But if they were, the new hire would know exactly how to add teasers to the page.
THE FEED
Bob Woodward’s second Trump book will delve into our president’s bromance with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un
Journalist Bob Woodward has obtained “25 personal letters exchanged” between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his new book, “Rage,” publisher Simon & Schuster revealed on Wednesday.
… In the letters, “Kim describes the bond between the two leaders as out of a ‘fantasy film,’ as the two leaders engage in an extraordinary diplomatic minuet,” according to a description of the book posted on Amazon.
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In the 2020 Race, Uncertainty Is All Trump Has Going for Him
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Initial Maneuvering Begins for Kamala Harris’s Senate Seat
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All the Juicy Details About Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Selection Process
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Is the Innovation Economy Over?
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The Democrats Are Almost Certainly Going to Win the Popular Vote. Again.
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Appear Together for First Time as Running Mates
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The Flaw in Trump’s Plan to Paint Biden As Kamala Harris’s Puppet
And they say Trump doesn’t care about policy
After complaints from President Trump that he can’t wash his “beautiful hair properly” due to “drip, drip, drip” shower heads, the Trump administration is *formally* moving to roll back shower head regulations set in 1992 by Pres. George HW Bush.https://t.co/HbXpOpQf5O
—@SteveKopack
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Ghislaine Maxwell Complains About Conditions in Brooklyn Jail
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Will We Get a Second Round of COVID-19 Stimulus Checks?
This seems completely above board
NEW- Kanye West met with Jared Kushner last weekend in CO, as West continues with an effort he has indicated is aimed to harm Biden. https://t.co/DsVj58HrnS
—@maggieNYT
police reform
The Window for Major Police Reform May Be Closing
intelligencer chats
What Kamala Harris Brings to the Ticket
Grim economic outlook for the U.K.
The U.K. recorded a steeper second-quarter contraction than its peers, a performance that means it suffered the worst economic hit from the coronavirus in Europe as well as reporting the highest death toll.
The economy is already recovering as restrictions on daily life ease and workers trickle back to factories and offices, recent data show, but Bank of England officials have warned that it could take until the end of 2021 to regain the ground lost during the pandemic.
U.K. gross domestic product shrank 20.4% in the second quarter, equivalent to an annualized rate of 59.8%, the country’s statistics agency said Wednesday. Over the same period, the U.S. and Germany lost around 10% of their output, with Italy losing 12%, France 14% and Spain 19%.
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Election Funding Is Being Held Hostage in Stimulus Standoff
TikTok’s back door
TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.
The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies limiting how apps track people and wasn’t disclosed to TikTok users. TikTok ended the practice in November, the Journal’s testing showed. …
The identifiers collected by TikTok, called MAC addresses, are most commonly used for advertising purposes. The White House has said it is worried that users’ data could be obtained by the Chinese government and used to build detailed dossiers on individuals for blackmail or espionage.
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Joe Biden Sees the Future in Kamala Harris
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Ilhan Omar Wins Democratic Primary in Minnesota’s 5th District
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QAnon Booster Marjorie Greene Continues March Toward Congress
crime
What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain
Progress for anyone who hates election night confusion
Amazing: After years of pleading from so many (incl. me!), NYT appears no longer be writing “precincts reporting” in its results.
Since NYT is one of most used results pages, this was creating misleading info once people saw “100%” with no indication of thousands of ballots left pic.twitter.com/z5eX9QVV3D
—@Taniel
Since NYT is one of most used results pages, this was creating misleading info once people saw “100%” with no indication of thousands of ballots left pic.twitter.com/z5eX9QVV3D
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The Pros and Cons of Kamala Harris As Biden’s VP
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Donald and Ivanka Trump Once Made Campaign Donations to Kamala Harris
It begins
“She was my No. 1 draft pick,” Trump says today, calling her “extradordinarily nasty” to Kavanaugh during hearings. Says he was “little bit surprised” Biden picked her.
Trump on July 29: “I think she’d be a fine choice, Kamala Harris. She’d be a fine choice.”
—@mkraju
Trump on July 29: “I think she’d be a fine choice, Kamala Harris. She’d be a fine choice.”
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What Was It Like to Be the First Woman to Run for Vice-President?
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Kamala Harris Is the Sensible VP Choice for a Sensible Nominee
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Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris as Vice-President
Pretty much
Unofficial Dem campaign motto:
“Biden 2020: Let’s Not Overthink This.”
—@jonathandarman
“Biden 2020: Let’s Not Overthink This.”
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What’s the Latest With Biden’s VP Pick and Announcement?
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