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“Sensitive” Summit Docs Found In Alaska Hotel Printer

NPR reports: Papers with U.S. State Department markings, found Friday morning in the business center of an Alaskan hotel, revealed previously undisclosed and potentially sensitive details about the Aug. 15 meetings between Trump and Putin in Anchorage. Eight pages, that appear to have been produced by U.S. staff and left behind accidentally, shared precise locations and meeting times of the …

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Trump: I’d Rate The Summit As A 10, Putin Told Me The 2020 Election Was Rigged And I Had Won By “So Much”

“I think the meeting was a 10 in the sense that we got along great. And it’s good when, you know, two big powers get along—especially when they’re nuclear powers. We’re number one. They’re number two in the world. And it’s a big deal. That’s a big deal! You never want to even mention that word, the word nuclear, but …

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Fox Hosts Gush Over “Huge Win” For Trump In Alaska

KELLYANNE CONWAY: “Look, everything came up Trump and the U.S. today. Look at the setup behind them. It says ‘Pursuing Peace.’ Do you think Vladimir Putin wanted to stand in front of a banner on U.S. soil, a foot shorter than the U.S. president in front of words, saying ‘Pursuing Peace’? That’s the goal here. Donald Trump was not being …

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Zelensky Confirms Monday WH Meeting With Trump

Newsweek reports: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has spoken with US President Donald Trump, as well as other world leaders, following Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Zelensky has also confirmed that he will meet with Trump in Washington on Monday. Posting on Telegram, Zelensky said he had spoken with Trump for about an hour one-on-one, …

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Flight Attendants Strike Grounds All Air Canada Flights

CBS News reports: Air Canada suspended all operations as more than 10,000 of the airline’s flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after a deadline to reach a deal passed. Canadian Union of Public Employees spokesman Hugh Pouliot confirmed the strike had started after no deal was reached, and the airline said shortly after that it would halt operations. “We …

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Hurricane Erin Strengthens To Category Four [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it tracks above the northeastern Caribbean Saturday, churning up rough surf and sending rain and gusty winds to islands south of its path. Erin was a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph as of Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. Erin is located about 150 miles northeast …

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Makers Of Kennedy Center Medals Fired After 47 Years

The Washington Post reports: For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries. James Baturin, an 86-year-old retired marking device manufacturer, said he, his wife, Mila, and their two kids assembled more than 255 awards — mostly from …

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Judge Blocks Retaliatory FTC Probe Into Media Matters

The Washington Post reports: A federal judge in Washington blocked the Federal Trade Commission from carrying out investigative demands against Media Matters for America, ruling Friday that the agency was likely violating the left-leaning media watchdog group’s First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan issued a preliminary injunction against the probe, finding that the FTC’s demand for documents …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

The Daily Beast reports: Pete Davidson says his well-known endowment is impressive “on paper,” but in Hollywood—where “everyone f—s everyone”—it’s more of a curse than a blessing. Speaking on The Breakfast Club podcast Wednesday, the former SNL cast member opened up about how his high-profile relationship with ex-fiancée Ariana Grande made him feel “embarrassed” early in his career. “Nobody talked …

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