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CNN:
DeSantis' cynical move on Covid-19  —  'I don't want to hear a blip from you': Florida governor mocks Biden as virus rages in his state  —  David Axelrod, a senior CNN political commentator and host of “The Axe Files,” was a senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist …
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Washington Post:
DeSantis criticizes masks, restrictions as coronavirus roars to record levels in Florida
Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:   Governor DeSantis blames FL COVID surge on Biden, immigrants
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson's fawning new Orban interview shows the right's dream future  —  The first segment of Tucker Carlson's long-anticipated Fox News interview with Viktor Orban has now aired, and it did not disappoint: It provides a deeply unsettling glimpse into the true nature …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Tucker Carlson's Self-Loathing International Tourism
Discussion: New York Magazine
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Hungarian nationalism is not the answer
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing mask mandate ban  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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Shelby Harris / The Asheville Citizen Times:
Protesters object to Buncombe County Schools' mask mandate, attempt to ‘overthrow’ board  —  After an unruly audience forced the Buncombe County Board of Education to call a recess during its Aug. 5 meeting, a group of parents opposing the district's mask mandate “overthrew” the current board and instated themselves into the positions.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Obama Birthday Party: Who's Still Invited?  —  The former president scaled back the guest list for his party on Martha's Vineyard.  Who's in and who's out?  —  Jay-Z and Beyoncé were still in, as of Friday.  —  David Axelrod and Larry David were out.
Discussion: Insider, TMZ.com and Consequence
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:   Larry David Was Invited, Then Uninvited, to Obama's 60th Birthday Bash
Quinnipiac University Poll:
7 Out Of 10 New York State Voters Say Cuomo Should Resign, Quinnipiac University New York State Poll Finds; 55% Think Cuomo Should Be Charged With A Crime  — mail_outline  —  Just days after the New York Attorney General released a report detailing allegations of sexual harassment …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Top Cuomo aide's father lobbied the governor's office earlier this year as probes were ongoing
Discussion: NPR and OpenSecrets.org
CNN:
Baby girl with Covid-19 airlifted 150 miles because of Houston hospital bed shortage  —  (CNN)An 11-month-old girl with Covid-19 is stable and no longer intubated one day she was airlifted to a Texas hospital 150 miles away because of a shortage of pediatric beds in the Houston area.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and ABC13
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Miya Shay / ABC13:
11-month-old with COVID sent to hospital 150 miles away due to lack of bed space in Houston
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
DeJoy maintains financial ties to former company as USPS awards it new $120 million contract  —  XPO Logistics pays DeJoy and family businesses at least $2.1 million annually to lease four office buildings in North Carolina  —  The U.S. Postal Service will pay $120 million over the next five years …
Discussion: Raw Story, Forbes, Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
How a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President  —  Jeffrey Clark, a Donald Trump-appointed environment law chief at the Justice Department at the center of the former President's efforts to overturn the election, received a high-level intelligence …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Washington Post
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
9/11 families to President Biden: Don't come to our memorial events  —  Nearly 1,800 Americans directly affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are opposing President Joe Biden's participation in any memorial events this year unless he upholds his pledge to declassify U.S. government evidence …
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Washington's hottest club is Joe Manchin's houseboat  —  Generally speaking, the first rule of visiting Joe Manchin III's houseboat is don't talk about Joe Manchin's houseboat.  —  This week, however, when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tested positive for the coronavirus after attending …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Althouse
Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
United Airlines to Require All U.S. Employees to Get Covid-19 Vaccines  —  The airline is the first U.S. carrier to mandate vaccines for all employees  —  United Airlines will require its U.S. employees to be vaccinated this fall, the first major airline to take this step as the Delta variant drives …
Bloomberg:
Biden Extends Student-Loan Payment Freeze Through January  — Loan payment suspension was to expire end of September  — Roughly 41 million borrowers have benefited from the freeze  —  The Biden administration will relieve Americans from paying their federal student loans through the end of January …
Discussion: Breitbart and Al Jazeera
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Cdcmmwr / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination — Kentucky, May-June 2021  —  Alyson M. Cavanaugh, DPT, PhD1,2; Kevin B. Spicer, MD, PhD2,3; Douglas Thoroughman, PhD2,4; Connor Glick, MS2; Kathleen Winter, PhD2,5 (View author affiliations)  —  What is already known about this topic?
