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11:30 AM ET, August 26, 2016

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Guardian:
Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is registered voter at vacant Florida home  —  Exclusive: Bannon's enrollment is apparent violation of crucial swing state's election law requiring voters to be legal residents of county they register in  —  Donald Trump's new presidential campaign chief …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump campaign CEO once charged in domestic violence case  —  Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Donald Trump campaign, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness following an incident in early January 1996, though the case was ultimately dismissed …
New York Post:
Trump campaign CEO accused in divorce papers of attacking wife  —  More On:  —  The man hired to remake Donald Trump's image roughed up and threatened his wife during their marriage, she claimed in court documents obtained by The Post.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Trump campaign …
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Chief, Stephen Bannon, Faced Domestic Violence Charges in 1996
Discussion: Politico
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump When Asked About Alt-Right: ‘Nobody Even Knows What It Is’  —  Donald Trump on Thursday night claimed that he doesn't know what the alt-right is when asked about Hillary Clinton's charges in a Thursday speech that Trump has embraced those who push white nationalist, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim beliefs.
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Keegan Hankes / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Whose Alt-Right Is It Anyway?  —  Hours before Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is scheduled to deliver a speech in Reno, Nev., slamming Donald Trump for his connections to the Alt-Right, the racist core leadership of the ideology is collectively tripping over itself trying to take credit for its unexpected success.
Cassandra Fairbanks / We Are Change:
4Chan Poster Gloriously Interrupts Clinton Alt-Right Speech
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Breitbart:
Milo To Hillary: ‘You Did This’  —  Reacting to Hillary Clinton's …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Scott Thistle / The Portland Press Herald:
'Prove I'm a racist': LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail  —  The governor later says he wishes he and Rep. Drew Gattine could have a duel and ‘I would point (my gun) right between his eyes.’  —  Gov. Paul LePage left a state lawmaker from Westbrook …
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Mixed Signals on Immigration Roil Campaign  —  Some backers say they would welcome a change; others say easing his plan to deport all illegal immigrants would cost him the election  —  Donald Trump's mixed signals about easing his plan to deport all illegal immigrants …
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Trump's big immigration reversal shaped by Christie, Giuliani says  —  TRENTON — Donald Trump's apparent pivot away from his calls for mass deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants is partially the result of prodding by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, according to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Assange: ‘Unexpected’ Clinton campaign leaks coming  —  WikiLeaks expects to release information with some “unexpected angles” regarding Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  's campaign ahead of the general election, the organization's founder, Julian Assange, said Wednesday.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Yahoo
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Sarah Palin Warns of ‘Massive Disappointment’ if Donald Trump Eases Immigration Policy  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, one of the first prominent Republicans to endorse Donald Trump's presidential campaign, warned Thursday of “massive disappointment” among the GOP nominee's supporters …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Clinton, Trump Tangle Over Racism
Discussion: Politico
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump's mob-linked ex-associate gives $5,400 to campaign  —  A Russian-born, mafia-linked businessman whose ties to both Donald Trump and loyalists of Russian President Vladimir Putin have sparked scrutiny, visited Trump Tower last month for undisclosed business, he told POLITICO.
Discussion: RedState and The Week
CBS Boston:
New Concerns Arise About Mental Health Of College Students  —  BOSTON - New concerns arise about the mental health of students on college campuses all across the country.  —  Dr. Gene Beresin, a psychiatrist and Executive Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital …
Discussion: National Review and JustOneMinute
Sam Adams / Mirror.co.uk:
Assassination attempt on Angela Merkel feared as armed man arrested 'trying to infiltrate German chancellor's motorcade' in Prague  —  Czech police halted an armed man in a black 4x4 Mercedes as he allegedly tried to join Merkel's motorcade during her visit to the capital
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
After Ailes, Fox News Has a New Crisis: Can It Keep Megyn Kelly?  —  Within its subterranean newsroom, staffers and executives have a new fear: Will they be able to convince Megyn Kelly to re-sign with the network and stave off a potential post-Ailes ratings decline?  And does that mean the end of Bill O'Reilly?
Discussion: AOL, more at Mediagazer »
Paul Demko / Politico:
Obamacare sticker shock hits key Senate races  —  As insurers push large premium increases for 2017 Obamacare plans, some of the steepest hikes have been requested by insurers in crucial swing states that could determine control of the Senate.  —  In nine of 11 states with competitive Senate races …
Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton: ‘I am sure’ that there are no damaging emails  —  Hillary Clinton forcefully and unequivocally rejected on Friday the prospect that her presidential campaign could be derailed by any new emails or scandals related to the Clinton Foundation.  —  “Are you certain that there are no emails …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump resurrects 2008 primary to brand Clinton as racist  —  Hillary Clinton's eight-year-old comments during a raw and contentious primary with Barack Obama are providing even more fodder for Donald Trump and his campaign, doubling down on charges of racism and bigotry against the Democratic nominee …
Discussion: Hot Air
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
Kayla Mueller in Captivity: Courage, Selflessness as She Defended Christian Faith to ISIS Executioner ‘Jihadi John’  —  American hostage Kayla Mueller was tortured, verbally abused, forced into slave labor for ISIS commanders in Syria and raped by the group's top leader …
CBS Sacramento:
Ken Doll Cake Orders Flooding Freeport Bakery After Photo Goes Viral  —  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Overwhelming support is pouring in for a Sacramento bakery after it set off a firestorm of Facebook comments over a picture of a custom cake.  Freeport Bakery's Ken Doll cake has garnered national attention …
Discussion: Consumerist and WFLA-TV
Telegraph:
Lifelike baby dolls designed to deter teenage pregnancies actually have opposite effect, scientists find  —  Lifelike baby dolls that cry and are designed to stop teenage pregnancies actually increase the number of underage mothers, suggests new research.  —  The baby simulators form part …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Lisa France / CNNMoney:
HLN cancels ‘Dr. Drew’  —  It's a wrap for Dr. Drew Pinsky's show on HLN.  —  CNN executive vice president Ken Jautz announced Thursday that “Dr. Drew and I have mutually agreed to air the final episode of his show on September 22.”  —  “Dr. Drew and his team have delivered more than five years …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Literally Can't Stop Laughing at the Plight Of Ann Coulter  —  Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh fell into a fit of laughter Thursday while telling his listeners about how Donald Trump had somehow managed to convince his loyal followers to support amnesty just before Ann Coulter's book came out.
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Man Jailed For Oral Activity On Boardwalk  —  Police: Floridian, 50, serviced woman in front of beachgoers  —  A man spotted yesterday afternoon performing oral sex on a woman lying down on a Florida beach boardwalk told cops that he was an “emergency responder and had to assist the female …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The University of Chicago is attacking academic freedom.  —  Jay Ellison, dean of students, has sent a letter to the incoming class of 2020 outlining the school's policy on academic freedom: … Ellison's letter is a perverse document.  It's very much like the French Burkini ban …
 
