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Harris Accepts Invite To Debate Trump’s Running Mate

The Associated Press reports: Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick this summer, the Biden campaign said Thursday, as the Republican said he might wait until his party’s convention in July to announce his selection. Harris’ team told the network she would debate in-studio on Tuesday, July …

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Reuters: Inside Trump’s Plan To Take Over The DOJ

Reuters reports: Donald Trump’s allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department’s independence and turn the nation’s top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters. If successful, the overhaul could represent one of the most consequential actions of a second Trump presidency given the Justice Department’s role in …

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CDC Issues Alert On New “Deadlier Version” Of Mpox

The New York Times reports: With Pride events scheduled worldwide over the coming weeks, U.S. officials are bracing for a return of mpox, the infectious disease formerly called monkeypox that struck tens of thousands of gay and bisexual men worldwide in 2022. A combination of behavioral changes and vaccination quelled that outbreak, but a majority of those at risk have …

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West Virginia GOP Candidate For Sec Of State Bitten By Venomous Copperhead Snakes After Losing His Primary

The Washington Examiner reports: A Republican who was running for West Virginia secretary of state has been hospitalized after suffering multiple snake bites while he removed campaign signs on Wednesday. Doug Skaff, originally a Democrat in the state’s House of Delegates who switched his affiliation to Republican to run, finished second in the Republican primary and is currently in a …

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Sales Of NFL Kicker’s Jersey Soar As Cultists Applaud

Kansas City’s CBS affiliate reports: Amid reaction to Harrison Butker’s now-viral commencement speech at Benedictine College on Saturday, the placekicker seems to have gained new fans in the process. According to NFL.com, Butker’s jersey sales are among the most popular online. Only Travis Kelce rated higher than Butker, with Mahomes coming in right behind the star from Georgia Tech. Additionally, …

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Phone Data Contradicts Church Attendance Surveys

From a new study on church attendance: To date, most studies on religion have relied on surveys where respondents self-report their worship, potentially limiting the reliability of results. In this paper, the author uses anonymized location data from smartphones to provide a descriptive analysis of religious worship attendance in the United States. Seventy-three percent of people step into a religious …

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Jeanine Pirro: Homeless People “Want To Be Homeless”

“Well, of course they want to be on the street. They want to be homeless, that’s the style of life that they choose. And I’m not a psychologist, but let me just make my point. You say that, you know, they’re putting money in all kinds of things to prevent homelessness, that’s a quote, I wrote it down.Greasy Gavin, let …

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NYT: “Stop The Steal” Flag Seen At Justice Alito’s Home

The New York Times reports: After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag. One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson and more actors are coming to the defense of Kevin Spacey and calling for his return to the industry at large. Spacey has not worked in Hollywood since being accused by several men of sexual misconduct starting in 2017. In statements given to The Telegraph, Stone and Neeson were joined by the likes of …

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