GOP-funded ads attack Hong as too liberal. Dems say they're trying to boost her profile.

Some Democrats, including Francesca Hong's opponents, say the GOP's $2.2 million ad buy is aimed not at tearing Hong down but at building her up with the Democratic primary electorate.

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Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon (Gift Article)

The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.

nytimes.com

‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly

Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.

nytimes.com

Judge throws out most charges in state Sen. Dalya Attar’s criminal case

Two counts, conspiracy and intercepting electronic communications, remain.

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‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

nytimes.com

Trump’s Garden of American Heroes Is a Great Idea

In theory.

notus.org

What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating?

In Homer’s epic, Odysseus’s men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such a soporific, narcotic and amnesiac effect?

nytimes.com

Democrats Had a Chance to Get Really Weird in Maine. They Went in a Different Direction.

This weekend’s convention is a surprisingly low-key end to a truly wild ride.

slate.com

Trump’s Garden of American Heroes Is a Great Idea

In theory.

notus.org

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum

President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”

nyti.ms

Democrats Finally Have a Pick to Take On Susan Collins. It Was a Long, Strange Trip to Get There.

This weekend’s convention is a surprisingly low-key end to a truly wild ride.

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Democrats Finally Have a Pick to Take On Susan Collins. It Was a Long, Strange Trip to Get There.

This weekend’s convention is a surprisingly low-key end to a truly wild ride.

slate.com

Democrats Finally Have a Pick to Take On Susan Collins. It Was a Long, Strange Trip to Get There.

This weekend’s convention is a surprisingly low-key end to a truly wild ride.

slate.com

Trump’s Garden of American Heroes Is a Great Idea

In theory.

notus.org

Trump’s Garden of American Heroes Is a Great Idea

In theory.

notus.org

Trump’s Garden of American Heroes Is a Great Idea

In theory.

notus.org

Sinking in the Swamp: How Trump's Minions and Misfits Poisoned Washington

Amazon.com: Sinking in the Swamp: How Trump's Minions and Misfits Poisoned Washington: 9781984878564: Markay, Lachlan, Suebsaeng, Asawin: Books

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How did the Platner campaign spend their money?

mostly on ads and consulting. so much ads and consulting.

cauldronllc.substack.com

How the Port of Baltimore is bringing lost islands back to the Chesapeake Bay

A decades-old operation to recycle dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore is entering a new chapter

thebanner.com

He fleeced the Navy for millions, then fled the country. Now he wants a pardon.

In an exclusive interview, the legendary con man known as Fat Leonard, back in prison, tells The Post about his wild escape and his bid for a presidential pardon.

washingtonpost.com

Trump Ally Lindsey Graham Is Also the Democrats' Go-To Guy

Lindsey Graham has two sources of power in Washington: his gavel and his golf clubs.

bloomberg.com

The WHCD Do-Over Plan

Three months after gunfire upended Washington's biggest media event, the White House Correspondents’ Association is bringing it back in a dramatically different form, Status has learned.

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