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10:15 AM ET, September 14, 2024

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Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
‘It just exploded’: Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians  —  The woman behind an early Facebook post that helped spark baseless rumors about Haitians eating pets told NBC News that she feels for the immigrant community.
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
'They've destroyed the place': Trump repeats racist, anti-immigrant lies  —  Trump spews hate again toward Ohio's Haitian migrants, where residents are fearful over bomb threats and hate  —  Donald Trump repeated racist claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, on Friday …
Washington Post:
Trump's false claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets invokes racist trope  —  The baseless assertion that immigrants in Ohio are eating people's pets mirrors claims that have been used against migrants since the 1800s, scholars and historians say.  —  For days, Donald Trump and his allies …
Alayna Alvarez / Axios:
Trump pledges “largest deportation” in U.S. history, starting in Ohio and Colorado … - “And we're going to start with Springfield and Aurora.”  — Trump also said he may hold campaign events in one or both cities. … - He also referenced exaggerated claims about Venezuelan gang activity in Aurora …
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line  —  When my family moved back to the United States from East Africa in the mid-1980s, one might have thought it was a peak time of compassion for people suffering in faraway places.  A glittering group of music superstars had recorded “We Are the World …
Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:
The Springfield Effect  —  Trump and Vance's absurd statements are fueling real tensions and endangering Haitians in the city.  —  To say that Donald Trump is reckless with his public comments is about as big an understatement as you could make.  But this week, we are watching …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Bomb threats force second consecutive day of school closures in Springfield, Ohio
New York Times:
Bomb Threats and the F.B.I.: Springfield Disrupted by Trump's False Migrants Claim
Sarah Grace Taylor / Nashville Banner:
Rep. Mark Green Accused by Wife of Affair with Younger Woman  —  Updated at 1:50 p.m. with a comment from Green.  —  Republican Congressman Mark Green has filed for divorce from his wife of 35 years after having an affair, according to a dispatch from his wife.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP lawmaker's wife accuses him of an affair — and points the finger at the wrong woman  —  The House Homeland Security chair, who is seeking a divorce, acknowledged “a difficult time for my family.”  —  House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green engaged in an extramarital affair …
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Lynda Carter's Sister Is Running in a Key Arizona Race.  Wonder Woman Is Sounding the Alarm.  —  Pamela Carter, a right-wing abortion foe, claims to have her family's “full support” for her candidacy.  Not exactly.  —  Arizona's fourth legislative district, located in the suburban heart …
Discussion: HuffPost
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
Inside Team Trump's Plans For Mass Deportation Camps  —  A key Trump White House adviser said the operation would be “greater than any national infrastructure project we've done to date” as a country.  —  Five years ago, Kris Kobach, Kansas' former secretary of state, announced on Fox Business Network that …
Discussion: New York Daily News
NBC News:
Obamas and Clintons to hit the campaign trail for Harris in the final stretch  —  Energized by their speeches at the Democratic National Convention last month, the Clintons and Obamas will travel the country to help Harris reach key voters over the coming weeks.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Harris and Trump place their chips on different states to win White House  —  A compressed battleground map has given each campaign a defensive electoral college wall, and they overlap in the crucial state of Pennsylvania.  —  Democrats have spent the last year eyeing a familiar trio …
Discussion: Politico
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Harris campaign targets Latinos in new ad blitz focused on boxing matches and baseball games  —  The Harris campaign is especially focused on reaching undecided Latino voters who may be persuaded by some of former President Donald Trump's economic message.  —  WASHINGTON — The Harris campaign …
Discussion: USA Today and NC Newsline
Aliyya Swaby / ProPublica:
Georgia's Top GOP Lawmaker Seeks Tougher Action Against Students Who Make Threats.  But It May Not Make Schools Safer.  —  To deter violence, research suggests the best strategy is not harsh punishment for threats but a different tactic, one based on decades of interviews with mass shooters …
Discussion: MPR News, Shore News Network and ABC11
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Republicans sued three battleground states this week.  Here's what you need to know  —  Republicans are reprising efforts to legally challenge election law in three key battleground states that could help decide who wins in November.  —  Michigan, North Carolina and Nevada are targets of the blitz …
The Hill:
GOP plays blame game after funding bill failure  —  The House GOP's inability to coalesce around a strategy to address a looming government funding deadline is sparking a blame game among Republicans, after opposition from multiple factions helped thwart Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) …
Discussion: Washington Times
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he doesn't agree with Loomer statements  —  Former President Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday that he did not agree with statements made by far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has come under scrutiny after traveling with the former president and battling with various other Republicans friendly with Trump.
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Axios:
Trump allies alarmed by far-right activist's influence on him
Los Angeles Times:
Trump says he would withhold California fire aid unless Newsom ‘signs those papers’  — Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank met with Trump and spoke briefly about city's struggle to deal with land movement.  — Trump portrayed California as crime-ridden, water-starved and flooded with immigrants in the country illegally.
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New York Times:
Republicans Don't Want to Talk About Jan. 6. Trump Can't Help Himself.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Nancy Dillon / Rolling Stone:
Trump Aide Says ‘Bleeding Out’ Due to Abortion Bans Is Not Real. She Lived It: 'I'm Right Here, Jerk'
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennie Taer / New York Post:
Border Patrol agent rips Harris-Biden administration for exacerbating his job: ‘Not what I signed up to do’
The Atlantic:
Autocrats Win by Capturing the Courts
Discussion: Alternet.org
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Harris pledges to rein in degree requirements for federal jobs
Discussion: Reuters
Brian Taff / 6abc:
Exclusive Action News Interview: Kamala Harris discusses economy, guns and more
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Scolforo / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena
CNN:
Pope Francis criticizes Trump and Harris and says voters must choose between ‘lesser of two evils’
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Trump and Harris clashed over tariffs at the debate. Here's how they affect your wallet.
Discussion: New York Times, Semafor, AIER and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Christian Conservatives Face Reality: Increasingly, They Stand Alone
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify is paying hundreds of millions for audiobooks annually; US audiobook users average five more hours on the app in the 60 days after starting a book

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Five ex-Pitchfork journalists launch online music outlet Hearing Things, aiming to capture Pitchfork's independent spirit; subscriptions start at $70 per year

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Internal memo: the BBC plans to cut 155 BBC News jobs, including closing Asian Network News and the HARDtalk program, to save £24M, or 4% of BBC News' budget

 
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