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Tuesday, August 11 384 stories · 96 outlets · top Δ 1.00

Donald Trump reportedly traveled via a catering truck to facilitate a secret aircraft swap amid threats related to Iran.  North Korean missiles struck Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, resulting in casualties.  And in Minnesota, Lisa Demuth defeated Mike Lindell in the Republican primary for governor.

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Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say

BBC · Tier A5 outletsyesterday

While the details remain scant and the catering truck element may be performative, reports of a covert presidential relocation highlight standard security protocols for heads of state facing credible threats, echoing past incidents like Khrushchev’s submarine evacuation during the Cuban missile crisis. The lack of immediate clarity regarding authorization and specific aircraft involved underscores a need for greater transparency surrounding such sensitive operations. This…

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PBS NewsHourκ .27Δ .26Report: Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat The Hillκ .23Δ .26Air Force One swap calls into question Trump’s safety abroad CBS Newsκ .19Δ .26Trump took secret flight from Turkey NATO summit last month due to Iranian missile threat

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Ukraine war briefing: North Korean missiles hit Zaporizhzhia in deadly attack

The Guardian · Tier A4 outlets5h ago

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BBCκ .76Δ .77Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says Zero Hedgeκ .21Δ .77Zelensky Claims North Korea Sending Up To 50K Troops To Russia, Presses Seoul To Send Missiles CNBCκ .13Δ .77Zelenskyy warns Putin is preparing for escalation by bringing in North Korean military equipment

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Trump is searching for the Supreme Court’s breaking point on birthright citizenship

Vox · Tier B4 outletsyesterday

leads with trump’s attempt to redefine citizenship

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The New Republicκ .37Δ .61Trump Hit With New Legal Trouble for Defying Supreme Court Bloomberg Politicsκ .26Δ .61Trump’s New Birthright Citizenship Curbs Face Legal Challenge Al Jazeeraκ .20Δ .61Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship

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04Former US Marine freed from prison in RussiaLe Monde EN·6 outlets·κ .66 05North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a weekFrance24·3 outlets·κ .52 06Trump-backed Mike Lindell falls to Lisa Demuth in Minnesota governor primaryWashington Examiner·6 outlets·κ .61 07Syrian court sentences ex-president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimesTimes of Israel·6 outlets·κ .48

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