Joe Biden's Poll Numbers Mask an Enthusiasm Problem





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Joe Biden's Poll Numbers Mask an Enthusiasm Problem 
Former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned in Urbandale, Iowa, on Tuesday. Voters repeatedly emphasized that their support for him was closely linked to early polling. (photo: Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
Katie Glueck, The New York Times
Glueck writes: "There are signs of a disconnect between support for Mr. Biden in polls and excitement for his campaign on the ground in Iowa."
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Amazon Rainforest Fires: Macron Calls for 'International Crisis' to Lead G7 Discussions
Tom Phillips, Guardian UK
Phillips writes: "Angela Merkel has backed Emmanuel Macron's call to put the fires in the Amazon on the agenda at this weekend's G7 summit, after the French president said the situation amounted to an international crisis."
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Parkland Survivors Introduce Peace Plan
March for Our Lives
Excerpt: "Gun violence is destroying our generation. This is simply unacceptable. That's why, as survivors and students of March For Our Lives, we believe it's time for a Peace Plan for a Safer America."
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Bernie's Plan for Workplace Democracy Is the Boldest Presidential Plan for Workers' Rights Ever
Barry Eidlin, Jacobin
Eidlin writes: "Bernie Sanders's Workplace Democracy Plan, unveiled yesterday, is the best plan for promoting workers' rights ever proposed by a major US presidential candidate. Whether they support or oppose it, all the other Democratic candidates will have to respond to it."
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Facebook Bans Ads From Pro-Trump News Organization After Huge Dark Money Ad Buy
Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins, NBC News
Excerpt: "Facebook has banned The Epoch Times, a conservative news outlet that spent more money on pro-Trump Facebook advertisements than any group other than the Trump campaign, from any future advertising on the platform."
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The Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges a White Nationalist Blog Post With Anti-Semitic Attacks
Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed
Aleaziz writes: "An email sent from the Justice Department to all immigration court employees this week included a link to an article posted on a white nationalist website that 'directly attacks sitting immigration judges with racial and ethnically tinged slurs,' according to a letter sent by an immigration judges union and obtained by BuzzFeed News."
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July Was the Hottest Month Ever on Earth. Now Massive Wildfires Are Burning Across the Globe.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Hughes writes: "Wildfires are burning across the globe, clogging the sky with smoke from Alaska to the Amazon, and scientists say it's no coincidence that July was the warmest-ever month recorded on Earth."
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