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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
TEXT OF LETTER WEINER ASKED TEEN TO SEND TO TEACHER — The teen wrote this letter but sent it to a fake email address and sent a copy to Weiner. Parts of the letter that might identify her are redacted. The teen told DailyMail.com what she had done. Weiner provided a copy of the letter in his belief it was sent to her teacher.
Joe Marusak / The Charlotte Observer:
Man shot by police at University City apartment complex — Police shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a University City apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon. — A large crowd of protesters gathered as word of the shooting spread and blocked off the road while chanting “Hands up …
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Kim Bellware / The Huffington Post:
Police In North Carolina Fatally Shoot Man Witnesses Say Was Disabled, Unarmed — Protests erupted after the sixth killing of a civilian by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in the past year. — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday fatally shot a black man they said was armed …
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Fox News:
Charlotte police: Warned suspect to drop gun before shooting which triggered riots, hurt 16 officers — Charlotte police warned 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott again and again to drop his handgun before an officer shot and killed him, the police chief announced Wednesday morning …
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Yousef Saba / Politico:
Trump suggests Tulsa officer was ‘choking’ in fatal shooting
Trump suggests Tulsa officer was ‘choking’ in fatal shooting
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Rick McCrabb / News & information for Hamilton …:
Middletown police chief ‘sick, tired’ of officer-involved shootings
Middletown police chief ‘sick, tired’ of officer-involved shootings
John Bacon / USA Today:
ACLU: Tulsa officer shot Terence Crutcher ‘in cold blood’
ACLU: Tulsa officer shot Terence Crutcher ‘in cold blood’
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Corey Lewandowski Pulled From Appearing on CNN Morning Show — Editor's Note: Based on information from a high level CNN source, we initially reported that Corey Lewandowski was suspended from CNN. CNN has now gotten back to us and firmly denied that Lewandowski has been suspended …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN commentator Lewandowski remained on Trump payroll in August
CNN commentator Lewandowski remained on Trump payroll in August
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J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump Still Paying Fmr. Campaign Manager Lewandowski as Consultant
Trump Still Paying Fmr. Campaign Manager Lewandowski as Consultant
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Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
My Plan for Helping America's Poor — The true measure of any society is how we take care of our children. With all of our country's resources, no child should ever have to grow up in poverty. Yet every single night, all across America, kids go to sleep hungry or without a place to call home.
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Stupid Excuses on Taxes
Mr. Trump's Stupid Excuses on Taxes
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump brags about using 'other people's money' amid questions over charity use
Trump brags about using 'other people's money' amid questions over charity use
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Clinton's Samantha Bee Problem — When the histories of the Trump era are written from exile in Justin Trudeau's Canada, they will record that it was none other than Jimmy Fallon who brought down the republic. — Or so you might have thought, at least, listening the furious liberal reaction …
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Thomas Patterson / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed If Clinton loses, blame the email controversy and the media — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media after speaking at a rally at the University of North Carolina, in Greensboro, N.C., on Sept. 15. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)
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Thomas E. Patterson / Shorenstein Center:
News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context
News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Avengers Assemble! Director Joss Whedon Launches Hillary Clinton Super PAC with Star-Studded Video (Watch) — The director's organization, Save the Day, will encourage left-leaning groups to vote for Hillary through a series of comedy videos featuring A-listers including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Neil Patrick Harris.
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Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
Joss Whedon Returns with Star-Studded, Anti-Trump Video to Get Out the Vote
Joss Whedon Returns with Star-Studded, Anti-Trump Video to Get Out the Vote
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Presidential Race Tied, Cooper Up in NC — The Presidential race in North Carolina is about as tight as it can be, and it's also becoming increasingly clear who will end up deciding the winner in the state: voters who would like to continue the direction of President Obama's leadership, but who also strongly dislike Hillary Clinton.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pat McCrory's shifty gambit: N.C. governor tries to blame pro-gay laws for NCAA boycott
Pat McCrory's shifty gambit: N.C. governor tries to blame pro-gay laws for NCAA boycott
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Jennifer Bartlett / New York Times:
Longing for the Male Gaze — When I was in my early 30s, I practiced yoga at a studio in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. On most days, I walked there with two good friends — one who was in her 20s and one about my age — but occasionally we each got to class on our own.
Military Times:
This poll of the U.S. military has Gary Johnson tied with Donald Trump in the race for president — Editor's note: This is the first in a series examining the views of military service members ahead of the presidential election. — If American military personnel alone were selecting the next president …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Don King Uses N-Word While Introducing Donald Trump — Boxing promoter Don King let the n-word slip while introducing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today at a campaign event in Ohio. — King spoke about the problems minorities face, using the term “negro” in most of his remarks.
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Tom McCarthy / Guardian:
Trump joined on stage by Don King at Ohio church - campaign live
Trump joined on stage by Don King at Ohio church - campaign live
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — New Hampshire — Clinton Leads Trump; Senate Race Neck and Neck — Republican leads for Governor — West Long Branch, NJ - New Hampshire may have been the scene of a big win for Donald Trump and an embarrassing loss for Hillary Clinton in the primaries …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Clinton Foundation has become a clear liability, as Bill Clinton mounts his big defense — Former president Bill Clinton will address criticism of the Clinton Foundation head-on Wednesday during a speech to the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. And to hear Politico tell it …
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Evan McMullin Turns Racist Voicemail From Trump Supporter Into Campaign Ad — Evan McMullin's presidential campaign has taken a racist tirade recently left in a staffer's voicemail inbox and turned it into a political ad highlighting the dangers of “Donald Trump's America.”
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Christie: Clinton's Comments On Tackling Systemic Racism “A Disgrace” Like Her — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a prominent Donald Trump adviser, said on Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's comments saying we need to “tackle systemic racism,” while discussing the police shooting of Terence Crutcher were “a disgrace.”
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Nate Silver: Trump surges from 3% to 48% chance of winning — The latest vote projection from elections guru Nate Silver has Republican Donald Trump just six electoral votes short of winning and one point away from equaling Hillary Clinton's popular vote. — The newest Five Thirty Eight survey Trump …
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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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Newsday:
Chelsea bombing: FBI seek 2 who removed IED for questioning … HIGHLIGHTS … The FBI on Wednesday released a surveillance photo of “two unknown individuals” wanted in connection with its investigation into the Chelsea bombing, saying agents want to question the two …
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New York Times:
Apple Is Said to Hold Talks With McLaren and Lit Motors — Apple, which laid off dozens of employees from its secretive car project this month, is increasingly seeking help from outside companies with expertise in vehicles. — Apple has been talking with McLaren, the automaker known …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity in Trouble With Fox After Participating in Trump Ad — Fox News star Sean Hannity—a vocal supporter of Donald Trump on his radio show and his 10 p.m. program on the top-rated, right-leaning cable network—is in hot water Tuesday after his bosses were alerted to his participation in a Trump campaign video.
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Matt Latimer / Politico:
Trump's Guide to Winning Through Gaffes — That Donald Trump's campaign has had more returns from the dead than a soap opera villain is hardly a novel observation. What is noteworthy is the manner in which he's bounced back. Time and again, Trump has survived what only a few years ago …
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CNN:
Egyptian president responds to Trump's Muslim ban — CNN's Erin Burnett sat down with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and ask him about his meeting with Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and how he feels about Trump's proposed ban on Muslims. Source: CNN
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