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11:10 PM ET, August 21, 2022

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Kansas City Star:
Kansas recount confirms landslide win for abortion rights, but highlights risk to democracy  —  Kansas reaffirmed its landslide vote to uphold abortion rights after election officials on Sunday finished a recount that never had any chance of changing the outcome but was sought by an election denier …
Discussion: Raw Story
Leo Sands / BBC:
Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast  —  The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing.  —  Darya Dugina died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia's investigative committee said.
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:   Who Was Daria Dugina and What Were Her Beliefs?
CNN:
Car bomb kills daughter of ‘spiritual guide’ to Putin's Ukraine invasion - Russian media
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News poll: 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue  —  WASHINGTON — A clear majority of American voters believe that the various investigations into alleged wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump should continue, according to a national NBC News poll conducted …
Politico:
Appeals court temporarily blocks subpoena to Graham in Georgia election-fraud probe  —  A federal appeals court gave Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary win early Sunday, ruling that he doesn't have to comply for now with a subpoena from an Atlanta grand jury demanding that he testify Tuesday …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ron Johnson says he only participated in election overthrow plot for ‘a couple seconds’  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has refused to speak to the Jan. 6 Committee because his participation in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election only lasted “a couple seconds.”
Justin Phillips / San Francisco Chronicle:
A coalition of AAPI groups says the far right is targeting its communities with disinformation  —  A first-of-its-kind study this month examines how disinformation is being used, often online, to sow discord between the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and other ethnic or racial groups.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to seek release of Brittney Griner  —  WASHINGTON — Former NBA player Dennis Rodman said Saturday that he plans to visit Russia to seek the release of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges earlier this month.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
2024 meets 2022: Trump, Pence, others ramp up for allies in midterms  —  All across the country, potential GOP candidates for president in 2024 are fanning out and stepping up their involvement in the midterms, boosting Republican candidates as they pitch themselves
Discussion: USA Today
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U-T Letters / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Should Joe Biden just pardon Donald Trump to heal growing political division?
Discussion: The Hill
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump's long shadow keeps 2024 hopefuls from Iowa State Fair
Discussion: The Hill
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
In the Lanternfly War, Some Take the Bug's Side  —  Even as the invasive pest spreads across 11 states and threatens agriculture, lanternflies are winning sympathizers who resist kill-on-sight orders.  —  When Lee Weiss, 31, sees a spotted lanternfly — an invasive pest so voracious …
New York Times:
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Charged Under Terrorism Act  —  The move against Imran Khan is a major escalation of the power struggle between the government and the former leader and risks renewed public unrest.  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan …
Bethany Dawson / Insider:
Trump treated my family like disposable pawns and tore us apart, says daughter of convicted Jan. 6 rioter  — Guy Reffitt was sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in the Capitol riot.  — His daughter told Insider that “it would only be just for former President Trump to be convicted.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor.  Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.  —  Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children.  But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.  —  Mark noticed something amiss with his toddler.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
My final column: 2024 and the dangers ahead  —  Before signing off, Margaret Sullivan offers advice to her fellow journalists on how to cover a perilous election  —  After a recent announcement that I've decided to retire this column and leave The Post, a Vanity Fair reporter asked me by email …
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
What CNN's Dana Bash learned after being assigned a project on the rise in antisemitism  —  'I honestly didn't realize how much hate was zeroing in on Jews,' Bash said in an interview  —  When Dana Bash was in her early 20s, her grandfather Frank Weinman took her on a family trip through …
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Discussion: Breitbart
Damon Linker / New York Times:
There Is No Happy Ending to America's Trump Problem  —  Debate about the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence has settled into well-worn grooves.  Mr. Trump and many Republicans have denounced the act as illegitimate.  Attorney General Merrick Garland is staying mostly mum.
Discussion: UnHerd
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump in ‘Really Dangerous Territory,’ Maybe Committed ‘Treason’: Kirschner
Discussion: Insider
Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:
Baltimore On Pace For Possible Record Murders As Local NAACP Asks Governor To Deploy National Guard  —  Baltimore City reached 231 homicides since the start of the year and is on pace for a possible record year of murder.  —  Just an hour north of the White House, the Democratic-controlled metro area …
CNN:
State of the Union  —  JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Scorched earth.  Western states forced to conserve water, as rivers dry up.  —  UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you don't take it seriously now, you're insane.  —  TAPPER: How bad will it get, and what can be done?
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Insider
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Amid covid surge, Iran cut corners to approve yet-unproven vaccine
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Catherine Zeilman / The Advocate:
Trina Edwards, widow of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, engaged to John Alario
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Stelter says CNN must hold media accountable as show ends
JONATHAN TURLEY:
The Return of Peter Strzok: How a Fired FBI Official Is Making the Case Against Himself
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
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Bolsonaro Grabs for Man's Phone and Gets a New (Insulting) Nickname
UnionLeader.com:
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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Liz Cheney on stopping Trump, Pence testifying on Jan. 6: ‘This Week’ exclusive
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Ousted Republican reflects on Trump, democracy and America: ‘The place has lost its mind’
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
Mike DeForest / WKMG:
3rd resident of The Villages admits to voting twice in the 2020 election
 

 
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