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8:40 AM ET, September 10, 2015

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Paul Solotaroff / Rolling Stone:
Trump Seriously: On the Trail With the GOP's Tough Guy  —  “I'm owned by the people.  I'm no angel, but I'm going to do right by them.”  —  Hey, ya made it, great to see ya!" says Donald Trump, having just stepped aboard his throne room of a plane and stopping by my seat to extend his hand. "
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump mocks Fiorina's physical appearance: ‘Look at that face!’  —  Another day, another Donald Trump insult making waves in an already-tumultuous election cycle.  —  The GOP front-runner added to his ever-expanding laundry list of questionable comments aimed at women with a knock …
Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked  —  It's being called a “revolt” by intelligence pros who are paid to give their honest assessment of the ISIS war—but are instead seeing their reports turned into happy talk.  —  More than 50 intelligence analysts working …
Wayne Coffey / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: James Blake, former tennis star, slammed to ground and handcuffed outside midtown hotel by white NYPD cops who mistook him for ID theft suspect  —  Former tennis great James Blake was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and detained by five plainclothes city cops Wednesday outside …
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Lindsay Gibbs / ThinkProgress:
Black Tennis Star Tackled By 5 White Police Officers
CNN:
Poll: Donald Trump surges to 32% support  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has become the first Republican presidential candidate to top 30% support in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, which finds the businessman pulling well away from the rest of the GOP field.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump fires back at Carson: ‘Who is he to question my faith?’  —  Donald Trump slammed fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for questioning his faith, calling the retired neurosurgeon an “OK doctor” who was “heavy into the world of abortion.”  —  “Who is he to question my faith?”
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Stop Comparing Donald Trump And Bernie Sanders  —  A lot of people are linking the candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump under headings like “populist” and “anti-establishment.”  Most of these comparisons are too cute for their own good — not only because it's too early to come …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Donald Trump's Biggest Conservative Enemies Helped Create Him
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Big-Name Plan B's for Democrats Concerned About Hillary Clinton
The Hill:
House GOP to postpone vote on Iran after member revolt  —  House Republican leaders are delaying a vote on the Iran nuclear deal scheduled for Wednesday because of a rebellion from rank-and-file conservatives.  —  The House was to hold a procedural vote to begin 11 hours of debate …
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eLife:
Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa  —  University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States; Texas A&M University, United States; Duke University, United States; University of Zurich, Switzerland …
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John Solomon / Washington Times:
The Huma Files: Feds formally investigated top Hillary aide for embezzlement  —  Blames husband Weiner for failing to notice extra $30K payment
Paul Singer / USA Today:
Congress returns to yet another spending crisis, fears of government shutdown  —  Bloomberg's Toluse Olorinnipa discusses Washington's looming budget deadline.  He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”  Bloomberg  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress return from summer recess facing …
Discussion: Townhall.com
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Big truths about Hillary  —  In olden days, great columnists such as Walter Lippmann and James “Scotty” Reston would periodically step back and put great events into perspective.  —  As America's summer of political discontent and distemper ends, and as Americans shift from the fun of enjoying …
Gene B. Sperling / Politico:
Fed, Don't Raise Rates Yet!  —  China, the strong dollar and lingering labor scars are all strong arguments against any change this year.  —  The recent wild swings on Wall Street have further fueled the debate on when the Federal Reserve should “lift off,” or raise rates.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Mike Allen / Politico:
Bob Woodward's next book coming Oct. 13  —  Bob Woodward's 18th book, “The Last of the President's Men,” will be out Oct. 13 — spilling the secrets of Alexander Butterfield, a West Wing aide who oversaw the installation of President Richard Nixon's fateful taping system, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday.
Discussion: Political Wire
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
The U.S. News and World Report college rankings: A public vs. private dilemma  —  There was a time in the 1980s when the University of California at Berkeley was deemed a top-five national university on the most prominent annual ranking in higher education, up there with Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Kylee Wierks / Fox 59:
Man shares photos with gorilla on smart phone and the gorilla's reaction is priceless  —  He was visiting the zoo's gorilla sanctuary for the first time with his daughter when he noticed another visitor showing his iPhone to a gorilla named Jelani.  —  Jelani looked very intrigued …
Discussion: WGN-TV and Jezebel
New York Times:
Justice Department Sets Sights on Wall Street Executives  —  WASHINGTON — Stung by years of criticism that it has coddled Wall Street criminals, the Justice Department issued new policies on Wednesday that prioritize the prosecution of individual employees — not just their companies …
Discussion: Politico and NBC News
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton ‘eager’ to defend State record  —  Hillary Clinton's Iran speech on Wednesday isn't a one-time event timed for votes this week on Capitol Hill, the Democratic presidential candidate's senior aides say.  —  The speech, in which she outlined a five-point plan on Iran …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump storms Washington  —  <p>With the outline of the Capitol behind him and the expansive Mall spread before him, Donald Trump — the anti-Washington, anti-establishment hero of the right — brought his bombast to the nation's capital on Wednesday.</p><p> He didn't hold back.</p><p>" We …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Lead Rally Against Iran Nuclear Deal
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Israel Won't Exist in 25 Years  —  TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader predicts that Israel will not exist in 25 years, and rules out any new negotiations with the “Satan,” the United States.  —  In remarks published Wednesday on his personal website and in posts on Twitter …
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Andrew Shain / The State:
Low poll numbers keep Graham out of Greenville presidential forum
Los Angeles Times:
Fake weddings and a honeymoon in Vegas; dad-daughter duo arrested in green card marriage schemes
Discussion: Daily Mail
Inside City Hall / NY1 News:
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton Fires Back at “Fool” Chris Christie in Crime Stat War
Discussion: Daily Mail and New York Times
NBC News:
Al Qaeda Mag Urges Attack on Koch Brothers, Buffett, Bloomberg
Discussion: Daily Mail and Pamela Geller
Lauren Etter / Bloomberg Business:
The Tiny Town That Hates Elon Musk
Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Updates Romney's Tax Plan With Populist, Supply-Side Twists
Discussion: New York Times
Kevin Frey / WAFB-TV:
Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Discussion: Raw Story
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Coverage in Affordable Care Act health plans wanes since winter
Guardian:
Oregon judge against same-sex marriage displayed Hitler photo in courthouse
Discussion: Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
California Assembly approves right-to-die legislation
Discussion: Jezebel, SFist and LifeNews.com
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
Patrick Murphy: America Tops The World In ‘Greed And Selfish Behavior’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
3 Boys Found Dead Inside SUV; Suspect Believed to Be in Custody: LAPD
Discussion: FOX31 Denver and Fox 59
 

 
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Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

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