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11:50 AM ET, July 8, 2018

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Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials  —  A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly.
Tim Dodson / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Richmond bookstore owner says he called police after woman confronted Steve Bannon in his shop  —  A bookstore owner in Richmond said he called the police after a woman confronted Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist for President Donald Trump, in his shop Saturday.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Bookstore owner calls police after customer confronted Steve Bannon
Discussion: Daily Wire
New York Times:
McConnell Tries to Nudge Trump Toward Two Supreme Court Options  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy …
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Inside Donald Trump's Supreme Court Deliberations
Discussion: TheBlaze and Daily Wire
Jenna Ellis / Washington Examiner:   When they lose, Democrats just want to change the rules
The Guardian:
Thailand cave rescue: navy Seals confirm four boys have been rescued - live  —  Governor says ‘today is the peak of our readiness’ as 18 divers enter cave in an attempt to bring the trapped boys out  —  Play Video  —  Mattha Busby (now), Kate Lyons (earlier)
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BBC:
Thailand cave rescue: Mission to save boys under way  —  Rescuers in Thailand have begun a hazardous operation to lead 12 boys and one adult out of a cave where they have been trapped for two weeks.  —  The group are stranded on a ledge 4km inside the Tham Luang cave but amid fears of rising waters …
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Inside Pompeo's Fraught North Korea Trip  — Secretary of state struggled for clarity on visit's schedule  — Regime issued harsh statement after Pompeo left country  —  As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Pyongyang at 10:54 a.m. on Friday he had few details …
Discussion: BloombergQuint
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Washington Post:
Pompeo pushes back against North Korea's ‘gangster-like’ criticism  —  TOKYO — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shot back against North Korea on Sunday, saying the regime's criticism that U.S. negotiators acted in a “gangster-like” way during his two-day visit to Pyongyang was unfounded.
Discussion: Althouse
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Is Hillary Clinton secretly planning to run in 2020?  —  The messages convey a sense of urgency, and are coming with increasing frequency.  They are short, focused reactions to the latest “outrage” committed by President Trump.  —  Some end by asking for money, some urge participation in protests.
Washington Post:
Trump is bent on wrecking NATO.  Prepare for catastrophe.  —  U.S. AMBASSADOR to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison says “the overall theme” of this week's summit meeting in Brussels “is going to be NATO's strength and unity,” which is what it ought to be.  There is considerable good news to celebrate …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
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Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
Trump's Message to NATO
Discussion: RT
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Health Insurers Warn of Market Turmoil as Trump Suspends Billions in Payments  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Saturday that it was suspending a program that pays billions of dollars to insurers to stabilize health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Rep. Jim Jordan faces new accusation that he must have known about alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State  —  A seventh former Ohio State University wrestler said Saturday that he believes Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) knew about inappropriate behavior that allegedly took place in the school's athletic …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Seventh former Ohio State wrestler claims Jordan knew of alleged sexual abuse
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Courier-Journal:
Protesters confront Mitch McConnell over immigration on Bardstown Road  —  Provided by Andrew Massie, Louisville Courier Journal  —  A group of protesters confronted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Bardstown Road in Louisville Saturday, calling out “Abolish ICE,” before adding they know where he lives.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Protesters confront McConnell leaving Kentucky restaurant
Discussion: NewsWars and The Right Scoop
Astrid Galvan / Associated Press:
Kids as young as 1 in US court, awaiting reunion with family  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for “agua.”  —  Then it was the child's turn …
The Guardian:
Revealed: Arron Banks met Russian ambassador 11 times  —  The Leave.EU founder was offered lucrative deals in talks with the envoy  —  Brexit's biggest funder, Arron Banks, met the Russian ambassador at least 11 times in the run-up to the EU referendum and in the two months beyond …
ABC News:
Giuliani says Trump team has ‘zero’ concerns about Cohen: 'As long as he tells the truth, we're... home free'  —  President Donald Trump's personal attorney said he's not worried about what Michael Cohen might tell federal prosecutors, saying, “As long as he tells the truth, we're ... home free.”
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Joe.My.God.
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
Devin Nunes calling for a ‘task force’ to investigate officials and activists who exposed Russian election meddling  —  California Republican Devin Nunes is doubling down on efforts to go after the people who investigated Donald Trump's collusion with Russia in the 2016 campaign, the Washington Times reports.
Discussion: NewsWars and Washington Times
Stewart Paterson / Daily Mail:
Leading Putin critic was found strangled to death at his London home on the day he was due in court to fight an £87m legal case against Russian state-run airline Aeroflot  —  An exiled critic of Vladimir Putin was found strangled to death on the day he was due in court to fight a $99 million compensation claims, it has emerged.
Danielle Ohl / capitalgazette.com:
‘Wendi Winters saved my life’: Capital Gazette staff say their fallen colleague charged the shooter  —  Capital Gazette reporter Wendi Winters has been identified as victim of a shooting at the newspaper.  —  dohl@capgaznews.com  —  When a man with a shotgun shattered the glass door …
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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:   Wendi Winters, victim of Annapolis Capital Gazette shooting, rushed at gunman
 
 
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Associated Press:
How the trade war is changing minds in a Senate battleground
Washington Post:
The mess of migrant family reunifications
Discussion: Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Amelie Baron / Yahoo:
Haiti suspends fuel price hike after arson, looting, gunfire
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
Shhhh... Don't Tell the Media but the Bizarre Broidy-Playmate-Trump Saga Is In the Process of Exploding
Washington Post:
Conservative students speak out on gun rights, plan marches in 10 cities Saturday
Discussion: Newsweek and IJR
Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
Trump Should Just Give People Money
Associated Press:
Text of Trump team memos to special counsel assailing Comey
 Earlier Items: 
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
This Italian Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now, It's a Symbol for Right-Wing Politics
Dan Merica / CNN:
GOP candidate in Kansas: ‘Outside of Western civilization, there is only barbarism’
Discussion: American Greatness
Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed:
Court Order To Reunite Migrant Children And Parents Reveals How Little Planning Went Into Separation Policy
Tim Graham / NewsBusters:
Mrs. Jimmy Kimmel: I Said ‘What The F***?’ to Stop Hillary Pantsuit Jokes
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
Reports of denied dental care mount after Bevin's Medicaid cuts
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Anne Frank's Family Was Thwarted by U.S. Immigration Rules, Research Shows
New York Times:
Seriously, Juice Is Not Healthy
 

 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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