Breaking: Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's first major election since the ouster of longtime strongman Robert Mugabe. https://t.co/n2NaFEMYNQ
— NPR (@NPR) August 2, 2018
#ZimElections2018#ZimDecides2018
BREAKING:
Emmerson Mnangagwa declared winner of 2018 Zimbabwe elections.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/Rn2fNSspb2
— Chriselda Lewis (@Chriseldalewis) August 2, 2018
Zimbabwe police storm opposition MDC offices, detain 16 people – Reuters witness https://t.co/eB8iHNSZwF
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) August 2, 2018
ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION MDC party rejects official election results declaring Emmerson Mnangagwa new president, vows to challenge outcome in court. pic.twitter.com/DHCdPRV8Vk
— NationBreakingNews (@NationBreaking) August 3, 2018
Confusing situation outside opposition MDC headquarters where dozens of armed riot police gathered and 21 party workers who were trapped all night being loaded into police truck #Zimbabwe pic.twitter.com/smn96mqmbi
— christinalamb (@christinalamb) August 2, 2018
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WORLD
Pope Francis changes Catholic Church teaching about the death penalty, saying in new policy that it is always "inadmissible" because it "attacks" inherent dignity of all humans. https://t.co/G1W2I7zU6N pic.twitter.com/f4Em99gfcJ
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2018
The White House won't say what's in it…. but says North Korea's Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to Donald Trumphttps://t.co/OnHxAWGkpx
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 3, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Major Trump donor made deal to pay Cohen $10 million to get funding for his business: report https://t.co/9wQtvDz0wv pic.twitter.com/f8TELbZoIc
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2018
U.S. senators introduce Russia sanctions 'bill from hell' https://t.co/39HsSw7f84
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) August 3, 2018
Jim Acosta scolded Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday night, calling the opinion-show host a "propagandist for profit, peddling lies every night," and said Hannity is "injecting poison into the political bloodstream" with his diatribes against the press. https://t.co/9Z5Hx4sHEX
— Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) August 2, 2018
I walked out of the end of that briefing because I am totally saddened by what just happened. Sarah Sanders was repeatedly given a chance to say the press is not the enemy and she wouldn't do it. Shameful.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 2, 2018
CNN asked Qanon supporters to explain their dedication to reading 4chan shitposts. the result is exactly what you would expect pic.twitter.com/yChpmaFN0w
— Brendan Karet 🚮 (@bad_takes) August 3, 2018
"Watching Trump in action, it’s hard to escape the impression that he knows very well that he’s inflicting punishment on his own base. But he’s a man who likes to humiliate others, in ways great and small." – Paul Krugman https://t.co/XNJzx9Pihh
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 3, 2018
People wearing flags cheering a traitor. People wearing crosses punishing refugees. So much for branding.
— Bradley Whitford (@WhitfordBradley) August 3, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Claims by disgraced former minister Priti Patel that Remain campaigners breached spending rules have been rejected by the Electoral Commission https://t.co/KkwiCtj4tq
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) August 2, 2018
Here is the one way to end Theresa May’s Brexit gridlock | Steve Richards https://t.co/ml7hBC7Zz9
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 3, 2018
Barnier: "What the EU has proposed is that Northern Ireland remains in a common regulatory area for goods and customs with the rest of the EU. We are ready to improve the text of our proposal with the UK"
Note "improve"
No indication provided of how https://t.co/uwkSuRi6qn
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) August 2, 2018
"The risk of failure lies in the hands of the EU, but for some, the opportunity to lay the blame at the UK’s door is just too tempting." @DUPleader Arlene Foster responds to Brexit criticism in today's @impartialrep. #Brexit pic.twitter.com/8Rmcjp4vuF
— Rodney Edwards (@rodneyedwards) August 2, 2018
Electoral Commission says it will not open an investigation into the huge £425k Brexit donation to the DUP via Richard Cook, which was the subject of a recent BBC Spotlight investigation. It hints that Government's refusal to retrospectively allow naming of NI donors is an issue. pic.twitter.com/pu3UxF7zAc
— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) August 2, 2018
Some confusion around Ian Paisley's position in the DUP after Parliament changed his status to 'independent'. However, nothing substantive has changed today. He is suspended by the DUP & has lost the whip, so is technically independent. But he has not been expelled by the party.
— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) August 2, 2018
BBC News – London temporary housing costs up by half in four years https://t.co/61GJeAq9gw
— teresa pearce (@tpearce003) August 2, 2018
The Overnight Note 