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Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis uninjured after being involved in car accident Tuesday, campaign says — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was not injured after being involved in a car accident Tuesday morning in Tennessee, his campaign tells CNN. — Bryan Griffin, a spokesman for his 2024 presidential campaign …
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DeSantis involved in ‘car accident’ on drive to Chattanooga; Florida governor unhurt — Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a “car accident” in Tennessee on Tuesday, his spokesman says. — “This morning, the governor was in a car accident …
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
DeSantis Message Falls Flat — Trump maintains strong GOP primary advantage despite indictments — West Long Branch, NJ - A majority of Republican voters say former President Donald Trump would be their strongest nominee in the 2024 election and few feel the criminal indictments he faces are of any concern.
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Washington Post, Florida Politics and Vanity Fair
Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Ron DeSantis' Latest Staff Shakeup Is Part of a Pattern
Ron DeSantis' Latest Staff Shakeup Is Part of a Pattern
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story, PJ Media and Politico
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis campaign mired in controversies over slavery, anti-gay video, alleged Nazi symbol
DeSantis campaign mired in controversies over slavery, anti-gay video, alleged Nazi symbol
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CNN:
Bidens' dog Commander involved in biting incidents as White House says he's getting more training — President Joe Biden's younger dog, Commander, has been involved in several biting incidents at the White House and in Delaware, according to US Secret Service email correspondence …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Secret Service: Biden dog would be ‘put down’ if not president's pet — Judicial Watch's new release of Secret Service emails about attacks by first dog Commander are in focus today. — The Washington Examiner's Jack Birle reported: “President Joe Biden's dog Commander has reportedly …
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Judicial Watch, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com, The Daily Caller and Althouse
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Georgia prosecutors eye criminal solicitation crimes in Trump inquiry — Exclusive: Fulton county DA has identified multiple state election crimes in the 2020 election investigation, sources say — The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
McCarthy floats the idea of an ‘impeachment inquiry’ against Biden — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday night that unsubstantiated investigations launched by Republican lawmakers into the business dealings of President Biden's family members are “rising to the level of impeachment inquiry.”
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy: Biden probes ‘rising to the level of impeachment inquiry’
McCarthy: Biden probes ‘rising to the level of impeachment inquiry’
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Karl Mathiesen / Politico:
Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn — It would be the end of the world as we know it but some scientists say they feel fine. — 3 MINUTES READ — The Atlantic Ocean current that keeps large parts of Europe warm could come to an abrupt and catastrophic stop …
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Peter Ditlevsen / Nature:
Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
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New York Times and Metro.co.uk
Associated Press:
Obamas' personal chef drowns near family's home on Martha's Vineyard — Former President Barack Obama's personal chef has drowned near the family's home on Martha's Vineyard. Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the paddleboarder whose body was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond …
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The Texas Tribune:
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture — The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Jury Decides Ammon Bundy Must Pay More Than $50M for Defaming Hospital — The anti-government leader waged a crusade over treatment of an ally's grandson, known as Baby Cyrus. — Anti-government agitator Ammon Bundy must pay an Idaho hospital more than $50 million for defaming it and targeting …
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Raw Story
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who beat officer with flagpole during Capitol riot is sentenced to over 4 years in prison — An Arkansas truck driver who beat a police officer with a flagpole attached to an American flag during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison.
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U.S. Air Forces Central:
Russian unprofessional behavior over Syria - 23 July 2023 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — “On 23 July, 2023 at 12:23 a.m. (EST) Russian fighter aircraft flew dangerously close to a U.S. MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission, harassing the MQ-9 and deploying flares from a position directly overhead …
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Jason Aldean, Decrying ‘Cancel Culture,’ Has a No. 2 Hit — “Try That in a Small Town” went from overlooked to almost topping the charts after a week of controversy. — In May, the country star Jason Aldean released a single, “Try That in a Small Town,” with lyrics that paint contemporary urban life …
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Billboard, RedState, The Columbus Dispatch, The Hollywood Reporter, Fox 8 Cleveland WJW, Variety, CBS News, Rolling Stone and TheBlaze
Haaretz:
Our Hope Is Not Yet Lost — The 64 Knesset members who voted on Monday in favor of the law canceling the reasonableness standard have struck a serious blow to the State of Israel's infrastructure of democracy and have signaled the direction in which they plan to take the country, namely dictatorship.
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New York Times, CNN and The Federalist
Washington Post:
Putin appeared paralyzed and unable to act in first hours of rebellion — LONDON — When Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, launched his attempted mutiny on the morning of June 24, Vladimir Putin was paralyzed and unable to act decisively, according to Ukrainian and other security officials in Europe.
Washington Post:
Twitter rival Mastodon rife with child-abuse material, study finds — Happy Monday! Send news tips and summer podcast recommendations to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. — Below: The Microsoft-Activision deal is back in the hands of the U.K.'s antitrust watchdog, and a key OpenAI employee departs.
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Washington Post:
How right-wing news powers the ‘gold IRA’ industry — Ads for gold coins have become a mainstay on Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative outlets, even as regulators have accused some companies of defrauding elderly clients. — Dedicated viewers of Fox News are likely familiar with Lear Capital …
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Jamie Corley / Politico:
The Political Dead-End Abortion Foes Should Avoid — It might seem like a contradiction for those who oppose abortion, but it's the only way to avoid a disastrous political dead-end. — Soon, women in states that have placed restrictions on abortion may find it easy to just order abortion pills by mail.
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Raw Story
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
$7,200 for Every Student: Arizona's Ultimate Experiment in School Choice — More states are making all students eligible for private school subsidies. In Arizona, it has often benefited wealthier families. — Sarah Mervosh covers K-12 education and reported from Phoenix.
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CNN:
Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security protections — Special counsel Jack Smith's office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NYPD Boss Handing Over Trump Records to Jack Smith
Ex-NYPD Boss Handing Over Trump Records to Jack Smith
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