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1:55 AM ET, April 4, 2016

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The Panama Papers:
Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption  —  Millions of documents show heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens … Reading time: … A massive leak of documents exposes the offshore holdings of 12 current …
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Fusion:
Here are the famous politicos in ‘the Wikileaks of the mega-rich’  —  It's being called the “Panama Papers” — a trove of 11.5 million leaked internal documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, showing how hundreds of thousands of people with money to hide used anonymous shell corporations across the world.
Luke Harding / Guardian:
Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin  —  A massive leak of documents shines new light on the fabulous fortunes of the Russian president's inner circle  —  A network of secret offshore deals and vast loans worth $2bn has laid a trail to Russia's president, Vladimir Putin.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
An argument against the magical realism of the #neverTrump crowd  —  Here's what's at stake in the Wisconsin GOP primary … Establishment Republicans can barely contain their excitement after the events of the past seven days.  —  Donald Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Michael Patrick Leahy / Breitbart:
GOP Establishment Grabs Delegates in Tennessee  —  NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The State Executive Committee of the Tennessee Republican Party approved a controversial slate of establishment-friendly Trump and Cruz delegates in a vote on Saturday.  —  The exact final vote count was unclear …
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump calls on Kasich to drop out of GOP primary, says he voiced displeasure to RNC chair
CBS News:
Poll: GOP voters divided as April primaries loom
CNN:
GOP candidates optimistic in North Dakota delegate hunt
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Ivana Trump: We need immigrants to clean for us  —  's ex-wife defended the Republican presidential front-runner's immigration policies in an interview published in Sunday's New York Post.  —  Ivana Trump said the first step for America to regain respect is adopting the billionaire's immigration policies.
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Dana Schuster / New York Post:
Ivana Trump on how she advises Donald — and those hands  —  It's Ivana Trump's fault that Donald didn't run for president sooner.  —  “Probably five years before our divorce, Reagan or somebody brought him a letter and said, ‘You should run for president,’ ” Donald's first wife tells …
Sophia Rosenbaum / New York Post:
Boob-iful women are stripping down for Trump
Discussion: Liberal Values and Raw Story
Mark Green / fox13now.com:
Four men arrested for allegedly raping 9-year-old girl in Vernal  —  VERNAL, Utah — Four men have now been jailed on felony charges after they allegedly raped a 9-year-old girl while her mother was smoking methamphetamine in a garage with a friend.  —  According to a statement …
Discussion: FOX6Now.com, KTLA and fox8.com
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Inside the most unorthodox campaign in political history.  —  On the afternoon of March 15, as voters across five states streamed to the polls, Donald Trump's campaign advisers gathered by the pool at Mar-a-Lago, the billionaire's private club in Palm Beach.
Steven W Thrasher / Guardian:
Renting hell in New York City: how my hoarder landlady ruined my life  —  Steven W Thrasher paid $1,000 a month for a Brooklyn renter's dream - 2,400 square feet of space on a beautiful tree-lined block - that was too good to be true  —  or five years, I lived on the most beautiful block …
Ari Melber / NBC News:
Trump, Cruz Work to Block Kasich From Ballot at Open Convention  —  RNC Chair: Contested Convention is ‘Quite Possible’ 5:50  —  The Donald Trump and Ted Cruz campaigns are working to prevent John Kasich from appearing on the ballot at the Republican National Convention in July …
Andrew Gilligan / Telegraph:
Max Blumenthal's anti-Israel speech  —  Play!  —  The government has ceased funding a British charity which sponsored events accused of promoting hatred and violence against Jews.  —  The Department for International Development (Dfid) said that it no longer supported War on Want …
Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
‘Never before seen’ spring snowfall in the Caribbean islands - & Colorado Ski Resort snowiest in 50 years - Snow chaos in Germany  —  ‘Never before seen’ spring snowfall in the Caribbean islands  —  APRIL 3, 2016 - “No, it is not an April Fools Day joke, snowflakes actually fell in the neighbouring French island of Guadeloupe.”
Discussion: AOL and NBC News
Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
NYU students who back Trump afraid to show their faces  —  NYU's pro-Trump students fear for their safety — and grades.  —  They may be flooding caucus rooms across the country, but Donald Trump supporters at NYU keep their heads down, mouths shut and their correspondence secret.
Guardian:
Iceland's prime minister walks out of interview over tax haven question - video  —  Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the prime minister of Iceland, walks out of an interview with Swedish television company SVT.  Gunnlaugsson is asked about a company called Wintris …
Discussion: The Panama Papers and Slantpoint
Michael Wolff / USA Today:
Apple/U.S. battle start of longer war  —  In Apple vs. the United States Government in the matter of iPhone encryption, who won — or, for that matter, what exactly happened?  Two immovable objects on a clear collision course ... and then ... easy-breezy?  —  Both sides made no-room-for-compromise cases.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 6  —  LET'S start with a quiz.  When researchers sent young whites and blacks out to interview for low-wage jobs in New York City armed with equivalent résumés, the result was:  —  A) Whites and blacks were hired at similar rates.
Discussion: Slantpoint
Ben White / Politico:
Trump and Sanders' common cause  —  DANE, Wis. - Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are barnstorming Wisconsin with at least one promise in common: by taking apart trade deals and imposing tariffs, they will bring back the highly paid blue-collar jobs of the industrial past.
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Gov. John Kasich, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Reince Priebus  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON April 3, 2016 and it will be updated.  —  UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Starting right now on THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, Trump's terrible week …
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
John Kasich Refuses To Say Whether Doctors Should Be Punished For Performing Abortions
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Brian K Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Spring Flips Back to Winter in Boston With Fast-Moving Snowstorm
Fox News:
Donald Trump fights to win over women; Reince Priebus on possibility of contested GOP convention
New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Bill de Blasio, Andrew Cuomo and N.Y.'s Democratic soul
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Agrees to ABC News' Good Morning America Debate: 'I'll Be There'
Discussion: abc7chicago.com and Mediaite
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Mikhail Lesin's Strange Death in U.S. Follows a Fall From Russia's Elite
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
GOP Chairman Warns Of ‘Consequences’ for Trump Over Broken Loyalty Pledge
Discussion: RedState
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Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant:
Meriden Mosque Shooter Seeks Forgiveness From Muslim Community
Discussion: Associated Press
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump leaves the conservative establishment arrogant and unmoored
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
This model of wealthy suburban living is starting to fray
Discussion: Cafe HayekCafe Hayek
Daily Mail:
The more cannabis you smoke, the more likely you are to be a loser, finds international study
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Based on Current Situation=> Ted Cruz Will Be Knocked Out of Race By April 26th
Discussion: Joe Hoft
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Carson on Trump: ‘Are there better people? Probably’
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency

 
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