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11:20 AM ET, September 2, 2022

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The White House:
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION  —  THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.  I speak to you tonight from sacred ground in America: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Hypocrite Biden's speech was about one thing only — trying to bait Trump  —  MORE FROM:  —  Joe Biden has become America's leading troll — and he's trolling Donald Trump.  The president's supposedly grand speech in “defense of democracy” under attack by “Trump and the MAGA Republicans” …
New York Times:
Full Transcript of President Biden's Speech in Philadelphia  —  The president described what he viewed as threats to democracy, which he said stemmed from the actions of former President Donald J. Trump and “MAGA forces.” … My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Heckler chants ‘F-k Joe Biden’ throughout primetime speech  —  MORE ON:  —  President Biden's primetime speech from Philadelphia was interrupted Thursday by a heckler who chanted “F-k Joe Biden” throughout the 24-minute address, which focused on slamming former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy.
Discussion: Alpha News
Washington Post:
Biden warns ‘equality and democracy are under assault,’ calls out Trump by name
Media Matters for America:   Fox's Jeanine Pirro warns of violent “retaliation” from Republicans in reaction to Joe Biden's speech
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, a bright spot in the economy  —  A stellar 20 consecutive months of sustained job growth more than recovered the millions of jobs lost during the pandemic  —  The U.S. labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, hitting a 20-month streak …
Discussion: CNBC and HotAir
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
U.S. adds solid 315,000 jobs in August  —  America had another month of solid job gains: The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% as more workers entered the labor force, the government said on Friday. … - Job growth eased from July's breakneck pace …
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Economy beat expectations with 315,000 jobs in August, unemployment rises to 3.7%
Discussion: National Review
Victor I. Nava / Washington Examiner:
Putin declines to honor Gorbachev with state funeral  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral and will not designate it a state funeral, the Kremlin announced on Thursday.  —  The Kremlin's top spokesman said that Putin's …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in ‘fall from hospital window’
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:   Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict - interpreter
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump search inventory released, reveals new details on docs  —  FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the Justice Department on Friday.
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:   Mar-a-Lago search inventory shows documents marked as classified mixed with clothes, gifts, press clippings
Anna Bower / Lawfare:
A Mar-a-Lago Showdown in Federal Court  —  It is 1:07 p.m. ET at the federal courthouse in Palm Beach, Florida, and it's time for the first big courtroom showdown between former President Trump and federal prosecutors over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago.  —  Judge Aileen Cannon enters the courtroom …
Discussion: VICE, CNBC and Insider
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Scattered Pictures of the Files He Left Behind  —  A picture of scattered files on the floor of Mar-a-Lago isn't helping make the regime's case that this is a serious investigation undertaken by serious people.  —  It is the picture that launched a thousand memes.
Discussion: Law & Crime and Politico
New York Times:
Trump's Tastes in Intelligence: Power and Leverage  —  President Donald J. Trump's interests during classified briefings have a new resonance amid the Justice Department's criminal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents.  —  WASHINGTON — As president, Donald J. Trump showed …
Discussion: Insider, HuffPost and Raw Story
Dan Papscun / Bloomberg Law:
Justice Nabs First No-Poach Criminal Win Against Staffing Firm  —  The Justice Department, nearing its first-ever criminal victory in a no-poach case, secured a guilty plea from health-care staffing provider VDA that was accused of violating antitrust law by agreeing not to hire a competitor's nurses.
New York Times:
Ex-N.Y.P.D. Officer Gets 10 Years for Jan. 6 Attack, Longest Sentence to Date  —  “I think you were caught up in a moment,” a federal judge said as he sentenced Thomas Webster, an ex-Marine who once served on the protective detail of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
How Trump Taught Everybody to Be Obnoxious and Cruel  —  The closing days of summer have yielded a crop of new contenders for the next edition of the Anthology of American Insult.  —  There was the Arizona Republican Party, in a Twitter post apparently intended to be humorous …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump-aligned Pa. governor nominee Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee  —  State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, is suing the Jan. 6 select committee, setting up a legal fight between one of the most prominent congressional investigations in recent memory …
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The Guardian:
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president  —  Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters when man approached her and raised handgun to her face  —  A man has been arrested after a handgun was aimed at point-blank range …
Isaac Schorr / National Review:
Top Med Schools Weed Out DEI-Skeptical Applicants, New Report Finds  —  The best medical schools in the country are weeding out applicants who are insufficiently devoted to the leftist creed of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), according to a new report released by the non-profit Do No Harm.
WPLG-TV:
In abortion remarks, Rubio says unborn child's rights should prevail over mother's  —  DAVIE, Fla. - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, brought his re-election campaign back to South Florida Thursday, speaking to a group of Christian clergy in Davie.  —  The incumbent senator …
Discussion: Fox News and WSVN-TV
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Daily Mail:
Black family DECLINE invite to go back to Sesame Place after launching $25M lawsuit because ‘racist’ Rosita mascot ignored their kids - who they claim are still ‘traumatized’
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Root
Jon Cohen / publication:
Anthony Fauci, loved and hated, plots his next move: 'I'm not going to sit in my house'
Discussion: UPI
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Green Surrender  —  Column: How Progressive energy policy weakens America
Phil Rosen / Insider:
US wholesale gas prices drop to lowest point since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but prices at the pump remain 21% higher than last year
Discussion: The Hill
Dr Jack Watling / RUSI:
The Ukrainian Offensive Must Come in Stages
Jonathan Britton / NRSC:
NRSC Calls on Fetterman to Fire Convicted Murderers on Campaign
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New York Times:
In California's Housing Fight, It's Newsom vs. NIMBY
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Biden is disgracing the institution of the prime-time presidential address
Discussion: Daily Kos and HotAir
Annie Martin / Orlando Sentinel:
Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
'Where's J.D.?:' Vance's Ohio Senate campaign prompts GOP concerns
Discussion: Fox News and FOX News Radio
Washington Post:
In GOP ads, ‘invasion’ language is everywhere
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump should fill Christians with rage. How come he doesn't?
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 

 
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Sam Altman / @sama:
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Steven Levy / Wired:
Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide delusion, last week's demos from OpenAI and Google show that the rate of AI progress is not slowing

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says the UK is working on rules around the use of creative work for training AI after media and arts executives voiced concerns
 
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