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GOP Tunes Out Hurricane, Cop Violence & 180K Dead Americans

By Hunter Woodall, Asawin Suebsaeng, Sam Stein

Can you stage a political coronation that ignores the chaos surrounding it? Trump’s trying.

Inside QAnon’s Bizarre Hollywood Invasion

By Tarpley Hitt

A number of QAnon conspiracy theorists descended on Hollywood for a rally on Saturday, blindsiding the LAPD and even some of their own members. And the aftermath has been messy.

Is Iraq Getting Screwed in Its Deal With Hobby Lobby?

By Candida Moss

A leaked proposed agreement between Iraq and the Hobby Lobby family’s Museum of the Bible is scandalously weak given the thousands of looted items involved.

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Daybreak Reveals ‘Catastrophic’ Damage From Hurricane Laura

By Pilar Melendez, Dwayne Fatherree

Early images show skyscrapers with windows smashed and videos of whipping wind and rain that witnesses said were “gutting buildings.”

How Is the Queen of Female Masturbation Dying? Not Quietly.

By Stephanie Theobald

Betty Dodson has made it her mission to convince women that shame-free masturbation is the foundation of female sexuality. On her deathbed, she still wants to get the message out.

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Trump’s GOP Goes From MAGA to DGAF in Four Years Flat

By Erin Gloria Ryan

Is optimism a Sharpie marker on a hurricane map, a deliberate slowdown in testing during convention week because testing will expose more cases? It is in Trump’s America.

The NBA Is Striking Over Jacob Blake. Will America Listen?

By Cassie da Costa

NBA players have lent their voices to Black Lives Matter in historic fashion. It feels like the start of a movement, writes Cassie da Costa.

Would You Please Stop Calling Whiskey Smooth?

By Wayne Curtis

Our columnist refuses to use the term to describe spirits. Read on for his argument.

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Dramatic footage showed Justin Horne describing the 80mph winds before they pulled down a power line right behind him.

2. 150+ Former Bush, Romney, McCain Staff Unite to Back Biden

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The Romney alumni issued a particularly strong attack on Trump, saying another victory will turn the GOP into a “toxic personality cult.”

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4. Unrest Grows in Minneapolis After Homicide Suspect Dies

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Police said the man killed himself as officers moved in to arrest him, but protesters expressed outrage at the prospect of more police violence.

5. Kremlin to Probe Alleged Kremlin Poisoning of Alexei Navalny

ON THE CASE

The Russian opposition leader’s allies say he suffered a state-ordered poisoning.

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