Matthew S. Schwartz
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National
Black Man Serving Life Sentence For Stealing Hedge Clippers Granted Parole
Fair Wayne Bryant had committed four felonies over the two decades leading up to his 1997 theft of hedge clippers. His parole follows a failed bid for the state Supreme Court to review his sentence.
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Health
Trump's Doctor Says There's No 'Actively Replicating Virus' — So Is He COVID-19-Free?
Doctors say people who have had COVID-19 can test positive but no longer be contagious. Trump's doctor said Trump is "no longer a transmission risk to others" but did not say if Trump tested negative.
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National
Judge Blocks Trump Campaign Attempt To Limit Use Of Drop Boxes In Pennsylvania
Republicans have challenged state laws that they say will lead to voter fraud. The judge said the Trump campaign's concerns were mere speculation. In reality, voter fraud is extremely rare.
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Politics
'Is This American-Style Civilization?': World Reacts To Presidential Debate
A "national humiliation," said a U.K. paper. "Cacophonique," according to a French news channel. An Israeli news anchor tweeted "condolences to America," saying, "It is hard to stoop lower than this."
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National
If Republicans Confirm New Justice, Scholars Say Democratic Court Packing Is Possible
Some Democrats are open to packing the Supreme Court in response to what they perceive as an illegitimate court appointment. But the move could cause a "spiral" of retaliation, experts say.
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National
'It Only Takes 4': Durbin Hopes Some Republicans Break Ranks To Block A Trump Nominee
The Illinois Democrat, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told NPR's Weekend Edition he hopes some Republicans decline to fill the Ruth Bader Ginsburg vacancy before the election.
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Politics
'Use My Words Against Me': Lindsey Graham's Shifting Position On Court Vacancies
Before he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina senator said a Supreme Court vacancy shouldn't be filled during an election year. His position has changed.
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Politics
5 Boats Sink At Trump Boat Parade In Texas
Supporters of President Trump took to the water in hundreds of boats on Saturday. The traffic created choppy waters that inundated several boats. Two of the boats were still submerged Sunday.
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National
Trump Tells Agencies To End Trainings On 'White Privilege' And 'Critical Race Theory'
The director of the Office of Management and Budget told agency heads on Friday that such trainings were "divisive" and "anti-American."
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National
1,000 More Coronavirus Deaths In The Past Day, CDC Says
The number of deaths has been slowly ticking down, but remains well above the totals seen in the early months of the pandemic. More than 175,000 in the U.S. have now died, according to the CDC.