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Above the Fold

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• DC appeals court rejects Michael Flynn effort to force judge to immediately drop the scandalous case (Washington Examiner)

• On a related note: Conservative takeover of appeals courts within reach with Trump reelection (The Washington Free Beacon)

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Politics

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• A bumbling Joe Biden walks out after Pittsburgh speech without taking questions (Washington Examiner)

• Biden praised for copying Mike Pence’s RNC remarks on violent riots (The Federalist)

• Riots rivaling coronavirus as top 2020 concern (Washington Examiner)

• HarrisX-Hill poll suggests Trump’s approval rating with black voters soared by 60% during RNC (The Washington Times)

• On the other hand, a Military Times poll shows Trump’s Armed Forces popularity slips — and more troops say they’ll vote for Biden (Military Times)

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Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate

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• Protests erupt in southern Los Angeles after an armed black man is killed by deputies (Fox News)

• Stabbing suspect said he “felt the need to find a white male to kill” after watching cop videos (The Daily Wire)

• DC mayor pleads with U.S. attorney to ramp up prosecutions of violent protesters (Fox News)

• Portland has declared more than two dozen riots since George Floyd’s death (The Daily Caller)

• Mural to slain black police sergeant defaced in Philadelphia (The Federalist)

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Around the Nation

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• More fallout from the fall of Falwell: Liberty University announces independent investigation of Jerry Falwell Jr.‘s tenure (National Review)

• Almost five million first-time gun owners since January (CNS News)

• Double standards: Philadelphia mayor seen dining indoors while city’s restaurants can only serve outside (Fox News)

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Other Notables

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• Feds “targeting and investigating” heads of BLM, antifa, and those who fund them (The Daily Wire)

• CDC says 94% of Americans who have died of COVID-19 had at least one other underlying disease (Daily Mail)

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Closing Arguments

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• Policy: Teachers unions are more powerful than you realize — but that may be changing (Foundation for Economic Education)

• Policy: Joe Biden’s tax plan will bring on a more sluggish economy (New York Post)

• Satire: Proud mayor lets his entire city burn to the ground just to make Trump look bad (The Babylon Bee)

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