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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
The Mayor Had a Photo of a Fallen Officer. Was His Story About It True? — Mayor Eric Adams has often talked about a wrinkled photo of a fallen police officer that he kept in his wallet. Now that photo and the story have been called into question. — In Mayor Eric Adams's first month in office …
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Cocaine found in the White House was in a different location than previously reported, sources say — The sources maintain that the area is highly trafficked, keeping with Jean-Pierre's characterization in yesterday's briefing. — White House shares new details on location where cocaine was found
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Trump aide Nauta pleads not guilty in Florida classified documents case — Nauta hired Florida lawyer Sasha Dadan after his previous hearings were postponed because he didn't have a local attorney. — Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case
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Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case — Hearing follows the unsealing of parts of the FBI search warrant for Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last year — MIAMI — Donald Trump's personal aide Waltine “Walt” Nauta pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he schemed …
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
A New Poll on the Trump Indictments Has a Surprising Result — A new POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll finds one thing that unites people on the Trump indictments. — Not much unites the country when it comes to Donald Trump. And the public's reaction to the former president's two historic indictments …
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Anna Frants / Associated Press:
Belarus leader claims Wagner chief is in Russia, adding uncertainty about his fate after revolt — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his Wagner troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions …
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
The leader of Belarus has gained new prominence in Russia's politics.
The leader of Belarus has gained new prominence in Russia's politics.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Freedom Caucus member says Marjorie Taylor Greene has been expelled from the group — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no longer enough of a hardline right-wing lawmaker for the House Freedom Caucus. — Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) tells Politico reporter Olivia Beavers that it's his …
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“Trump has called all patriots”: 174 Jan. 6th criminal defendants say Trump incited them — One hundred seventy-four defendants from 37 states who were charged for their participation in the January 6th insurrection have said they were answering Donald Trump's calls when they traveled …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
The Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult Is Dead. His Followers Think It's All Part of the Plan. — Members of Michael Protzman's conspiracy cult abandoned their families and spent their life savings to follow him to Trump rallies around the country. — The leader of a QAnon cult who convinced thousands …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How DeSantis is Making Trump Look More Electable — The FL Governor is running a race designed in a lab to strengthen Trump — The largest drivers of electoral outcomes are beyond anyone's control — the mood of the country, the state of the economy, world events, etc.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida GOP will require DeSantis, Trump to sign loyalty pledge to make primary ballot
Florida GOP will require DeSantis, Trump to sign loyalty pledge to make primary ballot
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
Why a sudden surge of broken heat records is scaring scientists — Scientists say to brace for more extreme weather and probably a record-warm 2023 amid unprecedented temperatures — A remarkable spate of historic heat is hitting the planet, raising alarm over looming extreme weather dangers …
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Former U.S. officials have held secret Ukraine talks with prominent Russians — The aim of the discussions is to lay the groundwork for potential negotiations to end the war, people briefed on the talks tell NBC News. — LONDON — A group of former senior U.S. national security officials …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
A Radical Idea for Fixing Polarization — For most Americans, voting for a member of Congress is one of their simplest civic duties. Every two years, they pick the candidate they like best—usually the same one they chose last time—and whoever gets the most votes will represent …
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state
Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Bypassing Biden: Democrats Think of What Could Have Been — In Michigan, a governor with a powerful message seems ready for the next step, but an octogenarian president stands in her way. — MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — At the very moment last month that images of President Joe Biden falling …
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Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion — Five people were killed during an expedition to the Titanic wreckage. — OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations after five people were killed, including the company's CEO …
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Ted Frank / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Jackson's Incredible Statistic — Her dissent from the ruling on affirmative action makes an obviously implausible claim. — Even Supreme Court justices are known to be gullible. In a dissent from last week's ruling against racial preferences in college admissions …
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Marianne Williamson keeps bleeding staff. Six more depart in internal feud. — The staffers left through a round of firings and resignations. — Hours after Marianne Williamson announced the hiring of her third campaign manager in five months, six staffers left her team through a round of firings and resignations.
