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Today's Top News Compilation - Monday, July 13, 2020

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McConnell: No recovery bill without lawsuit protections for 'everyone related to the coronavirus'
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23 million Americans could face eviction in coming months
U.S. plans to restrict Mexico, Canada border crossings until late August
U.S. Senate to begin debate on new coronavirus bill next week: McConnell
Questions hang over Democrats’ shift to virtual convention
U.S. units of Chinese companies got coronavirus PPP money
A Senate Takeover Is Very Much A Possibility For Democrats. Just Follow The Money
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Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign struggles to get its rally machine going
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Trump's threat to cut school funding does little to sway state, local officials
Trump's clemency for Roger Stone wipes away fine and supervised release
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Trump defends Fauci relationship despite White House efforts to discredit him
Stone clemency order shows Trump wiped prison sentence, supervised release and fine, after judge makes request
Hill Republicans struggle to navigate Trump's sinking approval
Fire continues to rage aboard Navy ship in Calif.
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Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk's DOGE productivity email may be read by 'malign foreign actors'

  • News source: FOX News
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) warned employees that if they choose to reply to Elon Musk's directive to submit a list of five accomplishments for the past week, they should assume it will be read by "malign foreign actors."

Fox News Digital confirmed that a letter sent by HHS to employees addressed an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) titled, "What did you do last week?" which directed federal employees to submit five bullet points detailing their accomplishments over the past week or face termination.

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US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The UK and France abstain as the UN Security Council passes a text that does not criticise Moscow.
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Macron walks tightrope with Trump as he makes Europe's case on Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The French president navigated a White House meeting which came as Europe-US relations are strained over the war.
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Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of making 'racist statements'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Galatasaray said they would "initiate criminal proceedings" against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho after claiming he made "racist statements" following the teams' 0-0 draw on Monday.
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Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.
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Three years on, Ukraine's extinction nightmare has returned

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Three years on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the return of Donald Trump has changed everything
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Dan Bongino's yearslong history of FBI criticism and conspiracy theories

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Dan Bongino, the conservative podcaster named deputy director of the FBI, has spent the past seven years publicly criticizing the agency he will now help run, pushing conspiracy theories about corrupt FBI leadership and agents who were out to get President Donald Trump.

A survey of Bongino’s podcast transcripts by NBC News from 2017 to 2025 found that he made the FBI a regular target on his show, routinely claiming that the bureau colluded with the so-called deep state, an alleged shadowy network of entrenched federal and military operatives. Those...
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Why The Associated Press is suing Trump

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A federal judge denied an emergency motion to restore access for Associated Press reporters and photographers to White House events, pending a fuller briefing and another hearing before he rules. Jessica Levinson explains the case.
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Key takeaways from Trump-Macron meeting

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Three years after Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House. Erica Brown has details.
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Critics say Dan Bongino's appointment could threaten independence of FBI

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President Trump has chosen another supporter in the media for a key position. Dan Bongino will be deputy director of the FBI, with no Senate confirmation necessary. Scott MacFarlane has more.
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Morale is "abysmal" after Elon Musk's email ultimatum, federal worker says

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told executive branch officials on Monday that individual agencies can decide how to respond, despite a threat from Elon Musk that employees who refused could lose their jobs. As Ed O'Keefe reports, federal workers are growing frustrated.
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WATCH: Suspect caught smuggling cocaine under toupee, police say

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Police in Colombia say they busted a drug smuggling suspect who was attempting to board a flight to Amsterdam with more than 200 grams of cocaine hidden under his toupee.
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Boston councilwoman backs off after ridiculing Tom Homan's employment history in fiery post: 'I understand'

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The Boston City Council member who recently mocked Border Czar Tom Homan's employment history walked back her comments in a follow-up post about the Trump administration official.

Councilwoman Sharon Durkan, who accused Homan of spending his career "policing a town smaller than a Fenway Park crowd," posted a clarification shortly after a Fox News Digital request for comment on Sunday evening.

"Yes, I understand that Tom Homan spent his career as a federal agent within Border Patrol & ICE, but that’s a world away from the realities of policing a...
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'People will starve' because of US aid cut to Sudan

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.
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Is India v Pakistan still cricket's greatest rivalry?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Pakistan’s heavy loss to India on Sunday rekindles the debate - has this rivalry become overhyped?
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