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Daniel Tepfer / Connecticut Post:
Lawyers: Alex Jones sent child porn to Sandy Hook families  —  BRIDGEPORT - Conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host Alex Jones sent child pornography to the lawyers for the families of the Sandy Hook tragedy, their lawyers said.  —  The law firm representing the families of the 2012 mass shooting …
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Associated Press:
Alex Jones sent Sandy Hook victims files with child sex abuse images, say lawyers  —  Far-right conspiracy theorist denied the allegations and accused one of the lawyers of framing him  —  Lawyers for relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting allege …
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Harvard Rescinds Admission To Conservative Kyle Kashuv Over Private Racist Remarks He Wrote At 16, Despite Apology And Evidence Of Growth.  This Is Disgusting.  —  Our universities may be irrevocably broken.  —  On Monday, Parkland survivor and outspoken conservative Kyle Kashuv announced …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Harvard's False Path to Wisdom  —  Sometimes sin is an opportunity for redemption.  —  Over the past year and a half, the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have handled themselves with a fervor and commitment that has, most of the time, inspired the nation.
Discussion: Boston Magazine and Daily Wire
David French / National Review:
Harvard Demonstrates Once Again That Post-Christian America Is Post-Forgiveness America
Discussion: twitchy.com
Daniella Greenbaum Davis / Spectator USA:
Harvard is more racist than Kyle Kashuv
Robby Soave / Reason:
Harvard University Cancels Kyle Kashuv
Discussion: twitchy.com
Sara Coello / Dallas Morning News:
Gunman shot dead after opening fire on federal courthouse in downtown Dallas  —  This is a breaking news story and it is constantly being updated.  —  A man in a mask, combat gear and glasses who opened fire Monday morning at the Earle Cabell federal courthouse in downtown Dallas was shot …
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The Daily Beast:
Dallas Federal Building Shooter Posted Far-Right Memes About Nazis and Confederacy  —  Brian Clyde, 22, showed off guns and racist imagery on Facebook before attacking a federal building in Texas.  —  A Texas man accused of opening fire outside a Dallas courthouse uploaded right-wing memes to Facebook …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Supreme Court hands Virginia Democrats a win in gerrymandering case  —  The Supreme Court has ruled against the Virginia House of Delegates in a racial gerrymandering case that represents a victory for Democrats in the state.  —  In the 5-4 ruling, the justices found that the House …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court upholds ‘double jeopardy’ standard that could blunt impact of potential Trump pardons  —  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court upheld Monday the ability of federal and state governments to prosecute defendants twice for the same crime - a form of double jeopardy that could come into play …
Discussion: CNN
Shlomo Shamir / Jerusalem Post:
U.N. officials: U.S. planning a ‘tactical assault’ in Iran  —  The military action under consideration would be an aerial bombardment of an Iranian facility linked to its nuclear program, the officials further claimed.  —  Is the US going to attack Iran soon?
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Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
Iran Has Options and It's Starting to Use Them
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump interview on ABC was a ratings bust  —  President Donald Trump's much-teased interview with ABC was not the ratings bonanza the numbers-obsessed president likely would have wanted.  —  The hourlong special with ABC chief anchor George Stephanopoulos came in third in its timeslot Sunday night …
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump's interview with George Stephanopoulos, explained
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and Breitbart
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems investigating Trump have a new tactic to break his blockade  —  Democrats investigating Donald Trump for obstruction of justice are eyeing a new strategy to break the president's all-out oversight blockade: calling witnesses who never worked in the White House.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
The House committee quietly racking up oversight wins against Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos
Foreign Policy:
New Centcom Chief Walks Tightrope on Iran  —  Gen. Kenneth McKenzie must strike a balance between sending a strong deterrent signal and provoking a war in the Middle East.  —  Though he is just months into the job, the new commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie …
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Pentagon sending 1,000 more troops as tensions with Iran grow
Discussion: Politico
Reuters:
As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced on Monday plans to permanently divert hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after Trump blasted …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
U.S. to permanently end foreign aid for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
Discussion: Associated Press
Daniel Dahm / WKMG:
President Trump supporters line up 40 hours before Orlando rally  —  Trump to announce re-election bid at Amway Center  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - More than 40 hours before President Donald Trump will announce his re-election bid in Orlando, supporters started lining up outside the Amway Center.
