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José Andrés / New York Times:
People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza — Forty years ago, the world's conscience was shocked into action by images of emaciated children and starving babies dying in their mothers' arms. There was a surge in international aid, airdrops of food and activism from the world's most popular artists.
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Rushdi Abualouf / BBC:
Israel commits to daily pauses in fighting as six more malnutrition deaths reported in Gaza — Summary — Israel commits to daily 10-hour pauses in military operations in parts of Gaza “for humanitarian purposes” as it says aid corridors are being set up to “refute the false claim on intentional starvation”
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CBS News, The Hill, Politico, NPR, Axios, JURISTnews, Associated Press, israelhayom.com, The Sun, Reuters, Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner and Salon
Associated Press:
The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born — A mother pressed a final kiss to what remained of her 5-month-old daughter and wept. Esraa Abu Halib's baby now weighed less than when she was born. — On a sunny street in shattered Gaza …
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Al Jazeera, KGW-TV and Middle East Monitor
New York Times:
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don't Ask. — To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to President Trump, the Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an over-budget, behind-schedule nuclear modernization program. — President Trump makes no secret …
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Raw Story and Washington Post
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump once decried the idea of presidential vacations. His Scotland trip is built around golf — During sweaty summer months, Abraham Lincoln often decamped about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the White House to the Soldiers' Home, a presidential retreat of cottages and parkland in what today …
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The Independent, Associated Press, Fox News, The Japan Times and ABC News
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Meet With Top E.U. Official as Threat of Trade War Looms — Where Things Stand — E.U. trade: President Trump was expected to hold talks in Scotland on Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
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NewsMax.com, Reuters, New York Sun, CNBC and CBS News
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland
A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland
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Associated Press, Meidas+, HuffPost, NPR, The Japan Times, NewsMax.com, CBS News, UPI, Salon, Mediaite, BBC and CNN
The Hill:
Why Columbia gave in to Trump's extortion — On July 23, Columbia University entered into a resolution agreement with the federal government to settle claims that it didn't do enough to prevent harassment of Jewish students. — Columbia promised to pay $200 million in fines …
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Jacqueline Sweet / Drop Site News:
The Professors Who Supported the Student Deportation Frenzy — In March 2024, Documenting Jew Hatred on Campus (DJHC) emerged on Instagram and X as another node in a network of organizations decrying pro-Palestine faculty and students at Columbia University.
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
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UnHerd and American Prospect
Mimmymum:
100,000 People Marched at London Trans+ Pride. The Transphobic UK Media Ignored It. — The UK's biggest news outlets ignored a record-breaking march for trans equality, despite publishing dozens of trans stories each week. — · — Just now — This weekend, 100,000 people took …
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The Guardian
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
New details about police activity after lawmaker shootings raise questions about response — The Minnesota Star Tribune found that Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home and that several law enforcement agencies were unaware of the situation for hours.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Fox News and Eschaton
Associated Press:
Multiple people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Michigan and a suspect is in custody — Multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said Saturday. The Michigan State Police said the local sheriff's office is investigating the incident and details were limited.
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Trump Floats Prosecuting Oprah as Latest Epstein Distraction Tactic — O—NO! — The president has accused the Kamala Harris campaign of paying millions, “probably illegally,” to stars like Oprah and Beyoncé. — President Donald Trump has offered up yet another sacrifice …
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New York Times:
The Ripple Effects of an ICE Raid on a Nebraska Meatpacking Company … They gathered in a conference room for the weekly management meeting, even though there was hardly anyone left to manage. Chad Hartmann, the president of Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, pushed a few empty chairs to the side …
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump's gutting of Medicaid: billboards in the rural US — The ‘big, beautiful’ bill will cut more than $1tn from the health plan, with rural hospitals feeling the brunt of it — The road to four struggling rural hospitals now hosts a political message: “If this hospital closes, blame Trump.”
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Denied federal flood relief, a Maryland town is left on its own — The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them. — Just now
Wall Street Journal:
Americans Aren't Sold on Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Law — WSJ poll says 52% of respondents oppose the package, showing Republicans' challenges in touting its benefits ahead of the midterms — WASHINGTON—Americans view President Trump's tax-and-spending law as a win for wealthy households …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Elon Musk is threatening to put third-party candidates on the ballot. Democrats are giddy.
Ryan King / New York Post:
Democrats' approval rating craters to 35-year low: WSJ poll
Democrats' approval rating craters to 35-year low: WSJ poll
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Breitbart, Newsweek, Townhall, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner, Politico and Wall Street Journal
Chris Melore / Daily Mail:
Parasitic sea vampire bites RFK Jr in health chief's bizarre new stunt — Robert F Kennedy Jr has found himself in another awkward situation involving animals. — On a tour of the Nez Perce salmon hatchery in Idaho on Thursday, RFK Jr let a parasitic sea vampire, also known as a lamprey …
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Trump urges Thailand, Cambodia ceasefire with trade talk — The aim of Trump and other world leaders is to halt the fiercest border clash between Thailand and Cambodia in 13 years — WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand to end three days …
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Leah Askarinam / Associated Press:
How redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for US House elections — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
As Texas plows ahead with new maps, governors grapple with the prospect of mid-decade redistricting
As Texas plows ahead with new maps, governors grapple with the prospect of mid-decade redistricting
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, ABC News, UPI, The Hill, New York Times and KVUE-TV
