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Donald Trump Jr tweet: 'I'm a refugee' says Skittles photographer — Donald Trump Jr's tweet comparing Skittles to refugees has caused a furore on social media. In a new development, the man who took the photo of the Skittles has revealed himself to be a former refugee.
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The Intercept:
Nazi Who Originated Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Analogy Was Hanged at Nuremberg — Donald Trump Jr.'s tweet comparing Syrian refugees to Skittles has deep roots. The concept dates back at least to 1938 and a children's book called Der Giftpilz, or The Toadstool, in which a mother explains …
Siraj Datoo / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Comparison Used to Be a Feminist Meme — The internet never forgets. It just remembers differently. — When Donald Trump Jr. compared refugees to a bowl of potentially poisonous Skittles, internet outrage ensued. Ben Grelle's anger was a little more personal.
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ABC News, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump Jr's ‘Skittles’ tweet is based on two different white supremacist memes — and Nazi propaganda
Trump Jr's ‘Skittles’ tweet is based on two different white supremacist memes — and Nazi propaganda
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Tweet Highlights His Key Campaign Role
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Tweet Highlights His Key Campaign Role
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump used $258,000 from his charity to settle legal problems — Donald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits that involved the billionaire's for-profit businesses, according to interviews and a review of legal documents.
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Scrutiny of Trump Foundation deepens — 's campaign is grappling with new allegations that the GOP nominee used his charitable foundation to pay personal expenses. — On Tuesday, The Washington Post published tax and legal documents alleging Trump's foundation spent $258,000 to settle lawsuits …
TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie — Files for Divorce from Brad Pitt Allegations of Substance Abuse, Anger — EXCLUSIVE — Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and the trigger was a conflict over the kids, substance abuse and anger ... TMZ has learned. — Jolie filed legal docs Monday citing irreconcilable differences.
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Page Six:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to divorce — Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after learning he was cheating on her with his sexy co-star — and Russian hookers, a well-placed source told The Post on Tuesday. — “He's in the throes of some insane midlife crisis, and Angie is fed up,” the source said.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
New Trump ad: 'It's a movement, not a campaign' — 's campaign on Tuesday released a new television ad portraying the Republican nominee's White House bid as a “movement.” — “It's a movement, not a campaign,” a narrator says at the beginning of the 30-second ad. “Its leader—Donald Trump.”
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Adan Salazar / Infowars:
‘Sleep well Hillary!’: Trump Comments on Hillary's Campaign Break
‘Sleep well Hillary!’: Trump Comments on Hillary's Campaign Break
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Washington Post, Business Insider and Mother Jones
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Whatever message Hillary Clinton is putting out, all people hear is ‘email’
Niall Ferguson / BostonGlobe.com:
The fight isn't going Clinton's way
David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Hillary Clinton still way ahead in California, but she's slipping
Hillary Clinton still way ahead in California, but she's slipping
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Hot Air
John Binder / The American Mirror:
MYSTERY: What was going on with Hillary's eyes during Philly speech? — During a speech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appeared to have something quite off about her appearance. — Check it out here:
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Infowars and The Gateway Pundit
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml/rss.xml:
With Trump Regaining North Carolina Lead, Hillary Unexpectedly Postpones Local Fundraiser “Without Reason” — If there was a time Hillary needed to make a public appearance in the key battleground state of North Carolina to drum up voter support, it was today, if for no other reason …
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WNCN, JustOneMinute and The American Mirror
CBS North Carolina / WNCN:
Small NC town prepares for Trump rally; Clinton postpones Chapel Hill event
Small NC town prepares for Trump rally; Clinton postpones Chapel Hill event
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The Gateway Pundit and Power Line
New York Times:
Ahmad Khan Rahami's Father Told Police in 2014 His Son Was a Terrorist, Officials Say — Two years before Ahmad Khan Rahami went on a bombing rampage in New York and New Jersey, his father told the police that the son was a terrorist, prompting a review by federal agents, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
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The Intercept:
Justice Kennedy, Author of Citizens United, Shrugs Off Question About His Deeply Flawed Premise — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, the author of the 2010 Citizens United decision that unraveled almost a century of campaign finance law, doesn't seem to care that the central premise of his historic decision has quickly unraveled.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
GOP megadonor pledges $2M to register Florida Latinos to help beat Trump — MIAMI — Mike Fernandez, the billionaire heavyweight Republican donor who says he's voting for Democrat Hillary Clinton because he loathes Donald Trump, says he's ready to spend as much as $2 million to an unspecified nonprofit …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Number of those wrongly given citizenship higher than initially reported — Washington (CNN)The number of individuals who were supposed to have been deported but were instead granted citizenship is far higher than was initially reported by media covering the Department of Homeland Security …
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RedState, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Donald Trump Called Debate Moderator Lester Holt a Democrat. He's Actually a Republican. — Holt is a registered Republican voter — Republican nominee Donald Trump called first presidential debate moderator, NBC News anchor Lester Holt, “a Democrat” Monday, despite public records that indicate otherwise.
