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11:55 PM ET, September 4, 2024

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US Department of Justice:
Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests  —  For Immediate Release  —  Employees of Russian State-Controlled Media Outlet Deployed Nearly $10 Million to Publish RT-Curated Content …
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emptywheel:
Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy  —  When DOJ announced today it would unseal legal actions against Russian influence operations, the former President's failson complained, “Here we go again.  LOL”
The Tennessean:
Indictment: Russian propagandists used Tennessee content company to push disinformation  —  Evan Mealins Kirsten FiscusNashville Tennessean  —  An indictment unsealed Wednesday alleges a Tennessee content creation company was the tool a team of Russian propagandists used to infiltrate U.S. audiences with Kremlin-backed messaging.
Washington Post:   Justice Dept. charges two Russian media operatives in alleged scheme
Associated Press:
Injuries reported in shooting at Georgia high school  —  WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Injuries have been reported after a school shooting at a Georgia high school, which was put on lockdown Wednesday and students gathered in its football stadium, the local sheriff's office said.
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CNN:
At least 4 killed, approximately 30 injured in school shooting, sources say  —  At least four people are believed to have been killed and approximately 30 more injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, according to law enforcement sources in the state.
NBC News:
Georgia school shooting live updates: Two students, two teachers killed at Apalachee High School, 14-year-old suspect in custody
Reuters:
Four dead in Georgia high school shooting, one person in custody, authorities say
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, a Top G.O.P. Trump Critic, Says She Will Vote for Harris  —  The Wyoming Republican, once a member of House leadership, lost her post and then her seat after she voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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NBC News:
Liz Cheney endorses Harris for president  —  It's the latest high-profile Republican endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, the latest high-profile Republican endorsement for Democrats.
NBC News:
Trump and Harris campaigns agree to rules for ABC debate  —  Both sides initially agreed to a debate on Sept. 10, but Trump later threatened to back out, and Harris sought to change one of the ground rules.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to debate each …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Questions Fairness of Next Week's Debate at a Town Hall
Discussion: Politico
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere  —  For Immediate Release  —  Influence Operation Relied on Influencers, AI-Generated Content, Paid Social Media Advertisements …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Biden administration to accuse Russia of sustained effort to influence 2024 election
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris goes off script to address Georgia school shooting: ‘It does not have to be this way’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters
Discussion: New York Post
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:   Kinzinger: 'I'm not courageous ... I'm surrounded by cowards'
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Watchdog seeks Cannon removal from Trump documents case
Discussion: Axios and NPR
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions  —  Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in the state, enabling sustained transmission.  —  With one of the highest vaccine exemption rates in the country, Oregon is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending … The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in a fight to lend out scanned ebooks without the approval of publishers.  In a decision on Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that permitting the Internet Archive's digital library …
Washington Post:
Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel  —  The move would pose a setback for relations with Japan.  —  President Joe Biden is preparing to announce that he will formally block Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, according to three people …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
One urgent reason the justices need a credible ethics code?  Ginni Thomas.  —  And you thought she couldn't do any more to cast disrepute on the Supreme Court.  —  Just when you think Virginia “Ginni” Thomas can't do any more to cast disrepute on the institution where her husband has served …
Discussion: Forbes
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Callum Jones / The Guardian:
Stock plunge wipes out Trump Media's extraordinary market gains  —  Truth Social shares closed below $17 on Wednesday, reversing all gains since the company's rapid rise from January  —  Donald Trump's tiny social media empire has seen its extraordinary stock market rally wiped out by a steep sell-off.
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CNN:
Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July effectively spiked a draft hostage and ceasefire deal by introducing a raft of new, 11th-hour demands, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth citing a document it obtained.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Republican House panel subpoenas Gov. Walz in investigation of Minnesota nonprofit that ran a Covid aid scheme  —  The group Feeding Our Future faces federal criminal charges that it created fake children's names to seek reimbursements for meals that were never served.
Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
Tim Walz's family members reveal they are backing TRUMP in bombshell leaked photo  —  A new leaked image shows members of vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz's family are supporting his Republican rival.  —  The photo shared by former Nebraska GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles W …
 
 
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Conway PAC rolls out ad highlighting GOP criticism of Trump
Maya King / New York Times:
How Trump and Kemp's Relationship Could Affect Republicans' Chances in Georgia
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Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
John Hendel / Politico:
‘People need to see it’: How politics hung up a $42 billion Biden internet buildout
Discussion: freebeacon.com and Breitbart
Parker Molloy / New Republic:
How the Media Sanitizes Trump's Insanity
Discussion: The Present Age
Associated Press:
JD Vance's Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Discussion: New York Times
 

 
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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response”; YouTube piloted Pause ads in 2023

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers
 
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