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1:05 AM ET, July 20, 2023

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Washington Post:
After fitful starts, Trump Jan. 6 investigations hurtle toward charges  —  Local, state and federal prosecutors are all signaling decisive action in cases that have been building quietly for years  —  For 2½ years after rioters swarmed the Capitol, criminal investigations into Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases  —  A target letter sent by the special counsel investigating Donald Trump's efforts to reverse his election loss cited three statutes that could be the basis for a prosecution.  —  Federal prosecutors have introduced …
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Jan. 6 Rioters Have Bad News for Trump About D.C. Juries  —  A lawyer for one insurrectionist said the pool of jurors was “terrifying” for his client. … However Donald Trump fares in the Mar-a-Lago documents case in Florida, he will face a much tougher fight if the target letter he received …
CNN:
Trump's team seeks to learn whether special counsel has evidence, witnesses they don't know  —  Former President Donald Trump's lawyers and advisers are trying to figure out if there is evidence and witnesses they are unaware of that are bolstering special counsel Jack Smith's investigation …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump quietly adds new attorney to January 6 legal team
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Maggie Haberman Reveals How Trump Reacted To Jack Smith's Letter
CNN:
Trump bets, again, on legal troubles yielding big donations
Discussion: New York Times
Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
“Arrest and Indictment”  —  “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden's DOJ …
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Dustin Racioppi / Politico:
New Jersey man commuted by Trump charged in new fraud scheme  —  Two years after Eliyahu Weinstein's release, prosecutors say he hasn't changed.  —  A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence commuted by then-President Donald Trump was charged on Wednesday in a new, sophisticated fraud scheme …
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Have So Little Hunter Biden Evidence They Shared His Nudes Instead  —  Republicans have yet to produce any evidence of actual wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, so they let Marjorie Taylor Greene wave his nude photos around Wednesday during a House Oversight Committee hearing on his taxes.
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CBS News:
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case says he “felt handcuffed” during 5-year probe
Washington Post:
2024 won't be a Trump-Biden replay.  You can thank Gen Z for that.  —  Celinda Lake, a Democratic Party strategist, was one of two lead pollsters for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.  Mac Heller is a documentary film producer, most recently of “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook.”
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Majority expecting ‘significant negative effect’ from climate change: poll
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll  —  After Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, his legal team and his defenders lodged a frequent talking point.  —  Despite Carroll's claims that Trump had raped her, they noted …
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’  —  The Florida State Board of Education approved new rules Wednesday for how Black history will be taught in public schools that critics are decrying as a “step backward.”  —  The updated standards say students should learn …
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Phoenix
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Ana Goñi-Lessan / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida board OKs Black history standards, rejects concerns about omitting history
NBC News:
Poultry plant blames staffing company for hiring 16-year-old who was killed in workplace accident  —  “The company is undertaking a thorough audit with the staffing companies to ensure that this kind of error never happens again,” Mar-Jac Poultry said in a statement.
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Admissions  —  With the Supreme Court's decision to ban race-conscious admissions, the pressure is on selective colleges to end preferences for children of alumni.  —  The Latest  —  Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college in Connecticut …
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Aallyah Wright / Capital B:
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won't Let Him Serve  —  For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.  —  NEWBERN, Ala. — There's a power struggle in Newbern …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Media Flocks to Jason Aldean's Defense After ‘Pro-Lynching’ Video Pulled  —  Conservative pundits and politicians promised to push the controversial song to the top of the charts over criticism that it's racist and advocates gun violence.  —  Conservatives are vigorously defending …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden video mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene speech hit over 30M views in 12 hours  —  President Biden's video featuring clips from a Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speech to tout his legislative accomplishments reached over 30 million views in 12 hours after it was posted on Tuesday evening …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Judge Nixes Trump Bid to Move Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Case to Federal Court  —  The judge said Donald Trump “improperly invoked” a U.S. code in an attempt to have his case moved.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump's hush-money case involving Stormy Daniels would remain …
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Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Bid to Move New York Hush Money Case to Federal Court
NBC News:
Schumer says he's open to giving Sen. Tuberville a vote on the military's abortion policy  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has held up military promotions for months over his objection to a Defense Department abortion policy, saying he wants a “standalone vote.”
Isabela Espadas Barros Leal / NBC News:
Colorado children's hospital halts gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients  —  Children's Hospital Colorado said it never offered these surgeries to minors and will continue to provide other gender-affirming treatments such as hormone therapy.  —  Children's Hospital Colorado halts gender-affirming surgeries
Discussion: Denver Post, KUSA-TV and The Messenger
 
 
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Doctors in the Northeast launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans
Discussion: HuffPost
Karina Elwood / Washington Post:
Virginia releases updated transgender student model policies
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Florida Rep Accused of Sexual Harassment Allegedly Bit, Berated People
Discussion: Miami Herald and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who charged police while carrying a gun sentenced to 7 years
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Nick Perry / Associated Press:
Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt
Julia Rock / The Lever:
New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change
Zack Colman / Politico:
Kerry's trip to China yields no breakthrough on climate
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Still Paying Tulsi Gabbard's Sister a Fortune for Security
Discussion: Wonkette, Politico and Raw Story
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition
 
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