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Above the Fold

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• Violence escalates overnight between federal officers and “protesters” in downtown Portland, which the mayor ridiculously blames on Trump (Fox News)

• GOP coronavirus bill likely to include payroll tax cut and tie school money to reopening plans (The Washington Post)

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Government & Politics

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• The New York Times joins the AP in capitalizing “Black,” adding it to the “euphemism treadmill” (Washington Examiner)

• “Incitement to violence against my family”: Tucker Carlson blasts The New York Times for plans to write story about location of his new home (The Daily Caller)

• Never forget? Joe “Trump Is Islamophobic” Biden: “I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith” (Fox News)

• Joe Biden unveils $775 billion plan to fund universal child care and in-home elder care (CNBC)

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With “Friends” Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

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• RINO John Kasich will speak in support of Joe Biden at Democratic Convention (New York Post)

• RINO George Will says he’ll vote for Joe Biden in November (Huffington Post)

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National Security

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• ChiComs use Uyghur forced labor to produce masks (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Trump administration adds 11 companies to sanctions list over Uighur oppression (Fox News)

• UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong (BBC)

• Trump to send more federal law enforcement to cities like Chicago and New York (White House Dossier)

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The Latest on COVID-19

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• Trump pushes mask wearing and says he’ll resume White House briefings amid spike in cases (USA Today)

• Wave of promising study results raises hopes for vaccines (Reuters)

• Vast majority of patients have antibodies for at least three months, though the study has yet to be peer-reviewed (Fox News)

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Business & Economy

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• Major League Baseball strikes out by defending anthem kneeling (Breitbart)

• Fear of infection keeps patients away from emergency rooms, augmenting hospital bankruptcies (Washington Examiner)

• The British-less European Union adopts $857 billion stimulus to fight recession (The New York Times)

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Culture & Heartland

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• “A political prosecution”: With the help of George Soros, St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey charged for waving guns at vandals (National Review)

• Missouri governor to pardon the McCloskeys “without a doubt” (Fox News)

• Michigan school fires popular teacher for factually saying “Trump is our president” (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Mother of CHOP shooting victim files wrongful death claim against Seattle (KOMO News)

• Majority of voters, who are bombarded with racial propaganda 24/7 in the media, say U.S. society is racist (The Wall Street Journal)

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Closing Arguments

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• Policy: Americans need clarity on COVID liability (RealClearPolicy)

• Policy: A five-point plan for Trump to reshore American industry and win in November (RealClearPolicy)

• Humor: Kanye West promises free Chick-fil-A for every American if elected (The Babylon Bee)

• Related humor: Chick-fil-A changes name to gender-neutral They-fil-A (The Babylon Bee)

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