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Lawyer for Ashli Babbitt's family slammed after claiming officer ‘ambushed’ her during Capitol riot  —  The family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman who participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and whose shooting death by a Capitol police officer was caught on video …
Washington Post:
Cryptocurrency brawl bogs down infrastructure bill, as Yellen and White House fight changes  —  Senators are at odds over how to handle taxation related to cryptocurrencies, setting off a fierce lobbying war  —  The Biden administration is pushing back against a last-minute effort …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
A Black Army vet toured a house with his real estate agent and teen.  Police surrounded the home and handcuffed them.  —  As a police officer turned Roy Thorne around to cuff his hands behind his back, the 45-year-old father saw the same happening to his 15-year-old son.
Discussion: TheGrio
Mike Rowe:
Off the Wall  —  Mike - I read several months ago that you got the vaccine.  I'm glad.  But I'm also curious.  You have a lot of people on this page who respect your opinion - many of whom I'd wager are unvaccinated.  Have you encouraged them to follow your example?  If not, what are you waiting for?
Discussion: RedState, Twitchy and BizPac Review
CNN:
GOP Senate candidates align with Trump in bashing bipartisan infrastructure bill  —  Dana Bash questions GOP lawmaker about ‘sticking points’ on infrastructure bill  —  (CNN)Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving …
Drew Mikkelsen / KING-TV:
Transgender city councilwoman confronts Aberdeen store owner over controversial sign  —  “If you are born with a [expletive], you are not a chick,” read the sign written by Don Sucher, owner of Sucher & Sons Star Wars Shop in Aberdeen.  —  ABERDEEN, Wash. — A confrontation caught …
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Facebook Killed Research Into Capitol Riot to Protect Itself—Not Users  —  The FTC fired back (sort of) but plans to take no further action.  —  Alerts  —  When the Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion for deceiving its users on privacy, it celebrated the fine as “record-breaking and history-making.”
New York Post:
Gov. Cuomo accuser files criminal complaint with Albany Sheriff's Office  —  A former assistant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of groping her while they took a selfie together has filed a criminal complaint against him with the Albany County Sheriff's Office, The Post has learned.
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Ohio Rep. Bob Gibbs seeks articles of impeachment against Biden  —  Ohio Republican cites the extension of eviction moratorium, border crisis  —  Kevin McCarthy: Biden's eviction ban ‘destroying’ small businesses  —  An Ohio congressman on Friday asked his GOP House colleagues …
Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
Employers Added 943,000 Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Fell to 5.4%  —  Robust job growth last month reflects a strong labor market ahead of the Delta variant threat  —  Employers added jobs at the best pace in nearly a year in July and the unemployment rate fell sharply …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
CNN: Suuure looks like Chipman's toast — even to the White House  —  It certainly does, and has for weeks, but why is the White House admitting it?  Today's CNN report doesn't offer much new on David Chipman's status with Senate Democrats, but it does speak volumes about the Biden …
Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner and CNN
Financial Times:
China's nanny state: why Xi is cracking down on gaming and private tutors … The additional lessons Wang Gang bought to help his only child prepare for China's rigorous university exam, or gaokao, were not cheap.  In addition to group courses from a private education company, he also paid Rmb6,000 …
Nicole Carroll / USA Today:
The Backstory: My brother is one of millions who won't get the COVID-19 vaccine.  I asked why.  Here are his reasons, my responses.  —  I'm USA TODAY editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll, and this is The Backstory, insights into our biggest stories of the week.  If you'd like to get The Backstory in your inbox every week, sign up here.
Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:
Democratic state Sen. Tony Navarrete arrested on suspicion of sex with minor  —  State Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete, a Phoenix Democrat, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, Phoenix police said.  —  Navarrete was arrested near 27th Avenue …
 
 
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