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The Right Scoop, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Independent Journal Review and TVNewser
Cam Inman / Mercury News:
Colin Kaepernick shakes off death threats, seeks justice in Terence Crutcher killing — While Colin Kaepernick says he's seen positives emerge from a racial-equality movement sparked by his national-anthem protests, he's also received death threats as a result.
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NBCSports.com, AOL, alan.com, Independent Journal Review and The Daily Beast
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate will delay vacation to override Obama veto — (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the Senate will take up an expected veto override of legislation that lets families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts before breaking for the elections. — “Both of those we'll have to deal …
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Politico and Political Wire
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News's Sean Hannity stars in Trump promotion — Fox News host Sean Hannity appears committed to checking off all the boxes for pro-Donald Trump advocacy. He routinely has Trump on his Fox News program and feeds him easy questions. He has advised the candidate on an informal basis.
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Politico, Hot Air, Media Matters for America, RedState and Politicus USA
KMSP:
Lonsdale, Minn. restaurant posts ‘Muslims get out’ sign — LONSDALE, Minn. (KMSP) - A sign saying “Muslims get out” at an ice cream shop in Lonsdale, Minn. created a bit of controversy in the wake of the stabbings at a St. Cloud mall. — A small group of demonstrators gathered outside …
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Patrick Brennan / National Review:
The Conservative Answer to Thomas Piketty That You've All Been Waiting For — Edward Conard's new book is a rousing defense of conservative beliefs about how markets and incentives drive prosperity. … I — t's been a rough few years for conservative economics.
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
One pilot dead, a second injured in U-2 spy plane crash in rural Northern California — One pilot was killed, and another injured when a U-2 spy plane crashed in Northern California shortly after takeoff Tuesday morning, according to a U.S. Air Force official.
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The Week
CBS North Carolina / WNCN:
Fayetteville teacher suspended after flag-stomping lesson sparks outrage — FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) - A teacher's First Amendment lesson at a Fayetteville high school has sparked outrage and he has been place on leave by school officials. — Lee Francis, a teacher at Massey Hill Classical High School …
Joe Bruno / WSOC-TV:
Protest erupts in northeast Charlotte after deadly officer-involved shooting — CHARLOTTE - Police in Charlotte shot and killed a person carrying a gun Tuesday afternoon at a Charlotte apartment complex, officials said. — WATCH CHOPPER 9 Live over the scene of the protests.
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Megyn Kelly to Produce Comedy Series Set on Presidential Campaign Trail (EXCLUSIVE) — Fox News star Megyn Kelly is attached to produce a new scripted series with “Fifty Shades of Grey” producer Michael De Luca following a presidential campaign trail and the embedded journalists who cover it.
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The Right Scoop, Guardian, Mediaite, Politico and Washington Times
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
We Gave Four Good Pollsters the Same Raw Data. They Reached Very Different Conclusions. — How four pollsters, and The Upshot, interpreted 867 poll responses: … You've heard of the “margin of error” in polling. Just about every article on a new poll dutifully notes that the margin …
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National Review and Hot Air
Mike Klein / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Statement from Sunlight Foundation's board chairman — The board of directors of the Sunlight Foundation has reached some important conclusions about our future. We want to share them with our friends, funders, employees, partners, and everyone who has been a part of our work over the last decade.
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