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10:35 AM ET, July 18, 2021

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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
In Undervaccinated Arkansas, Covid Upends Life All Over Again  —  While much of the nation tiptoes toward normalcy, the coronavirus is again swamping hospitals in places like Mountain Home, in a rural county where fewer than one-third of residents are vaccinated.
Washington Examiner:
Biden team fumbled early response to Cuban unrest  —  The Biden administration has been far from stellar in its reaction to the unrest in Cuba, but at least its tepid message is improving.  —  As Biden at first took far too long to comment on the wave of protests against Cuba's vicious communist regime …
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Jorge Felipe Gonzalez / The Atlantic:
Black Lives Matter Misses the Point About Cuba  —  Last Sunday, Cubans in a small town 16 miles from Havana filled the streets to demonstrate against the government.  The unrest quickly spread on social media, igniting protests across the island, marking the first such nationwide wave of protest in the communist country in decades.
Discussion: Washington Post
Jasper Scherer / Houston Chronicle:
3 Texas House Democrats test positive for COVID-19 in D.C.  —  Three Democratic state lawmakers who left the state for Washington, D.C., this week have tested positive for COVID-19, the Texas House Democratic Caucus announced Saturday.  —  All three members are fully vaccinated …
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Austin American-Statesman:
3 Texas Democrats test positive for COVID-19 in Washington, D.C.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Democrats are making headlines on voting rights, but little more to counter restrictive efforts by Republicans
Discussion: Vox
CBS News:
Biden nets positive marks for handling pandemic, but vaccine resistance, Delta concern remains - CBS News poll  —  Six months into President Biden's administration, Americans are less apprehensive about the year than they were at the start of it.  —  They think the battle against the pandemic …
Alaina Demopoulos / The Daily Beast:
Gaetz and Greene Hold Bizarre Outdoor ‘Protest’ After Multiple Venues Bailed  —  The controversial pair were forced to address supporters on the street outside the Riverside City Hall, after three California venues turned their planned “protest” away.  —  Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Can the Southwest Survive With Less Water?  —  Sometime next month, for the first time, the federal government is likely to declare a water shortage at Lake Mead.  —  This vast turquoise reservoir, formed in 1935 when the Hoover Dam corked the Colorado River in Arizona and Nevada …
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
GOP governor's vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust  —  TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — Free lottery tickets for those who get vaccinated had few takers.  Free hunting and fishing licenses didn't change many minds either.  And this being red-state Arkansas, mandatory vaccinations are off the table.
Guy Rosen / About Facebook:
Moving Past the Finger Pointing  —  At a time when COVID-19 cases are rising in America, the Biden administration has chosen to blame a handful of American social media companies.  While social media plays an important role in society, it is clear that we need a whole of society approach to end this pandemic.
Associated Press:
Sorting out Trump's comments on the Arizona audit  —  PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump issued three statements in two days falsely claiming that voting fraud and irregularities cost him Arizona's electoral votes.  —  Trump relied on comments made Thursday by contractors hired …
Discussion: CNN, Insider, Raw Story and Arizona Republic
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Washington Post:
U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan face daunting, dangerous mission with little military backup  —  The conclusion of the Pentagon's two-decade effort in Afghanistan lays bare the challenges facing U.S. diplomats and aid workers who remain behind, as a modest civilian force attempts …
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Arlington approves collective bargaining for county employees, marking shifting tides on labor in Virginia  —  The Arlington County Board voted to allow collective bargaining for the county's nearly 4,000 public employees on Saturday, giving labor unions the right to negotiate pay, benefits and other working conditions.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
‘Shadow State’: Embracing corporate governance to escape constitutional limits  —  Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech in 1902, “The Control of Corporations,” which warned of the danger of corporate power over citizens' lives.  Calling corporations “creatures of the state,” he said they must be controlled by …
The Hill:
Death of a legend: Louisiana's Edwin Edwards didn't stoop to racism  —  There may be no Southern politician who was more colorful, controversial and consequential than Edwin Edwards, who dominated Louisiana politics for more than three decades.  —  Everything about Edwards, who died this week at 93 …
Washington Post:
Police search for killer of 6-year-old girl remembered for her energy and smile  —  She liked to mimic her grandmother, so a week ago, Nyiah Courtney got her hair braided.  —  “We twins now,” the smiling 6-year-old told Andrea Courtney.  —  It was one of the last times the two talked.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Tampa Bay Times:
Florida leads nation in coronavirus infections in 2020-like surge  —  Nearly one-in-five of the nation's new COVID-19 infections comes from Florida, according to the White House.  —  Updated Earlier today  —  The coronavirus is surging in Florida in ways not seen since the pandemic summer of 2020.
New York Times:
As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: 'If We Don't Have the Forest, We Don't Have Life'  —  Northeastern Siberia is a place where people take Arctic temperatures in stride.  But 100-degree days are another matter entirely.  —  MAGARAS, Russia — The call for help lit up villagers' phones …
 
 
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Isaac Schorr / National Review:
College Republicans Poised for Splinter after ‘Stolen’ Election
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
NYC's top schools seek next generation of woke educators
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Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
New York City politicians reveling in new Black power surge
BBC:
‘Havana syndrome’-like mystery illness affects Vienna US diplomats
Discussion: Insider and New Yorker
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Financial Times:
Europe wields the stick to boost vaccination as Delta variant spreads
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jason Burke / The Guardian:
South Africa's leaders fear fresh wave of violence by Zuma loyalists
Discussion: unz.com and HotAir
The Economist:
Joe Biden is determined that China should not displace America
Discussion: Washington Post
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Slip Sliding Away From History
James Pindell Globe / The Boston Globe:
At the kickoff event of the 2024 presidential race, Trump voters in Iowa say they are ready to move on
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Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
The US says it believes Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who once worked for US-funded broadcaster Radio Farda, has been detained for months by Iran

Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
James Ledbetter, a former media critic who wrote for The Village Voice, was Inc. magazine EIC, and started fintech newsletter FIN, died on October 28 at age 60

 
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