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11:55 AM ET, March 3, 2017

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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Man accused of making threats against Jewish community centers arrested in St. Louis  —  A man accused of making at least eight threats against Jewish Community Centers was arrested by the FBI in St. Louis, Missouri, this morning.  —  The suspect, 31-year-old Juan Thompson …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Former journalist arrested, charged with threats against Jewish facilities  —  Authorities investigating recent bomb threats against Jewish institutions across the country arrested a former journalist on Friday morning and said he was behind at least some of the threats as part of a campaign to harass a woman.
Discussion: The Intercept and Gothamist
Justice News:
Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man For A Pattern Of Harrassment Involving Threats To Jewish Community Centers  —  Juan Thompson's Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim Allegedly Included Eight Threats Made to Jewish Community Organizations
Discussion: twitchy.com, Hot Air and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Sessions Used Political Funds for Republican Convention Expenses  —  Records show attorney general used campaign account for travel expenses to Cleveland, where he met Russian envoy  —  The Trump administration says Attorney General Jeff Sessions was acting as a then-U.S. senator …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP's dramatic shift on Ukraine  —  The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the GOP's draft policy …
Discussion: Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty  —  The latest big buzz is about Jeff Sessions, the attorney general.  It turns out that he lied during his confirmation hearings, denying that he had met with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.  In fact, he met twice with the Russian ambassador …
Steve Reilly / USA Today:
Exclusive: Two other Trump advisers also spoke with Russian envoy during GOP convention
Fox News Insider:
Jeff Sessions Russia Tucker Carlson Ambassador Recuse Investigation Trump Campaign Flynn
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
The Note: Sessions steps aside from Russia inquiries
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
The nearly indestructible bond between Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump
Tony Cook / Indianapolis Star:
Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked  —  Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues.  —  Emails released to IndyStar in response …
Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Appeared As Obama White House Visitor At Least 22 Times  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions came under fire this week for meeting with him  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions Just Made A Major Announcement About His Future  —  POLITICS |  KAITLAN COLLINS
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New York Times:
Kushner and Flynn Met With Russian Envoy in December, White House Says  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, then Donald J. Trump's incoming national security adviser, had a previously undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador in December to “establish a line of communication” …
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: When the smoke is the fire  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by Chief of Staff Jody Hunt, at yesterday's presser / AP's Susan Walsh  —  Good morning, Day 43 of the Trump presidency — a week from halftime of the 100 days.  —  I was chatting with a smart Republican …
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James McAuley / Washington Post:
European Parliament lifts Marine Le Pen's immunity for tweeting gruesome images of violence
Economist:   The vote that could wreck the European Union
Paul Demko / Politico:
New details in GOP Obamacare replacement leaked  —  Latest plan still includes a tax credit that conservatives panned as a new entitlement.  —  House Republicans aren't backing down from their Obamacare repeal plan that sparked backlash from the party's conservative wing.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump aides' bid to plug leaks creates unease among some civil servants  —  President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's advisers push him to purge Obama appointees
Amy Krouse Rosenthal / New York Times:
You May Want to Marry My Husband  —  I have been trying to write this for a while, but the morphine and lack of juicy cheeseburgers (what has it been now, five weeks without real food?) have drained my energy and interfered with whatever prose prowess remains.
WNCT-TV:
Police: Richlands man arrested for hate crime in Key West  —  RICHLANDS, N.C. (WNCT) - A Richlands man police said committed a hate crime in Key West last week was arrested in Onslow County Thursday.  —  Brandon Ray Davis, 30, was taken into custody Thursday morning by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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myfox8.com:
NC man accused of committing anti-gay attack: ‘You live in Trump country now’
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Garfield's a boy ... right?  How a cartoon cat's gender identity launched a Wikipedia war.  —  Garfield is lazy; Garfield is a cat; Garfield likes lasagna.  —  Is there really much more to say about Garfield?  The character is not complicated.  Since the comic debuted in 1978 …
Discussion: Fox17 and Hit & Run
The Huffington Post:
Dreamer Arrested After Speaking To Media Will Be Deported Without Hearing, Attorney Says  —  “ICE's assertion that her detention is ‘routine’ is absurd and seems anything but,” one lawmaker said.  —  WASHINGTON A 22-year-old undocumented immigrant arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Jackson …
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
One California high school just made millions from Snap's IPO  —  Pondering Snap's IPO over laser tag and paintball  —  Earlier this week, Simon Chiu watched Snapchat's team put on an IPO presentation for investors in San Francisco.  He was surrounded by investment bankers from firms like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
Discussion: NPR, Mashable, ABC News and NBC New York
Reuters:
Trump's EPA budget proposal targets climate, lead cleanup programs  —  The White House is proposing to slash a quarter of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's budget, targeting climate-change programs and those designed to prevent air and water pollution like lead contamination …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Engadget
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Top Trump Advisers Are Split on Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Discussion: New York Magazine, AOL and Axios
 
 
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Flashback: Chuck Schumer Meets with Putin in New York City
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The Glenn Beck Program / Glenn Beck:
Undercover in Bangkok: 'Walking Away Was the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done'
Discussion: TheBlaze
Felicia Gans / BostonGlobe.com:
Hillary Clinton speaks at Wellesley College in a private, closed-to-the-press program
Angus Howarth / Scotsman:
Donald Trump visit ‘will shift to Scotland to deter protests’
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Sorry Liberals, Ellison and DWS Remained Seated During Roughy Two-Minute Standing Ovation …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A diabetic boy's parents 'didn't believe in doctors.' Now they're guilty of his murder.
Monica Vendituoli / The Fayetteville Observer:
Fayetteville shooting death livestreamed on Facebook
Discussion: Associated Press
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Daily Mail:
Illegal El Salvador migrant gang members with a Satanic shrine in their apartment 'kidnapped …
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former Trump adviser at center of Russia firestorm wrote letter to DOJ accusing 'Clinton regime …
Discussion: NBC News
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
White House: Keystone exempt from ‘Buy American’ requirements
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
New EPA head told Congress he never used personal email for government business.  But it turns out he did.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway Speaks Out After Congressman Said She Looked ‘Familiar’ On Her Knees
ESPN:
Colin Kaepernick to stand during national anthem next season
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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