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Sarah Wilson / WFTV:
Supporters claiming spots in line, roads already closed ahead of President Trump's Orlando rally
Discussion: The Capitolist
New York Times:
Some Students Get Extra Time for New York's Elite High School Entrance Exam.  42% Are White.  —  Every fall, tens of thousands of New York City students sit for a high-pressure exam that determines their admission into the city's most selective public high schools.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Poll: AOC disliked, distrusted, unwanted in her own NY district  —  She's a star on the national political stage, but Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is viewed skeptically back in her Queens and Bronx 14th Congressional District, according to a new door-to-door survey.
Lauren Gardner / Politico:
Trump's U.N. nominee was ‘absent’ ambassador  —  President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations - current U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft - was frequently absent from her post in Ottawa, raising questions about her level of engagement with the job, according to officials in both the United States and Canada.
William Langewiesche / The Atlantic:
What Really Happened to Malaysia's Missing Airplane  —  1. The Disappearance  —  At 12:42 a.m. on the quiet, moonlit night of March 8, 2014, a Boeing 777-200ER operated by Malaysia Airlines took off from Kuala Lumpur and turned toward Beijing, climbing to its assigned cruising altitude of 35,000 feet.
Bloomberg:
The Most Popular Kids' Video Site in the World Isn't for Kids  —  There's a safer version of YouTube, but the company knows most children don't watch it  —  In late May, the advocacy group Common Sense Media held a summit on “digital well-being.”  Attendees gathered inside the Computer History Museum …
CNN:
Murkowski joins McConnell's opposition to election security proposals, setting up clash with House  —  (CNN)Senate GOP resistance is building over Democratic measures to bolster security around US elections, setting the stage for a partisan clash with the House over imposing tougher safeguards ahead of 2020.
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
'It doesn't break through': Democrats worry about grip on House as Trump overshadows agenda  —  Democrats are quietly airing concerns that battles with President Trump, including investigations of the president and his administration along with the noisy debate over impeachment …
Discussion: Splinter
PBS NewsHour:
All of the Mueller report's major findings in less than 30 minutes  —  When Robert Mueller broke his silence in May, his main point was that his long-awaited report spoke for itself.  But the report is 448 pages long.  So Lisa Desjardins and William Brangham decided to dig into what the findings say - and what they don't.
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Tobacco's ‘Special Friend’: What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says one of his “highest priorities” is to take on the leading cause of preventable death in the United States: smoking.  —  McConnell has sponsored a bill …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Robocalls are overwhelming hospitals and patients, threatening a new kind of health crisis  —  In the heart of Boston, Tufts Medical Center treats scores of health conditions, administering measles vaccines for children, as well as pioneering next-generation tools that can eradicate the rarest of cancers.
Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Is Completely Serious  —  About income inequality.  About corporate power.  About corrupt politics.  And about being America's next president.  —  The first time I met Elizabeth Warren, she had just come home from a walk with her husband and her dog at Fresh Pond …
Katherine Schaffstall / Hollywood Reporter:
Broadway's ‘Hillary and Clinton’ to Close One Month Early  —  The play is the third Scott Rudin production of the 2018-19 season to move up its closing date following soft ticket sales.  —  The Broadway production of Hillary and Clinton will close one month early.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Undocumented immigrants fired from Trump golf clubs to crash his 2020 campaign kickoff in Florida  —  Undocumented immigrants canned from President Trump's ritzy golf clubs in New York and New Jersey are crashing his 2020 campaign kickoff in Florida to shed light on what they consider his …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Nearly all Democratic candidates oppose death penalty as public opinion shifts  —  Not so long ago, opposing the death penalty was pretty much a death knell for a presidential candidate.  Michael Dukakis, for one, sank his remaining hopes in 1988 when he told a debate questioner …
 
 
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