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The Kansas City Star reports: Chappell Roan is known as much for her elaborate drag queen and vintage-inspired stage costumes as her music. She’s dressed as Joan of Arc in a suit of armor, been the Statue of Liberty complete with spiky headdress. There’s fringe, lots of fringe, fishnet stockings, sequins, feathers, cowboy hats and boots. Now she has donated …

CNN reports: A CDC employee told CNN that he saw a man approach the steps of a building at the agency’s campus, put a backpack down, pull out a rifle, and shoot at the building. The employee heard many shots fired and called 911, he told CNN. The CDC building is adjacent to the Emory University campus in Atlanta. The …

Crooks & Liars reports: It’s no deep dark secret that Rep. Drunken Van Orden doesn’t have very good people skills. He’s sexually harassed two women while he was in the Navy, he screamed at a teen library aide, he screamed at teen Senate pages, and he physically assaulted a young woman with CODEPINK. But DVO has a special hatred for …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Currently, the f-bomb is blatantly being used during a particular Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) commercial advertising the restaurant chain’s bottomless appetizer. The ad features Kendall Washington and Kaylor Martin from the inappropriate Love Island USA (a dating reality show), who are discussing the bottomless apps. The commercial takes place in a BWW …

The Alaska Beacon reports: President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska, Trump said in a social media post Friday. The location, timing and other details were not immediately available. Staff for all three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation said they were unaware of the announcement ahead of time. “The highly anticipated meeting …

Politico reports: Officials fear that Latin American drug cartels are among those who obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system, raising concerns that the groups will now be able to target cooperating witnesses involved in criminal trials against them. The worry, according to three judicial officials and investigators with knowledge of …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: An alert from Emory University went out around 4 p.m. advising there was an “active shooter” at the CVS on campus to “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area” The CVS to which they are referring is located at Emory Point on Clifton Road. SKYFOX flew over the scene to find several police vehicles had been shot up …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the Trump administration this week with a sweeping proposal for a cease-fire in Ukraine, demanding major territorial concessions by Kyiv—and a push for global recognition of its claims—in exchange for a halt to the fighting, according to European and Ukrainian officials. European officials expressed serious reservations about the proposal, which …

The Daily Beast reports: The Kennedy Center is likely dropping its famous rainbow ribbon following Donald Trump’s takeover of the cultural institution. The ribbon for the lifetime achievement medallion will likely be redesigned, possibly with a black or gold ribbon instead. The Kennedy Center has delayed naming its list for this year’s honorees—who are typically announced in August—and will be …

The Washington Post reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked the state’s high court Friday to remove 13 Democrats from office for leaving the state this week to prevent the GOP from giving themselves five more safe congressional districts. The Republican attorney general’s office said in a news release that he was focused on 13 of the more than …