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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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David Pegg / Guardian:
The Panama Papers: how the world's rich and famous hide their money offshore — Guardian analysis of leaked papers will show how influential people including heads of government have exploited tax havens — The hidden wealth of some of the world's most prominent leaders …
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Mashable, ABC, Informed Comment, Business Insider, Associated Press, Mediaite and Al Jazeera English
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.
Nicholas Nehamas / miamiherald:
How secret offshore money helps fuel Miami's luxury real-estate boom — People linked to wrongdoing abroad are buying condos in South Florida — The buyers turned up in a massive leak of secret files from offshore companies — Flood of foreign cash helps crowd locals out of hot housing market
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The Charlotte Observer and Associated Press
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.
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The Panama Papers and NPR
Richard Bilton / BBC:
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens
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Guardian, The Atlantic, ABC, Slate and Business Insider
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 …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump calls on Kasich to drop out of GOP primary, says he voiced displeasure to RNC chair
Trump calls on Kasich to drop out of GOP primary, says he voiced displeasure to RNC chair
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providencejournal.com, Stumpin' For Trump! and Raw Story
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Cruz tops Trump in North Dakota delegate race
Cruz tops Trump in North Dakota delegate race
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The Resurgent, RedState, The Right Scoop, ABC News, NBC News, Hot Air and The Hill
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.
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Mother Jones
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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Little Green Footballs and BizPac Review
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Dana Schuster / New York Post:
Ivana Trump on how she advises Donald — and those hands
Ivana Trump on how she advises Donald — and those hands
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Gawker, Gothamist, The Right Scoop, BizPac Review, ImmigrationProf Blog, Politicus USA and Hit & Run
Sophia Rosenbaum / New York Post:
Boob-iful women are stripping down for Trump
Boob-iful women are stripping down for Trump
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Liberal Values and Raw Story
Mark Green / fox13now.com:
Four arrested in Utah for allegedly raping 9-year-old girl while mom got high in garage — VERNAL, Utah — Four men were booked into jail on felony charges after they allegedly raped a 9-year-old girl while her mother was smoking methamphetamine in a garage with a friend.
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FOX6Now.com, KTLA and fox8.com
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 …
New York Times:
Early Missteps Seen as a Drag on Bernie Sanders's Campaign — The morning after he lost the Nevada caucuses in February, Bernie Sanders held a painful conference call with his top advisers. — Mr. Sanders expressed deep frustration that he had not built a stronger political operation in the state …
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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 …
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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 …
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Kristian Hernandez / Monitor:
BP Council says ‘catch and release’ policy continues fueling illegal immigration — Officials last week spoke up about the Obama administration's so-called “catch and release” policies blamed for hindering Border Patrol operations and encouraging illegal crossers from coming into the United States.
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BizPac Review
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 …
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Stumpin' For Trump!, AOL and Tennessean.com
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 …
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The Panama Papers and Slantpoint