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4:50 PM ET, September 2, 2019

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Reuters:
Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit …
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Associated Press:
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong boycott first day of school  —  HONG KONG (AP) — Clad in gas masks along with their formal white school uniforms, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong boycotted the first day of classes Monday as part of a citywide strike following a violent weekend of demonstrations.
Discussion: New York Times, Axios and Splinter
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:   History will remember how Trump responded to Hong Kong
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief  —  LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries …
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Does Joe Biden Want to Be Doing This?  —  On certain days, Biden 2020 can feel more like a dutiful slog than the last march of a happy warrior.  —  “How badly do you want to be president?”  Joseph R. Biden Jr. was asked after a recent speech in Prole, Iowa.
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Week
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David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
“Flip the switch:” Stuck in the polls, Buttigieg plans to beef up campaign staff  —  Pete Buttigieg, who has dazzled Democratic donors but plateaued in the polls, plans to accelerate his presidential campaign in the coming weeks, with a concerted push to transform his fundraising success …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Presidential hopefuls face a stubborn problem: how to bump Biden
Discussion: Reuters
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Tony Blair: BoJo's Laying A Trap, And Corbyn's The Bait  —  “We want a general election,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn declared today, in order to “do everything we can in the coming weeks to prevent a no deal [Brexit].”  His more wily predecessor warned in response that Corbyn's walking into “an elephant trap.”
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
Here's How Parliament Is Plotting to Stop a No-Deal Brexit
Discussion: Financial Times
Phil Quin / Stuff.co.nz:
Why's it so hard for us to say out loud that Trump has lost his mind?  —  OPINION: Why is it so hard for us to say out loud the blazingly obvious about the president of the United States: that he has utterly lost his mind.  If Donald Trump were appointed the principal of your local secondary school tomorrow …
Ashton Pittman / Deep South Voice:
No ‘Mixed’ or ‘Gay’ Couples, Mississippi Wedding Venue Owner Says on Video  —  LaKambria Welch claims her brother and his fiancée had been in contact with the owner of Boone's Camp Event Hall making wedding arrangements for about a week when, suddenly, the owner of the Booneville …
Ivan Rogers / Coffee House:
the realities of a no-deal Brexit  —  As so often in the last three years, much of our political debate is ducking the central strategic questions and is obsessing, in increasingly hysterical fashion on all sides, about tactical ones.  —  We face the most explosive political week for years, perhaps decades.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Spends Labor Day Morning Attacking ‘LameStream Media’: ‘Beyond Fake, They Are Corrupt’  —  President Donald Trump spent Labor Day morning by sending out a series of tweets attacking what he calls the Fake News media.  —  While Category 5 Hurricane Dorian slowly makes …
Discussion: Deadline, The Daily Caller and The Wrap
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Mark Di Stefano  —  With the country lurching from one political and constitutional crisis to another, you'll be happy to know that the start of Downing Street's daily media briefing on Monday, was dominated by one thing: Boris Johnson's new dog!  —  The Jack Russell rescue pup has been the centre …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Texas Republicans just don't get it  —  Another mass shooting in Texas.  Once more, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is, oh, so concerned and sad, as new laws go into effect weakening gun regulation.  ("I am heartbroken by the crying of the people of the state of Texas.
Discussion: Raw Story and Big League Politics
Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
Nashville school bans “Harry Potter” series, citing risk of “conjuring evil spirits”  —  A Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee has banned the “Harry Potter” series because a reverend at the school claims the books include both good and evil magic, as well as spells, which …
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
London mayor mocks Trump for dealing with hurricane ‘out on the golf course’  —  London Mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his rivalry with Donald Trump, mocking the U.S. president for “dealing with a hurricane out on the golf course” over the weekend.  —  Khan's comments came after Trump pulled …
Discussion: Washington Press and Raw Story
Maan Macapagal / ABS-CBN News:
Owner of site linked to US mass shootings says hate posts never tolerated  —  MANILA - The owner of a website linked to mass shootings in the United States has said hate posts on the site were never tolerated.  —  Jim Watkins, owner of website 8chan, made the statement in an affidavit submitted …
Politico:
Why Trump may protect 1 group of immigrants  —  The president may offer Venezuelans protections, in a move that could help win over Hispanic voters in Florida ahead of the 2020 election.  —  President Donald Trump is considering shielding one group of migrants in the U.S. — Venezuelans …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Cassidy Grom / New Jersey Online:
Explosives found near Labor Day parade route in N.J. town.  One man in custody.  —  UPDATE: Explosive devices cancel Labor Day parade.  Suspect's brother says they're just fireworks.  —  A Middlesex County man is in police custody after several pipe bomb-like devices were found near …
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Reporter calls White House ‘unprofessional’ in cutting off his access  —  Playboy reporter Brian Karem on Sunday called the White House's decision to suspend his press pass “unprofessional,” adding that he had just made “a joke.”  “And I'll never apologize for a joke that got a laugh.”
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
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David Edwards / Raw Story:   ‘It could have been worse’: Trump downplays Texas mass shooting rampage in rambling rant on White House lawn
Timothy Burke / Burke Communications:
President Donald Trump, On Category 5 Hurricanes  —  Today Donald Trump stated in reference to Hurricane Dorian that “I'm not sure that I've even ever heard of a Category 5 [...] A Category 5 is something that I'm not even sure that I've ever heard the term.”
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and CNN
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Mike Pompeo is chided for traveling to a diplomatic meeting without the press
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James Downie / Washington Post:
Rick Scott's cowardice on guns
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Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
Beto O'Rourke's Presidential Campaign Suddenly Has A Purpose
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
GOP Judiciary member predicts Horowitz FISA report will lead to indictments
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Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
$1,000 a month, no strings attached
Discussion: Hullabaloo
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Remembering the legacy of Labor Day
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Unions shrink fast in swing states
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
From Icon to Just a Con  —  Most of us who came of age …
AWR Hawkins / Breitbart:
25 Shot, 7 Killed, During First Half of Labor Day Weekend in Chicago
 

 
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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

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fubo reports 1.51M FuboTV subscribers at the end of Q1, down from 1.61M in Q4, revenue up 24% YoY to $394M, and a $56.1M loss, down from $83.6M a year ago

 
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