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Begins to Sour on ‘Spotlight Hound’ Kari Lake for VP — Trump advisers say Kari Lake has been losing her footing with the former president because, in his eyes, she always wants attention. — When the annual Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll was taken this year …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
DeSantis hauls in $20 million in fundraising in first six weeks of his 2024 GOP presidential campaign — Never Back Down, the pro-DeSantis super PAC, brought in a staggering $130 million since launching in March — FIRST ON FOX - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brought in an impressive $20 million …
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Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
My Deeply Unsettling Return to the Moms for Liberty Conference — Last Friday morning, at the beginning of a hot June day in Philadelphia, I walked through a phalanx of about a hundred protesters in order to make my way to the Joyful Warriors Summit, the annual convention of the parents' rights group Moms for Liberty.
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Aaron Leibowitz / Miami Herald:
Two former employees accuse Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe of sexual harassment — Two former staffers for Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe filed a lawsuit Thursday detailing allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted touching by the freshman Republican lawmaker. — The lawsuit says Basabe …
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Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Who Knew the Colosseum Was So Old? Tourist Apologizes for Defacement. — A man who etched his initials and those of his girlfriend in a wall of the nearly 2,000-year-old monument wrote a letter of apology, and his lawyer says he is hoping for a plea bargain.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Private sector companies added 497,000 jobs in June, more than double expectations, ADP says — Private sector jobs surged by 497,000 in June, well ahead of the 267,000 gain in May and much better than the 220,000 estimate. — Leisure and hospitality led with 232,000 new hires …
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NBC News:
Voter in Iowa questions Mike Pence about his actions on Jan. 6 — During a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa, former Vice President Mike Pence was confronted by a voter who was unhappy with his actions on January 6, 2021. The voter asked Pence, “Do you ever second guess yourself,” adding …
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Sam Fraser / Responsible Statecraft:
Biden's disgraceful nomination of Elliott Abrams — It would seem the Biden administration is practically begging us not to take its human rights rhetoric seriously. … In February 2019, then-freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar committed a rare offense in U.S. politics: she called out a sitting official …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Fake “liberal” Twitter account exposed: We should worry less about AI and more about human stupidity — “Erica Marsh” was obviously not real, but MAGA Twitter just can't quit their addiction to disinformation — The funniest aspect of the “Erica Marsh” story is how obvious …
Alasdair Pal / Reuters:
Australian minister calls Trump Jr a ‘big baby’ over cancelled tour — Australian Home Minister Clare O'Neil on Thursday called Donald Trump Jr. a “big baby”, after the son of the former U.S. president cancelled a planned speaking tour. — The younger Trump, who had been booked on a three …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Vance warns colleges that ‘expressed open hostility’ to SCOTUS affirmative action ruling to preserve records — ‘As you know, the Court has instructed you to honor the spirit, and not just the letter, of the ruling,’ Sen JD Vance wrote — Ohio GOP Senator JD Vance demanded 10 colleges …
Wall Street Journal:
New York State Built Elon Musk a $1 Billion Factory. ‘It Was a Bad Deal.’ — New Tesla facility in Buffalo was supposed to house a huge solar-panel operation, but the project hasn't turned out as planned. — BUFFALO, N.Y.—New York spent nearly $1 billion over the past decade …
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Deidre McPhillips / CNN:
Under strict abortion law, Texas had nearly 10,000 more births than expected in last nine months of 2022, research suggests — A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA.
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Janell Ross / TIME:
Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations — When we reach the dirt road leading to Drax Hall plantation, Esther Phillips suggests we stop the car. Phillips, 73, gets out and draws in a deep breath. There's a faint, sweet smell of something akin to rum out here, about eight miles from the capital city.
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Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
5 Noteworthy Falsehoods Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Promoted — A longtime vaccine skeptic, Mr. Kennedy is leaning heavily on misinformation as he mounts a long-shot 2024 campaign. — He has promoted a conspiracy theory that coronavirus vaccines were developed to control people via microchips.
Sarah D / Twitchy:
Period product wunderkind is committed to gender-inclusive period justice for ‘menstruators’ everywhere — While “CBS Mornings” probably isn't the place you turn to for up-to-the-minute developing news in biological science, you might have assumed that the cohosts at least know a little something …
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