vulnerable to global heating  —  The government is drawing up plans to drop the UK's flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge …
Discussion: GB News
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) …
Discussion: BBC, Bloomberg, New Scientist and The Hill
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Republican Party forced to delete Fourth of July tweet after being ridiculed for using Liberian flag  —  On Tuesday, the Republican Party's official Twitter account posted to mark the Fourth of July, writing, “247 years ago, our forefathers told Ol' King George to get lost!  Happy Independence Day from the GOP!”
Discussion: Jezebel
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Illinois Republican Darren Bailey challenges Rep. Mike Bost  —  The high-profile GOP primary contest pits two Trump-supporting conservatives against each other.  —  CHICAGO — Darren Bailey, the former Illinois Republican state senator who lost a bid last year for governor …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
School Plays Are the Latest Cultural Battleground  —  At a time when lawmakers and parents are seeking to restrict what can and cannot be taught in classrooms, many teachers are seeing efforts to limit what can be staged in their auditoriums.  —  Stevie Ray Dallimore, an actor and teacher …
Discussion: Fox News
Gadi Zaig / Jerusalem Post:
Terror in Tel Aviv: At least nine wounded in stabbing, ramming attack  —  Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem praised the attack, saying that “The heroic attack in Tel Aviv is the first response to the occupation's crimes.”  —  At least nine Israelis were wounded in a combined car-ramming and stabbing …
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.
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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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Anthony Fauci / New York Times:
Anthony Fauci on Larry Kramer and Loving Difficult People  —  Dr. Fauci is a former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, where he led the U.S. research effort and policy on H.I.V./AIDS.  —  I recently attended …
Discussion: National Review
 
 
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Kathryn Armstrong / BBC:
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MSNBC:
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