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12:45 PM ET, May 30, 2016

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Matthew Jaffe / CNN:
Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a ‘public service’  —  The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.  The author works at the institute.  —  Chicago (CNN)Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WSJ editor: Trump needs to be destroyed in the November election to teach GOP voters a lesson  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Appearing on CNN, an opinion page editor from the Wall Street Journal left no doubt how he feels about presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Even in victory, Donald Trump can't stop airing his grievances  —  SAN DIEGO — Donald Trump could have taken a victory lap last week.  Instead, he went on a grudge tour.  —  On his first big campaign swing since locking up the nomination, Trump went after an odd and seemingly random group of people …
Discussion: Slantpoint
Allan Smith / Business Insider:
Donald Trump keeps giving Republicans major cause for alarm — because he's still attacking them
Discussion: alan.com
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The Trump ‘disruption’ con  —  For the last few weeks, I have been traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle to Dallas and along the east coast, giving speeches and doing interviews about my new book, “We the People.”  —  Everywhere I go people want to talk presidential politics.
Carol Anderson / Salon:
Donald Trump exposes the GOP's dirty secret: They build everything by nurturing white rage  —  For decades, GOP has used the war on drugs or voter ID laws as cover for race-baiting.  Trump just blew their cover  —  Paul Ryan is angry with Donald Trump, not so much for failing …
Southernconstitutionalist / RedState:
Gary Johnson and William Weld are fake libertarians miseducating the public  —  In case you haven't heard, the Libertarian Party national convention is taking place this weekend.  It is hard to tell who will emerge as the nominee, but the three frontrunners are Austin Petersen, John McAfee …
Discussion: LewRockwell, Althouse and Hit & Run
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Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
Possible Shark Attack Leaves Corona Del Mar Swimmer With ‘Traumatic’ Injuries, Authorities Say  —  A portion of Corona del Mar State Beach was evacuated after a swimmer was bitten in a possible shark attack Sunday afternoon, according to the Newport Beach Fire Department.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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Greg Toppo / USA Today:   Swimmers in Calif., Fla. hospitalized after shark bites
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Former NSA head on Trump: 'He's feeding their recruitment video'  —  A former director of the National Security Agency slammed Donald Trump  —  for his comments about Muslims, saying his rhetoric is harmful to U.S. security.  —  “The jihadist narrative is that there is undying enmity between Islam …
Discussion: Guardian
Peter Nickeas / Chicago Tribune:
Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 4 dead, at least 49 wounded  —  Chicago Tribune reporters and photographers will be out covering the city's violent crime over the course of the Memorial Day weekend, from Friday, May 27, 2016, to early Tuesday, May 31, 2016.  A live blog of the weekend's coverage can be found here.
Discussion: Truth Revolt
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Peter Nickeas / Chicago Tribune:
Police promise more patrols as West Side bears brunt of Memorial Day gun violence
Discussion: Washington's Blog
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
On Memorial Day - Please Remember Sgt Derrick Miller Who Sits in Leavenworth for Killing Taliban Operative  —  As Obama continues to release Islamic terrorists right and left out of Gitmo, he never mentions our Sons who were sentenced to prison in Leavenworth for their defensive actions on the same battlefield.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ben Carson: America is a cruise ship that's about to go over Niagara Falls  —  Ben Carson didn't hold back Monday morning describing the direction he sees the United States going.  —  “America right now is like a cruise ship that is about to go off of Niagara Falls with tremendous carnage and death …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ABC News
Emanuella Grinberg / CNN:
In gorilla's death, critics blame mother, Cincinnati Zoo  —  (CNN)Devastated.  Heartbroken.  In mourning.  —  Those are some of the words the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden used Sunday in a contrite explanation for the death of Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla killed …
ABC:
Woman feared dead in crocodile attack in far north Queensland  —  A woman is feared dead after being taken by a crocodile in the Daintree National Park, north of Cairns in far north Queensland.  —  The 46-year-old woman, from Lithgow in New South Wales, was swimming with a friend …
Discussion: CNN, Mashable and Newser
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dems to Clinton: Ignore Trump on past scandals  —  Democrats are offering a piece of straightforward advice for Hillary Clinton  —  threatens to dig up scandals from the 1990s: Ignore him.  —  Clinton's supporters shrug off concerns that the Trump attacks could stick.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Washington Post and Hot Air
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Rubio Personally Apologized To Trump For Implying He Had A Small Penis  —  “It's not who I am and I shouldn't have done it.”  —  Marco Rubio didn't like how his campaign ended, and was especially embarrassed with his attacks on Donald Trump.  —  During a particularly nasty stretch …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Janell Ross / Washington Post:
Philadelphia has a hotline for undocumented immigrants facing raids
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Donald Trump and Bikers Share Affection at Rolling Thunder Rally
Discussion: Mediaite
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Why Is This Hardcore Conservative Not #NeverTrump? Because Hillary Is So Much Worse
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Middle Eastern Writers Find Refuge in the Dystopian Novel
Rick Barrett / USA Today:
American flag sales bask in new glory
Nancy Newhoff / Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier:
Cedar Falls Freedom Rock vandalized
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court asked to rule on Trump casino bankruptcy
Greg Toppo / USA Today:
Flooding, severe weather devastate Texas
Discussion: NBC News
Clemence Michallon For / Daily Mail:
Texas man pays his $212 speeding ticket with two buckets full of COINS to protest against ‘extortion’
Wajahat S. Khan / NBC News:
Pakistan Advisory Body Suggests Men ‘Lightly Beat’ Wives Who Refuse Sex
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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