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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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The Messenger, The Hill, Forbes, WYTV, UPI, CNN, Morning Shots, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
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.
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Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
How to Avoid Utter Embarrassment at the Iowa State Fair, as a Presidential Candidate — Political hopefuls find the annual fair can be an obstacle course. Don't flip the pork chops too fast, watch out for the corn dogs. — DES MOINES, Iowa—Republican presidential hopefuls …
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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
'I think he's the best guy for the job': See the 2024 campaign through the eyes of Iowa voters
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Raw Story and Vanity Fair
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Pelosi reemerges as top Trump adversary — Rep. Nancy Pelosi is off the bench as former President Trump's top adversary on Capitol Hill. — After stepping down as Speaker last year, Pelosi (D-Calif.) has flown largely under the radar in the Democratic caucus, allowing a crop of new leaders …
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump
‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump
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ABC News, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Messenger and UPROXX
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Allies Prepare for Indictments in Georgia Probe: 'They're Coming for Everyone'
Trump's Allies Prepare for Indictments in Georgia Probe: 'They're Coming for Everyone'
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Political Wire and Washington Times
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 …
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Raw Story
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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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis suspends second elected prosecutor as his 2024 campaign struggles
Ron DeSantis suspends second elected prosecutor as his 2024 campaign struggles
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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 — Anti-graft campaigner murdered less than two weeks before vote — Soaring violence has made Ecuador more violent than Colombia — Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a journalist known for his crusade …
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Associated Press:
Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant — An armed Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president landed in the state Wednesday, authorities said.
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Man killed during FBI raid in connection with threats against Biden, other officials
Man killed during FBI raid in connection with threats against Biden, other officials
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Montgomery Brawl Was, for Some, a Clarifying Moment — The Alabama Sweet Tea Party. — That was one nickname people gave to a brawl this past Saturday on a Montgomery, Ala., riverfront dock, captured in viral videos, after a group of white people attacked Damien Pickett …
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Althouse, New York Post, The Root, Washington Post and PBS NewsHour
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.
Alexander Nazaryan / New York Times:
Rewild the National Mall — Mr. Nazaryan is a writer and gardener. — I recently committed an act of sabotage at one of the most revered landmarks in the United States, a transgression against my relatively new home of Washington, D.C. Walking across the National Mall …
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Washington Post
Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
Biden's first climate czar, Gina McCarthy, is getting a big new gig — Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! As a scheduling reminder, the newsletter is only publishing Tuesday through Thursday during the congressional recess. We'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday.
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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.
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Al Jazeera, Honolulu Civil Beat and Associated Press
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Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town
Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town
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Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
To Battle New Threats, Spy Agencies to Share More Intelligence With Private Sector — Pandemics, cyberattacks and supply-chain disruptions are pushing government to work more with outside groups — WASHINGTON—U.S. spy agencies will share more intelligence with U.S. companies …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Major gun safety groups endorse Biden reelection bid — A slew of major anti-gun violence groups are throwing their weight behind President Biden's reelection bid, his campaign announced Thursday. — Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action …
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Associated Press
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were suppressed — An FBI veteran said his superiors suppressed investigations of Trump, Insider can exclusively reveal. — “Are we going to do public corruption or not?” the whistleblower said to Insider.
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Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Charles Hutzler / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and China Poised to Drift Further Apart After Investment Ban — President Biden's order comes on top of a slowing Chinese economy, Covid lockdowns and rising tensions between the two powers — WASHINGTON—After years of blacklisting Chinese companies and scrutinizing their investments in the U.S. …
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