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1:15 PM ET, August 10, 2023

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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas' 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel  —  Co-published with CNN  —  Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship …
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HuffPost:
Clarence Thomas' 38 Vacations: The Billionaires Who Have Treated Supreme Court Justice To Luxury Travel
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Forbes
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump unleashes on Biden as legal problems mount  —  Former President Trump on Thursday unleashed a torrent of insults against President Biden, attacking him in personal terms as Trump's legal problems continue to mount.  —  “What Crooked Joe Biden, who can't string two sentences together …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
‘Anonymous’ Trump critic mulled Election Day suicide  —  A Trump administration insider who waged war against the president under the moniker “Anonymous” said he considered suicide on election night 2020 when it appeared that the former president was going to win.
Discussion: RedState
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:   Pelosi reemerges as top Trump adversary
Washington Post:
Trump, aide plead not guilty in documents case.  De Oliveira does not enter plea  —  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Donald Trump and one of his two co-defendants on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court to multiple charges alleging that the former president kept classified documents at his Florida property and …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The truth about Monique Worrell  —  On November 3, 2020, Monique Worrell (D) was elected state's attorney in Florida's 9th Judicial District, which includes Orange and Osceola counties.  Worrell won in resounding fashion, collecting 395,979 votes and defeating her opponent by a two-to-one margin.
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Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Washington Examiner:
Suspended Soros-linked central Florida prosecutor blasts DeSantis as a ‘dictator’  —  State Attorney Monique Worrell likened Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to a “weak dictator” after he suspended her for allegedly neglecting her prosecutorial duties in central Florida.
Anita Hofschneider / Grist:
Wildfires just destroyed a Maui town.  Next year could be worse.  —  The raging fires have killed at least 36 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages.  Climate change could prompt more of the same.  —  This post has been updated.  —  Nelly Niumatalolo couldn't believe it when she heard it.
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NBC News:
Maui fires live updates: 6 dead as thousands flee ‘unprecedented’ disaster … Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle are thinking of all those affected by the wildfires in the state of Hawaii, and shared a way to help with his more than 131 million followers on social media.
Associated Press:
Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town
New York Times:
Racing to Stop Trump, Republicans Descend on a Strange New Iowa  —  As the state fair and its Republican pageantry begin, Donald Trump's rivals face a transformed political environment in Iowa, where he holds a comfortable edge in polls despite rarely visiting.
Discussion: The Messenger, Raw Story and Althouse
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Wall Street Journal:
How to Avoid Utter Embarrassment at the Iowa State Fair, as a Presidential Candidate
Discussion: Washington Post
John King / CNN:
'I think he's the best guy for the job': See the 2024 campaign through the eyes of Iowa voters
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Trump to visit Iowa State Fair with Florida Republicans who endorsed him over Ron DeSantis
Daniel McGraw / The Bulwark:
Why the Ohio Special Election Backfired for the GOP  —  “AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS VOTE more and more, what they were trying to do and the way they were trying to do it was just kind of creepy.”  —  Outside a polling place in Cleveland on Tuesday, a thirtysomething art teacher was explaining to me her …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Abortion setback in Ohio alarms GOP, as Democrats see a ‘roadmap for 2024’
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Candidate Plagiarized Massive Segments of His College Thesis  —  Controversial GOP congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini appears to have lifted massive segments of his college thesis from Wikipedia and gotten away with it—until now. … Right-wing Florida Republican congressional …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Security bolstered for judge overseeing Trump election case  —  The increase in security around U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan comes as the former president has been criticizing her on social media.  —  Judge in Trump election interference case receiving extra security in courthouse
Discussion: MSNBC
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Gonzalo Solano / Associated Press:
Anti-corruption presidential candidate slain at campaign event in Ecuador's capital  —  An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, an attack that comes amid a wave of startling violence in the South American country.
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Stephan Kueffner / Bloomberg:
Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated, Suspect Shot Dead
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Nikki Haley signs RNC pledge to support eventual GOP nominee but makes one small edit  —  RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the ‘Beat Biden pledge’ a requirement for candidates wishing to participate in party-sanctioned debates  —  FIRST ON FOX: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Won't Sign Pledge to Back Nominee Ahead of Republican Debate
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Trump adviser groped 2 women in 2021 at Scottsdale club, one tells police  —  A woman says Boris Epshteyn, a special adviser to Donald Trump, repeatedly groped her and her sister inside a Scottsdale nightclub in 2021, according to police body camera footage obtained by The Arizona Republic.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
July CPI report shows inflation gauge rose 3.2%, less than expected  —  WATCH NOW  —  Inflation gauge rose 3.2% annually in July, less than expected  —  The consumer price index rose 3.2% from a year ago in July, a sign that inflation has lost at least some of its grip on the U.S. economy.
US Department of Justice:
Indictment charges former soldier with stealing vehicle, crashing into Army facility  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Georgia  —  Charges carry possible sentence of up to 20 years in prison  —  SAVANNAH, GA: A retired U.S. Army soldier …
Discussion: The Messenger and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Edward J Markey / The Guardian:
Private jets are awful for the climate. It's time to tax the rich who fly in them
Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
To Battle New Threats, Spy Agencies to Share More Intelligence With Private Sector
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Major gun safety groups endorse Biden reelection bid
Charles Hutzler / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and China Poised to Drift Further Apart After Investment Ban
Alexander Nazaryan / New York Times:
Rewild the National Mall
Discussion: Washington Post
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Washington Post:
How a swing-district Democrat is selling ‘Bidenomics’ (without saying it)
Discussion: Gallup and Breitbart
Associated Press:
Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were suppressed
Madeline Miller / Washington Post:
Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too.
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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