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BuzzFeed News:
The Kenosha Shooting Suspect Was In The Front Row Of A Trump Rally In January  —  The law-enforcement obsessed 17-year-old who was charged with shooting and killing two people and injuring another in Kenosha during protests for Jacob Blake appeared in the front row at a Donald Trump rally in January.
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New York Times:
Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings  —  Footage appears to show a teenager shooting three people during protests in Wisconsin.  We tracked his movements that night.  —  A teenager who walked among protesters in Kenosha, Wis., carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle …
New York Times:
How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin  —  As residents see fires and looting, some worry that local Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation.  —  John Geraghty, a 41-year-old worker in a tractor factory, has barely paid attention to the presidential race or the conventions.
Wall Street Journal:
Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC  —  Two women say they didn't mind being featured as they became citizens; critics accuse president of using them, politicizing government functions  —  Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: More than 100 Bush-McCain-Romney alums go for Biden  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IT'S THURSDAY, and President DONALD TRUMP will close the Republican convention this evening from the White House.  And, as the GOP seeks to rally around TRUMP 68 DAYS before Election Day, here's what the world looks like:
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'It's playing into Trump's hands': Dems fear swing-state damage from Kenosha unrest  —  Some Wisconsin Democrats worry that the images of violence and destruction will turn suburban voters against the party.  —  Burned-out trucks that were used to block traffic into the government complex are seen in downtown Kenosha.
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
Dan Mihalopoulos / NPR:
Alleged Kenosha Shooter Fervently Supported ‘Blue Lives,’ Joined ‘Local Militia’  —  Despite wearing a full replica police uniform — complete with tie, bomber jacket and trooper hat — Kyle Rittenhouse looked a lot more like a Halloween trick-or-treater than an actual cop in the photo taken in 2017.
Discussion: Mashable and Raw Story
Jose Del Real / Washington Post:
Woman who became a citizen on TV did not know she would be part of Republican National Convention
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from the third night of the Republican National Convention  —  The Republican National Convention held its third of four prime-time sessions on Wednesday night, with Vice President Pence headlining and a younger generation of lesser-known Republicans featured on the undercard.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway: Hurricane adds uncertainty to Trump speech  —  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump might postpone his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention due to concerns about Hurricane Laura's potentially devastating impact on the Gulf Coast.
Axios:
Trump's former spy chief: Being called a “nationalist” is not an insult
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Associated Press:   Trump's big night: Expect talk of GOP progress, Dem anarchy
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Pence addresses Kenosha in RNC speech: “The violence must stop”
David Harsanyi / National Review:
‘Factcheckers’ Keep Lying about Biden's Abortion Position
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Richard Grenell claims he watched Trump ‘charm’ Germany's Angela Merkel
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:   More than 100 former aides to John McCain endorse Biden for president
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate  —  President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates' debate on Sept. 29.  In an Oval Office interview Wednesday, the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Turmoil consumes Chamber of Commerce as it backs Democrats  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is poised to endorse nearly two dozen freshmen House Democrats for reelection, triggering a revolt within the right-leaning organization and drawing fierce pushback from the group's powerful GOP donors.
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Iowa counties can't set up drop box systems for absentee ballots, secretary of state says  —  The Iowa Secretary of State's Office says county auditors cannot set up drop boxes to accept absentee ballots this fall — something several auditors say they did during this year's primary election.
Financial Times:
TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits after Trump threatens to ban app  —  Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese video platform  —  Kevin Mayer has quit TikTok just months after becoming chief executive of the Chinese video app accused by the Trump administration …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
TikTok Chief Executive Kevin Mayer Resigns
Discussion: Mashable, NPR and TechCrunch
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff / New York Magazine:
Melania Trump's Ex-BFF Tells (Almost) All An insider's account of falling out with the First Lady.  —  Excerpted from Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady, by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff  —  I'd heard Melania Trump speak before.  But I'd never heard her sound like this.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says election workers, not USPS, could lead to 2020 miscount  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is shifting his focus from the U.S. Postal Service in his concerns about potential fraud in mail-in voting, claiming problems with mailed ballots lie with local elections officials who are “going to count them wrong.”
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting  —  Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy  —  In the wake of an apparent double murder Tuesday night in Kenosha, Facebook has faced a wave of scrutiny …
HuffPost:
Trump's White House Convention May Be Coercing Staffers Into Violating The Hatch Act  —  While Trump is exempt from the law banning political activity by government workers in government facilities, hundreds of White House employees are not.  —  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's insistence …
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Doreen St. Félix / New Yorker:
The Special Hypocrisy of Melania Trump's Speech at the Republican National Convention
Discussion: New Republic
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again  —  FILE - In this April 30 ,2020 file photo, a barber shop shows closed and hiring sign during the COVID-19 in Chicago.  On Thursday, Aug. 27, just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week …
Discussion: ABC30
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims  —  China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn't enough space to hold them.  Then the government started building.  —  Copy … China has secretly built scores of massive new prison and internment camps …
Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
Democrats Have Failed Urban Black Americans  —  On the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, viewers were treated to a taped speech by Kimberly Klacik, a young, Black candidate for Maryland's 7th House district, which includes a large share of Baltimore.
Alex Nitzberg / Just The News:
Wisconsin authorities say there was knife in Jacob Blake's vehicle  —  Blake admitted he had a knife in his possession, which was found in the driver's side floorboard, police say.  —  Jacob Blake, the man wounded by a police officer In Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, had a knife in his car …
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News:
RNC Video Showing Rioters In “Biden's America” Is Actually Spain  —  On the first night of the Republican National Convention, the party aired a segment featuring Catalina and Madeline Lauf warning of dire consequences if Democratic candidate Joe Biden is elected president.
Discussion: Reason and Talking Points Memo
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Why This Pro-Life Conservative Is Voting for Biden  —  Since I announced publicly that I will be voting for Joe Biden in November, I've received a few communications from puzzled readers.  “How can you, a supposedly pro-life woman, support someone who believes in killing babies?”
Politico:
Why Trump is giving Rudy a prime slot at the convention  —  Very few people have remained constant in President Donald Trump's orbit amid three years whipsawing between scandals.  And then there's Rudy Giuliani.  —  The former New York City mayor has ties to two indicted Ukrainians …
Discussion: FactCheck.org and MyNorthwest.com
 
 
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Victor Davis Hanson / Townhall:
What Is the Violence in American Cities All About?
Lev Facher / STAT:
Trump has launched an all-out attack on the FDA. Will its scientific integrity survive?
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“QAnon Is Batshit Crazy”: Lindsey Graham Talks TikTok, Online Conspiracies, and Why He's Sticking With Trump
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Sarah Chaney / Wall Street Journal:
Unemployment Claims Remain Historically High
Discussion: CNBC, The Daily Caller and The Week
Gary Horcher / KIRO:
SPD: Rioters tried to trap officers inside burning precinct using rebar and concrete
The Intercept:
Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Died by Suicide in June
 Earlier Items: 
HuffPost:
Donald Trump's Corruption Was On Full Display At The RNC
Kathleen Gray / New York Times:
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Some Cracks Emerge in the Pro-Trump Wall
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition
Discussion: en and One America News Network
Des Moines Register:
Gov. Kim Reynolds: Feds likely won't approve derecho aid for homeowners, renters for all requested counties
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line
Washington Post:
The Russians infiltrated Trump's 2016 campaign. We may never know exactly what happened.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines