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4:55 AM ET, July 4, 2016

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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump draws rebuke for his tweet with an image of Clinton and a Star of David  —  It was so close to the message that Republicans say they want from Donald Trump: a tweet describing Hillary Clinton as “crooked” and the “most corrupt candidate ever,” on the morning that the likely Democratic presidential nominee met with the FBI.
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Star of David Hillary Meme Was Made by Racist Twitter User
Mic:
Donald Trump's “Star of David” Hillary Clinton Meme Was Created by White Supremacists
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
3 White Supremacists On Twitter That Inspire Donald Trump
Discussion: alan.com
archive.is:   MY D**K IS ABOUT TO BE DIAMONDS  —  Clinton Foundation Hacked …
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Donald Trump's ‘Star of David’ Tweet About Hillary Clinton Posted Weeks Earlier on Racist Feed
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The worst ISIS attack in days is the one the world probably cares least about … First, they came for Istanbul.  On Tuesday night, three suspected Islamic State militants launched a brazen assault on Turkey's main airport, exploding their suicide vests after gunning down numerous passengers and airport staff.
Discussion: New York Times
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USA Today:
Week of terror underscores a ‘desperate’ Islamic State  —  A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Baghdad marketplace, killing more than 100 people.  The Karada district was packed with people who had gone out to socialize after breaking the Ramadan fast.  —  Three cities in separate countries hit …
New York Times:
Bombing Kills More Than 80 in Baghdad
New York Daily News:
Blast in Central Park near Elie Wiesel's funeral severs man's foot; police suspect fireworks mishap (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)  —  A blast in Central Park severed the left foot of a young man visiting New York from Virginia Sunday, witnesses said.  —  The NYPD's bomb squad was investigating …
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Dean Schabner / ABC News:
Man Severely Injured by Explosion in New York's Central Park
Discussion: WNEP-TV and Complex
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade and Jobs: A Note  —  Given Trump's economic policy speech - well, “policy” speech - it seems time to brush up on trade and jobs, an issue I used to write a lot about.  The big story in the academia/policy space lately has been the work of Autor et al, who in two papers have estimated large losses from Chinese import penetration.
Discussion: EconLog and Equitable Growth
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Craziest Convention Moments You've Never Heard Of  —  A legion of political journalists is heading to Cleveland this month with a sense of anticipation that's been absent for decades: at long last, a national convention with the prospect that something unexpected might actually happen.
New York Daily News:
Income for top 1% in America rose twice as fast in 2015 than it did for the remaining 99%  —  WASHINGTON — Financial inequality became even wider in the United States last year, with average income for the top 1% of households surging 7.7% to $1.36 million.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Telegraph:
Tory candidates need a plan for Brexit - here's mine in 5 points  —  Boris greeted by angry crowd as he arrives in Tiverton  —  Play!  —  On Friday I heard a new dawn chorus outside my house.  There was a rustling and twittering, as though of starlings assembling on a branch.
Samantha Nelson / USA Today:
How America celebrates the 4th of July: The numbers … You may think the way we celebrated Independence Day in 1777 was different and in many ways that would be true.  However there are some similarities.  Ramon Padilla, Summer Bedard and Jerry Mosemak  —  American flag?  Check.  Hot dogs?
CNN:
‘God wants you to die’: Dhaka's long night of terror  —  To recreate this narrative we used witness accounts, shared directly with CNN or with friends and family who recounted them to us.  We also used information from news briefings and gathered by CNN staffers in London, Hong Kong, Dhaka and Atlanta.
Discussion: Hot Air
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Milo Yiannopoulos: 50% of Gays Will Vote for Donald Trump After Orlando Islamist Massacre (VIDEO)  —  This weekend Milo Yiannopoulos joined the Russia Today Network to talk about Donald Trump, globalists, guns and the threat of Islam to gay people everywhere.
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Gary Johnson: Trump says ‘racist’ things and should be disqualified from presidency  —  Gary Johnson: Trump a ‘racist,’ should be disqualified  —  Washington (CNN)Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson said Donald Trump says “racist” things and should be disqualified from becoming president …
BBC:
Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah  —  A suspected suicide bomber has died after detonating a device near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, the interior ministry says.  —  Two security officers were slightly injured as they tackled the man, but no one else was hurt.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Telegraph:
Michael Gove: it's telling Boris pulled out of Tory leadership race  —  Boris Johnson's former campaign manager Ben Wallace writes that Michael Gove is unfit to be Prime Minister because he is a gossip.  —  There is a convention among campaign managers that, after the dust has settled …
Discussion: Guardian and Coffee House
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Eric Trump: Biased media the worst part of society  —  Eric Trump in an interview Sunday attacked a Washington Post article that found his father, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, donated only $10,000 to charities over seven years, millions less than he has publicly claimed.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 
 
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Valerie Siebert For / Daily Mail:
Owner of dating site ChristianMingle agrees to open doors to gay singles in judge-approved …
Discussion: Townhall.com
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary struggles with going big in campaign message
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Will Need His Oratory Powers to Sell Globalization
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Biden and Obama rewrite the rulebook on college sexual assaults
Discussion: Raw Story
Bernie Sanders / Philly.com:
Party platform still needs work
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump are about to draw the battle lines in their fight for North Carolina
Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Republican leader resigns, blasts Tennessee GOP
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Daily Mail:
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