memeorandum: Governor: NYC blast that injured 29 has no ties to terrorist group (Rick Jervis/USA Today)

10:30 PM ET, September 18, 2016

Top Items:

‘There will be more’: Chilling 911 call after the Chelsea explosion — More On: — A 911 caller warned of further explosions right after the blast that rocked Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood and injured 29 people, The Post has learned. — “I'm looking at the explosion down the block.

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New York Daily News:

Tumblr page claiming to be Chelsea bomber's ‘manifesto’ being vetted by NYPD — The NYPD is vetting a Tumblr page that claimed to be the “manifesto” of the New York City bomber— and threatened more explosions to come, a police source said. — The page, called “I'm the NY Bomber,” …

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Fox News:

Officials probe bombings, stabbings in three U.S. cities in a 12-hour span — Police believe the two devices that were detonated in New Jersey and New York were made by the same person, a law enforcement source told Fox News on Sunday, as authorities move forward with investigations …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News, Mediaite, Independent Journal Review and Pamela Geller

CNN:

New York blast ‘obviously an act of terrorism,’ but not linked to international group, Cuomo says — New York (CNN)[Breaking news update at 10:36 a.m. ET] — All 29 victims who were injured in a New York City explosion have been released from hospitals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Sunday.

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NBC News:
‘An Act of Terrorism’: Investigators Hunting for Clues in NYC ‘Bomb’ That Injured 29

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Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Chelsea Explosion: What We Know and Don't Know

Marc Santora / New York Times:
Manhattan Blast That Injured 29 Does Not Appear to Be International Terrorism

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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Minnesota mall attack: Man shot dead after stabbing 8 people

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Associated Press:
The Latest: FBI Examines Uber Vehicle Damaged in NYC Blast

Discussion: Raw Story and The New Civil Rights Movement

Rick Jervis / USA Today:
Governor: NYC blast that injured 29 has no ties to terrorist group

Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Times

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump says ‘bomb went off in New York’

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Steve Visser / CNN:
New York explosion leaves dozens injured

St. Cloud Times:
Police: Suspect dead after Crossroads stabbing

Fox News:
Minnesota mall attacker referenced Allah before stabbing rampage, police chief says

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

HUUGE! Trump Now Winning in IA, NM, FL, CO, NV - 5 States Obama Won Twice — New polling numbers were released on Sunday. — Donald Trump now leads Hillary Clinton in expected electoral votes 243 to 242. — Donald Trump now leads Hillary Clinton in several states won by Barack Obama including …

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Taylor Marsh and BizPac Review

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:

The Truth: Clinton Staffer Who Saw Birther Email in 2007 Called it ‘Racist and Ignorant’ — One of the lies being promoted by Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and by Trump himself, is that Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign started the “Birther” conspiracy …

Discussion: alan.com

Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:

Black voters are turning from Clinton to Trump in new poll — More On: — Donald Trump is gaining support among African-American voters — whose enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton is eroding, a tracking poll released Saturday revealed. — Trump saw a 16.5 percentage-point increase in backing …

Discussion: The Last Refuge

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

Christie's claim that Trump did not ‘on a regular basis’ spout birther nonsense after 2011 — JAKE TAPPER: “Well, just as a point of fact, again, Donald Trump did not accept when Barack Obama released his birth certificate in 2011. He kept up this whole birther thing until Friday. That's five years.

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Chloe Melas / CNNMoney:
Martha Stewart: 'I'm voting for Hillary Clinton'; Trump ‘totally unprepared’

Discussion: Politico and Raw Story

CNN:
Obama: Would be ‘personal insult’ to legacy if black voters don't back Clinton

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Associated Press:
Obama says it's a ‘personal insult’ if black voters don't back Clinton

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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Obama: It will be ‘personal insult’ if black community doesn't turn out for Clinton

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CBS News:

RNC Chairman: Party could penalize former GOP candidates who don't endorse Donald Trump — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that it's high time for Donald Trump's former primary challengers to come on board and support his campaign—and suggested …

Discussion: Sputnik International, RedState, Hot Air and CBS New York

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Kasich team: He will not be ‘bullied’ by Priebus — A top aide for John Kasich slammed Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus for saying that former candidates who don't support Donald Trump — could be penalized in some way. — Priebus said Sunday that former candidates …

Discussion: RedState

Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
RNC Chair Says Candidates Who Don't Back Trump Could Be Punished In The Future

Discussion: alan.com and Daily Kos

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:

Among Democrats, deep concern about Clinton's Hispanic strategy — Lagging support among Hispanic voters for Hillary Clinton and congressional candidates in crucial races has stoked deep concern that the party and the presidential campaign are doing too little to galvanize a key constituency.

Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:

Clinton Maintains Lead Over Trump Despite Health Scare — Hillary Clinton remains the top choice for voters in the presidential race, rebounding from her brief health scare at a 9/11 ceremony a week ago. She is still leading Donald Trump by 2 percentage points among likely voters.

Discussion: Hot Air

The Intercept:

WashPost Makes History: First Paper to Call for Prosecution of its own Source (After Accepting Pulitzer) — Three of the four media outlets which received and published large numbers of secret NSA documents provided by Edward Snowden - The Guardian, The New York Times and The Intercept …

Discussion: Common Dreams, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:
No pardon for Edward Snowden

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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:

Jeb Bush appears as Uber driver in Emmys cameo … Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush made a surprise appearance in the opening of the Emmys on Sunday. — In an opening video at the award ceremony, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel jumps into a car on his way to the event to see Bush is his driver.

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Post, Politico, ABC News, Business Insider, Mashable and Independent Journal Review

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Trump surrogate accuses Obama of ‘otherness’ — and then scrambles to walk it back — Just as conservatives felt they had deep-sixed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's five years of questioning President Barack Obama's place of birth, the head of a super PAC boosting Trump's candidacy opened …

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Trump: Robert Gates 'probably has a problem that we don't know about' — carried his attacks on former Defense Secretary Robert Gates from Twitter to a rally in Colorado Springs Saturday night, calling Gates a “nasty guy.” — “We had a clown today, an absolute clown.

Discussion: ABC News, Booman Tribune, NBC News and Guardian

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump's campaign manager: Insults don't mean he's thin-skinned

Discussion: RedState

Angus McDowall / Reuters:

U.S.-led jets kill dozens of Syrian soldiers: Russia, monitor — U.S.-led coalition jets bombed a Syrian army position at Jebel Tharda near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, killing dozens of Syrian soldiers, Russia and a war monitor said, paving the way for Islamic State to briefly overrun it.