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The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz ‘Affair’ Rumors Peddled by Marco Rubio's Allies — The senator accused Donald Trump of planting a National Enquirer sex scandal story. If that's true, Trump wasn't the only Cruz opponent trying to traffic in smears. — If you enjoy daydreaming about Ted Cruz's sex life, then today is your lucky day.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Lose With Cruz: A Love Story — IT was clear to me weeks ago, even before Marco Rubio threw in the towel, that the G.O.P. was getting ready to cuddle with Ted Cruz. — But I never expected a love quite like this to bloom. — It's a singularly tortured love, one that grits its teeth …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Supporter Derails CNN Segment by Accusing Fellow Guest of Having an Affair With Ted Cruz
Trump Supporter Derails CNN Segment by Accusing Fellow Guest of Having an Affair With Ted Cruz
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump aide fulfills threat to ‘spill the beans’ on Heidi Cruz
Trump aide fulfills threat to ‘spill the beans’ on Heidi Cruz
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Cruz: National Enquirer story is ‘garbage’ from ‘Donald Trump and his henchmen’
Cruz: National Enquirer story is ‘garbage’ from ‘Donald Trump and his henchmen’
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Los Angeles Times:
Businessman arrested in ‘diabolical, premeditated’ killing of Santa Barbara family — A view from outside the Santa Barbara County home where three people were found dead this week. — Santa Barbara County's sheriff's officials on Friday announced a business associate has been arrested …
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KEYT-TV:
Man Arrested in Triple Killing Case — Sheriff Calls Case “Complex” and “Diabolical” — KEYT - KCOY - KKFX Newsroom Staff, KEYT - KCOY - KKFX Newsroom Staff , assignmentdesk@keyt.com — An Oceanside man was arrested early Friday morning and accused in the killings of a popular Santa Barbara doctor …
Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
Santa Barbara-Area Family Wrapped in Plastic, Duct-Taped in ‘Diabolical’ Killings; Business Associated Arrested — A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “diabolical, premeditated” killings of a doctor, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced Friday.
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Thousands turn out for Bernie Sanders rally at Safeco Field — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders drew thousands of cheering supporters to Seattle's Safeco Field Friday. It was Sanders' fifth rally in Washington in the past week as he presses for a win over Hillary Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses.
Kaily Cunningham / fox8.com:
Horrific: SUV runs over several people during dispute in Cleveland … WARNING: Some viewers may find parts of this video disturbing — CLEVELAND - A Fox 8 viewer captured horrific video of a dispute on Cleveland's east side early Friday morning. — The video shows an argument …
CBS News:
Raids uncover evidence of Europe-wide jihadist cell — In the wake of the bombings in Belgium this week — and increasing criticism of officials for their inability to thwart those attacks — police in the last 24 hours have made at least four arrests in a series of raids in Belgium and four other countries across Europe.
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Daniel Trotta / news.trust.org:
Rolling Stones take the stage in first-ever show in Cuba — The Rolling Stones rocked tens of thousands of Cuban and foreign fans at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-run country that once censored the veteran British band's music.
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Jonathan Watts / Guardian:
Rolling Stones play rock'n'roll diplomats in Cuba's ‘biggest concert ever’
Rolling Stones play rock'n'roll diplomats in Cuba's ‘biggest concert ever’
New York Times:
Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival — In a decision that has dredged up the widely debunked link between vaccines and autism, the Tribeca Film Festival plans to screen a film by a discredited former doctor whose research caused widespread alarm about the issue.
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WALB-TV:
VIDEO: Teacher knocks down special needs student, resigns — By WALB News Team — Surveillance footage appears to show a teacher knocking down a student in the hallway at school. — The special education teacher, identified as Amelia Stripling, has since resigned.
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korean Propaganda Video Depicts Nuclear Strike on Washington — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea released a propaganda video on Saturday that depicts a nuclear strike on Washington, along with a warning to “American imperialists” not to provoke the North.
Peter Lee / The Official Microsoft Blog:
Learning from Tay's introduction — As many of you know by now, on Wednesday we launched a chatbot called Tay. We are deeply sorry for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay, which do not represent who we are or what we stand for, nor how we designed Tay.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cruz campaign to Trump: Ever had a psych eval? — 's White House campaign manager took to Twitter on Friday to attack Republican front-runner Donald Trump — , calling him “Sleazy Donald” and questioning his mental health. — “Why no events in 4 days; none planned for 8,” Jeff Roe tweeted, mimicking Trump's social media style.
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Meet South Carolina's anti-Trump double agents — Donald Trump triumphed in South Carolina's primary last month. Now, the state could be ground zero for his undoing. — Ted Cruz and John Kasich are aggressively mobilizing allies to recruit and elect their own South Carolina loyalists …
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Why Young People Are Right About Hillary Clinton — Listening to the youth vote doesn't always lead to disaster — I was disappointed to hear that Rolling Stone had endorsed Hillary Clinton, but I also understood. In many ways, the endorsement by my boss and editor, Jann Wenner …
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Mother Jones
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Obama: Forget The Difference Between Capitalism And Communism, “Just Decide What Works” — “So often in the past there has been a division between left and right, between capitalists and communists or socialists, and especially in the Americas, that's been a big debate,” Obama said during a visit to Argentina Thursday.
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Ben Poston / Los Angeles Times:
Marina del Rey dog drowning case comes to a bizarre end — When a dog appeared to have been purposely drowned at Mother's Beach in Marina del Rey recently, the reported crime sparked outrage and triggered an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Althouse
CNN:
The slow-motion implosion of the Republican Party — David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.” He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
For one week, at least, Trump is running a ‘low-energy’ campaign … Scan the headlines this week, and Donald Trump is everywhere. Scan his campaign schedule, and he is...nowhere. — The GOP presidential front runner has barreled through the last few months at a breakneck pace …
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The New Civil Rights Movement