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7:50 AM ET, May 8, 2024

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Washington Post:
Judge indefinitely delays Trump's classified documents trial in Florida  —  U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now  —  Donald Trump's Florida trial for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Shameless Judge Cannon May Have Killed Trump's Classified Docs Case … Judge Aileen Cannon has handed another reprieve to Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.  —  The case was expected to be one of Trump's first criminal trials to go to court, but any trial date …
Discussion: Raw Story and Slate
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Stormy Daniels details Trump's sleazy contempt for women  —  It wasn't just “locker room talk.” … Adult actress and director Stormy Daniels testified yesterday about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump.  Trump is on trial for paying off Daniels to prevent her from going public …
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Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels testifies, Trump curses in an angry day in court  —  Judge expresses alarm at Trump's cursing amid disturbing testimony about sex.  —  NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress at the center of Donald Trump's hush money trial, testified Tuesday about a disturbing sexual encounter …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
NY v Trump: Judge denies motion for mistrial amid Stormy Daniels testimony
Associated Press:
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
Scouting Newsroom:
Boy Scouts of America to Become Scouting America  —  This rebranding reflects the continuing efforts to welcome everyone to experience the benefits of Scouting  —  The Boy Scouts of America today announced that it will rebrand to Scouting America, reflecting the organization's ongoing commitment …
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Jamie Stengle / Associated Press:
Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes
Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Boy Scouts of America Gets New Name to Reflect Its Newest Members
Key Bridge Incident:
AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY SIXTH VICTIM RECOVERED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE  —  BALTIMORE - Today, Unified Command salvage teams located the sixth victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police.  —  Maryland State Police investigators along with officers …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won't do it  —  He had an extraordinary opportunity, upon taking over from Dean Baquet, to right the ship: to recognize that the Times was not warning sufficiently of the threat to democracy presented by a second Trump presidency.
Susanne Craig / New York Times:
R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain  —  The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized his vitality and relative youth compared with the leading Democratic …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: McCormick PAC launches big ad buy in Pennsylvania Senate race … - The ad promoting the former hedge fund CEO will run for four weeks beginning on cable, broadcast and digital platforms in the Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg and Johnstown markets.  — McMormick's campaign aims …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden presses cash, staffing advantage against Trump … - Biden's team also said it would follow its six-week, $30 million ad buy in March and April with a $14 million ad buy in May.  — Trump's campaign and its affiliated super PAC have largely stayed off TV since he became the presumed GOP nominee …
Associated Press:
TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform  —  TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it's sold to another company, arguing that it vaguely paints it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment.
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NBC News:
TikTok sues U.S. government, saying potential ban violates First Amendment
Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means.  Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday …
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Vaughn Golden / New York Post:
Hochul slammed for saying black kids in the Bronx don't know what the word ‘computer’ means
 
 
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Russian court says US soldier charged with theft causing ‘significant’ damage
Associated Press:
Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado's Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
Discussion: Denver Post
Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records
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