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Ten bucks left, no place to go: How the pandemic and a broken unemployment system are upending people's lives — He had five days to move out of the house in Brightwood Park, and now Daniel Vought stood looking at the plastic crates stacked in the living room holding his things. T-shirts.

GOP: Renomination of Trump to be held in private — WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the press present, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention, citing the coronavirus.
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GOP convention in Charlotte closed to press, portions will be livestreamed — (CNN)The dramatically scaled-down Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be closed to the press, a convention spokesperson and Republican official familiar with the plans tell CNN.
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Frank E. Lockwood / Arkansas Online:
Reporters won't see Trump nomination
Reporters won't see Trump nomination
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'Hating Joe Biden doesn't juice up their base': Key swing state slips away from Trump — PHILADELPHIA — Senior citizens and suburban voters are sinking President Donald Trump's campaign across the country. — But here in Pennsylvania — home to one of the largest populations of residents age 65 …
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Wilford Brimley, Face of Quaker Oats & Diabetes Campaigns, Dead at 85 — Wilford Brimley — an iconic actor who was the face of Quaker Oats for years, as well as a spokesperson for diabetes education — has died ... a rep tells TMZ. — We're told Brimley passed away Saturday morning at his home in Utah.
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New York Times, CNN, Outside the Beltway and Instapundit

Trump's Germany troops pullout may be his last gift to Putin before the election — Biden adviser: Trump is trying to take digs at Merkel — London (CNN)Since he came to office, US President Donald Trump has obsessively picked at the ties that bind America to its allies.
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DC Mayor Exempts John Lewis Funeral Attendees From City's Quarantine Restrictions — Lawmakers who attended the funeral of late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) in Atlanta earlier this week are exempt from Washington, D.C.'s, self-quarantine restrictions, according to District Mayor Muriel Bowser's office.

After Plummeting, the Virus Soars Back in the Midwest — States like Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin are riding a frustrating seesaw during the pandemic, with new coronavirus cases rising again after apparent progress. — CHICAGO — First, the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast …
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Common Dreams

How the Trump campaign came to court QAnon, the online conspiracy movement identified by the FBI as a violent threat — Outside the Las Vegas Convention Center, Kayleigh McEnany raised a microphone to a mega-fan and asked what it felt like to be acknowledged by President Trump at his February rally in Sin City.

Ghislaine Maxwell Bashes the Miami Herald as Appeals Court Delays Upcoming Document Dump — Ghislaine Maxwell, who faces federal criminal charges of enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sex acts, transportation of a minor to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy, and perjury …

I'm ready to call our sister in the movement for justice Madam Vice President Kamala Harris — What Joe Biden says he's looking for in his VP pick — Ben Crump is a civil rights attorney and founder of the national law firm Ben Crump Law, based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Cuccinelli relaxed oversight of DHS intel office — Before the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm put together intelligence reports about journalists, its leaders advocated for less internal oversight of the office. — Several months ago, the leadership of the Office …
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Private school attended by Barron Trump prohibited from in-person learning until October as President pushes openings — (CNN)As President Donald Trump continues to demand a return to in-person classes for schools around the country despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic …
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Trump meets with Florida sheriffs who had attended conference with COVID-positive colleague — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida sheriffs who had attended a conference this week with a COVID-19-infected colleague met Friday afternoon with President Donald Trump. — Volusia County Sheriff Mike …

Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Oklahoma City Thunder players did not heed a lawmaker's threat about kneeling during the national anthem. — All the Thunder players knelt on Saturday alongside

'I'm sorry, but it's a fantasy' … This is my choice, but I'm starting to wish that it wasn't. I don't feel qualified. I've been a superintendent for 20 years, so I guess I should be used to making decisions, but I keep getting lost in my head. I'll be in my office looking at a blank computer screen …

Cuban community plans rally at NuLu restaurant in response to Black Lives Matter demands — Members of Louisville's Cuban community plan to gather Sunday in support of a NuLu restaurant owner who says he was threatened by Black Lives Matter protesters during a recent demonstration.

As They Turn To Burning Bibles, Portland Rioters Show Their True Colors — While rioters previously attacked federal buildings, businesses, and even officers, this weekend, they found a new target: Bibles. — A video posted to Twitter on Saturday shows rioters holding Black Lives Matter signs tossing Bibles into a fire.
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Protesters burn Bible, American flag as tensions rise in Portland
Protesters burn Bible, American flag as tensions rise in Portland
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva tests positive for COVID-19, is symptom-free — Rep. Raúl Grijalva has tested positive for COVID-19 after a week in Washington, D.C., that included a hearing with Rep. Louie Gohmert, who also tested positive in recent days. — Grijalva, D-Ariz. …
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Could this anti-Trump Republican group take down the president? — Savage attack ads from a well-funded group of dissident Republicans are aiming to sway a key sliver of opinion in swing states — Amid all the noise of an election involving Donald Trump - all the inflammatory tweets …
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The Lincoln Project's plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
The Lincoln Project's plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
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