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8:35 AM ET, August 11, 2025

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Al Jazeera:
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza  —  Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.  —  Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed alongside four colleagues in a targeted Israeli attack …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and an unnamed assistant by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza  —  Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital  —  A prominent Al Jazeera journalist …
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say  —  The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.  —  The officials, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity …
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WUSA:
Sources close to DC mayor and police say, Trump will deploy National Guard on Monday  —  To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app.
Discussion: Washington Post and Free DC
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump to hold news event on D.C. crime after threatening a federal takeover … SEE NEW POSTS  —  3m ago / 7:55 AM EDT  —  Australia says it plans to recognize a Palestinian state  —  Australia said today that it plans to recognize a Palestinian state …
Discussion: NewsNation
Washington Post:
FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime  —  The Trump administration has assigned FBI agents to work overnight shifts to combat carjackings and other crimes.  —  just now  —  The FBI has begun dispatching about 120 of its agents in overnight shifts …
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Put F.B.I. Agents on Night Patrol in Washington  —  The move is part of President Trump's pledge to crack down on street crime in the nation's capital.  —  The Trump administration plans to temporarily reassign 120 F.B.I. agents in Washington to nighttime patrol duties …
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Orders DC Homeless to ‘Move Out IMMEDIATELY’
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China  —  In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.  —  Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to pay …
Discussion: The Register and Semafor
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Financial Times:
Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US government  —  Chipmakers agree to unusual arrangement to secure export licences from Trump administration  —  Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15 per cent of the revenues from chip sales in China …
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Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics  —  President Trump is imitating Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into economy  —  A generation ago conventional wisdom held that as China liberalized, its economy would come to resemble America's.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics  —  Officials are looking at E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, among others, to head jobs-data agency  —  The Trump administration is interviewing candidates to lead the Bureau …
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rages at Nobel-Winning ‘Deranged Bum’ in Late-Night Meltdown  —  JEALOUS, MUCH?  —  The president went after economist Paul Krugman in an irate Truth Social post.  —  Donald Trump has lashed out at Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in a late-night rant after he weighed …
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Alaska Summit: Trump and Putin Planning to Carve Up Ukraine  —  It's hard to see anything good coming from the meeting of the president and his hero.  —  REMEMBER WHEN, A FEW WEEKS BACK, commentators suddenly started talking about Donald Trump's “pivot” or “dramatic shift” on Ukraine and Russia?
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Go to hell!’  Marjorie Taylor Greene melts down after her skyrocketing wealth is exposed  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out after a news outlet reported that her net worth had jumped $21 million since joining Congress.  —  In a Sunday post on X, Greene called out Bezinga for reporting on her financial situation.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
MTG Explodes Over Report Exposing Massive Wealth Jump
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Independent
Brendan Murray / Bloomberg:
Small US Firms Paying Trump Tariffs Face $202 Billion Annual Hit  —  Small US companies, the source of more than half of the country's job creation in recent years, are struggling to comply with President Donald Trump's new tariffs and cope with growing financial strains clobbering them from higher import costs.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Immigration crackdown causing ‘Trump slump’ in Las Vegas tourism, unions say  —  International visitors to one of the world's largest tourist destinations dropped 13% in June as workers face layoffs  —  The Trump administration's immigration policies are affecting workers and driving …
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Intel CEO Singled Out by Trump to Visit White House on Monday  —  Lip-Bu Tan is set to meet with the president, who last week called for Tan's removal  —  Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to visit the White House Monday after President Trump called for his removal last week over ties to Chinese businesses …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:
How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?  —  How much is Trump pocketing off the Presidency?  —  At a press conference on January 11, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump explained for the first time how he would handle the many conflicts of interest that his business empire posed for his new role.
ProPublica:
They Can't Get Answers From the Oil Industry.  North Dakota's Oversight Program Hasn't Helped.  —  Co-published with North Dakota Monitor … Reporting Highlights  — Seeking Help: North Dakota mineral owners asked state leaders to help them get information from oil companies.
James Downie / MSNBC:
Trump's Oval Office chart charade can't hide the truth  —  Outside the Oval Office, though, fears of “stagflation” are increasing.  —  On Thursday, President Donald Trump took a break from gilding the Oval Office to summon the media for a presentation in a decidedly less flashy medium: printed charts.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
He was the first to tell Biden to step down.  Now, will he? … Good morning, Early Birds.  One of us (Matthew) has a killer bouillabaisse recipe, if we do say so ourselves, and we are willing to use it for this good cause.  Send tips to [email protected].  Thanks for waking up with us.
Riley Rogerson / NOTUS:
GOP Lawmakers Left Washington to Escape the Epstein Issue.  It Followed Them Home.  —  Constituents aren't letting the topic go.  — Copy  —  If Republican lawmakers were trying to run away from the Jeffrey Epstein saga by leaving Washington, they may be disappointed.
Discussion: Punchbowl News and Toledo Blade
 
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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