 
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Kara Sutyak / fox8.com:
Police surprise kids on first day of school after their officer father dies
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Michael Belfiore / Bloomberg:
The Robot Surgeon of Your Nightmares Can Wiggle Its Way Inside You
Discussion: New York Magazine and Daily Mail
Chris White / The Daily Caller:
Susan Sarandon: Hillary Will Cause World War 3
Discussion: Raw Story
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of voters want Johnson on debate stage
Jon Hilsenrath / Dow Jones Newswires:
Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington (8/25/16)
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Mother Jones
Bloomberg:
Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways
Discussion: Mashable, Engadget and The Verge
 Earlier Items: 
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Apple Software Vulnerability Is Linked to Intrusions
Eleanor Ainge Roy / Guardian:
Woman survives month in New Zealand mountains after partner died on hike
Discussion: KFOR-TV and UK
KRQE-TV:
Hundreds gather at vigils for Victoria Martens
Discussion: KTLA
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
This Princeton health economist thinks Obamacare's marketplaces are doomed
Discussion: Hot Air, Viking Pundit and Power Line
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Texas elector threatens not to vote Trump
Discussion: Mediaite and ballot-access.org
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘I lost. The ni**er won’: Alabama GOP mayor gets racist on Facebook after losing to black candidate
 

 
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