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11:10 AM ET, July 19, 2020

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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Pandemic surge damages Trump, boosting Biden's White House bid: POLL  —  Public preference for Biden in trust to handle the pandemic has soared.  —  Public preference for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic has soared since March in the latest ABC News …
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Washington Post:
Biden leads by double digits as coronavirus takes a toll on the president, Post-ABC poll finds  —  President Trump faces a significant challenge in his bid to win reelection in November, with former vice president Joe Biden holding a double-digit lead nationally and the president's approval …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden holds lead over Trump as coronavirus concerns grip nation  —  Coronavirus infected the election.  —  The virus is the top issue to voters, over half of them disapprove of how President Trump's handling it, and they increasingly trust Joe Biden to do a better job on it.
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Trump leans on 2016 tactic to crack Biden support  —  PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump's campaign is pouring millions of dollars into a plan to weaken Joe Biden among swing state voters of color — and it's creating a sense of déjà vu among Democratic operatives.
Lyndsey Parker / Yahoo Entertainment:
Linkin Park succeeds in getting fan-made Trump campaign ad pulled from Twitter  —  Linkin Park fans were furious Saturday, when President Trump retweeted a fan-made re-election campaign ad that used the alternative rock band's music — noting that late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington …
Harry Enten / CNN:
New polls show Joe Biden is winning suburbanites by a historic margin  —  Polls show Trump trails Biden by double digits  —  (CNN)The new ABC News/Washington Post poll is the latest to show former Vice President Joe Biden on a roll.  —  He leads President Donald Trump 55% to 40% among registered voters.
Discussion: Washington Post
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Polls show Biden routing Trump. Here's how to read them.
Discussion: Axios
Harry Enten / CNN:   Trump wants a ‘law and order’ election. He's losing that battle.
New York Times:
Federal Officers Deployed in Portland Didn't Have Proper Training, D.H.S. Memo Said  —  Rather than tamping down persistent protests in Portland, Ore., a militarized presence from federal officers seems to have re-energized them.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The heavily armed federal agents facing …
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KOIN-TV:
Night 51: Riot declared at police union, tear gas used at Justice Center  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests on both sides of the river were met with police use of force Saturday on the 51st consecutive night of demonstrations against police brutality that were initially spurred by the death …
Discussion: The Guardian, NPR and Law & Crime
Eder Campuzano / Oregonian:   Feds, right-wing media paint Portland as ‘city under siege.’ A tour of town shows otherwise
Associated Press:
Police call Portland protest a riot
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Joel Anderson / Slate:
Do Not Call John Lewis a “Hero” if You Stood in His Way  —  On March 9, 1998, John Lewis returned to the site of his bloodiest, most brutal confrontation in the fight for civil rights.  Lewis had shown up in Selma, Alabama, that day to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
What happens to John Lewis' seat in Congress after his death
Discussion: Raw Story
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:   The Essential and Enduring Strength of John Lewis
USA Today:   Donna Brazile: Pass the Voting Rights Act and rename the Pettus Bridge to honor John Lewis
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:   John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, dies
Washington Post:
Coronavirus updates: Trump dismisses rising cases as deaths mount  —  With coronavirus cases rising across the country and the U.S. death toll topping 137,000, President Trump on Sunday dismissed concerns about the spike in infections, telling Fox News that “many of those cases shouldn't even be cases.”
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
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Washington Post:
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Aims to Block New Funding for Testing and Tracing
Discussion: UPI
New York Times:
Roger Stone Uses Racial Slur on Radio Show  —  Mr. Stone, while being questioned about the commutation of his sentence by President Trump, used a racial slur in referring to his interviewer, who is Black.  —  During a live radio show on Saturday, Roger Stone, the political operative …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds  —  The study of nearly 65,000 people in South Korea suggests that school reopenings will trigger more outbreaks.  —  In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump says he's not offended by the Confederate flag  —  President Trump defended his opposition to removing Confederate symbols in an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” telling host Chris Wallace that the flag does not offend him and that for many people it “represents the South.”
Discussion: Reuters, Breitbart and The Hill
tfr.faa.gov:
Operating Restrictions and Requirements  —  No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).  —  Except as specified below.  —  A. UAS OPERATIONS MAY BE AUTHORIZED WITHIN THE DEFINED SSI AIRSPACE IF IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW …
David Rothkopf / Haaretz:
OpinionMike Pompeo, Enemy of American Values  —  As the Trump administration deploys unmarked police on the streets of Portland, its Secretary of State, eyeing a presidential run in 2024, gave a ‘pro-human rights’ speech that was actually a defense of the violation of human rights
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus  —  The roots of the nation's current inability to control the pandemic can be traced to mid-April, when the White House embraced overly rosy projections to proclaim victory and move on.
 
 
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Rebecca Martinson / New York Times:
Please Don't Make Me Risk Getting Covid-19 to Teach Your Child
New York Daily News:
SEE IT: NYPD commissioner bashes city leaders as ‘cowards’ …
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Politico:
Viktor Orbán: I don't know why Mark Rutte hates me and Hungary
Wall Street Journal:
As $600-a-Week Jobless Aid Nears End, Congress Faces a Quandary
Petitions:
Impose sanctions on China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Joe Biden is a man of faith. That could help him win over some White evangelicals.
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
As city violence surges, liberal mayors engage in social media feuds with Trump officials
Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Hannah Bleau / Breitbart:
Senate Democrats Propose $350 Billion Reparations Measure to ‘Address Systemic Racism’
Paulina Enck / The Federalist:
Poll: Less Than 30 Percent Of Americans Say Redskins Should Change Their Name
Discussion: Washington Times
Randy DeSoto / The Western Journal:
Look on MSNBC Host's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools
Discussion: Twitchy
David Rohde / New Yorker:
Conspiracy Theories, Denial, and the Coronavirus
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
‘Superspreading’ events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Senate Democrat's great-great-grandfather allegedly sheltered John Wilkes Booth
Discussion: Townhall
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

 
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