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Lucas Aulbach / Courier-Journal:
Video shows man forcibly removed from United flight from Chicago to Louisville — A video posted on Facebook late Sunday evening shows a passenger on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville being forcibly removed from the plane before takeoff at O'Hare International Airport.
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
United Passenger Dragged From Overbooked Flight — A man on an overbooked United Airlines flight was forcibly removed from his seat and dragged through the aisle on Sunday, and video of the anguished protests by him and other passengers spread rapidly on Monday as people criticized the airline's tactics.
Brian Doherty / Hit & Run:
Why Should Police Help United Airlines Cheat Its Customers? — The world is rightly abuzz over an awful incident yesterday in which a man was beaten and dragged off a plane by police at Chicago's O'Hare airport for the crime of wanting to use the seat he's paid for on a United Airline flight getting ready to leave for Louisville.
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
A man wouldn't leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp. — United Airlines says a man wouldn't give up his spot on an overbooked flight Sunday. — So, according to witnesses and videos of the incident, he was pulled screaming from his seat by security …
Alicia Melville-Smith / BuzzFeed:
A Man Was Dragged Off A United Plane After The Airline Overbooked The Flight — Several videos have been posted online of a man being dragged off a United Airlines plane after the flight was overbooked. — Facebook: video.php — Videos posted to Twitter and Facebook show a man being pulled …
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Breitbart editors tell staffers to stop writing stories critical of Jared Kushner, sources say — Employees at Breitbart News have been asked by senior editors to refrain from writing stories critical of Jared Kushner, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House on edge as 100-day judgment nears — President Donald Trump has far more than three years left in his first term. But inside his pressure cooker of a White House, aides and advisers are sweating the next three weeks. — The symbolic 100-day mark by which modern presidents …
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Bloomberg:
In Trump's World, Family Always Comes First
In Trump's World, Family Always Comes First
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
The Trouble With Trump's White House Is Donald Trump
The Trouble With Trump's White House Is Donald Trump
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Priebus made Bannon, Kushner make up: report
Priebus made Bannon, Kushner make up: report
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Anti-Defamation League:
Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner
Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court justice
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John Archibald / al.com:
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley expected to resign this week — It Is becoming clear that Robert Bentley will not last the week as governor. — Sources in Montgomery say his lawyers have been involved in negotiations to step down from the governorship and plead to lesser charges, allowing Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey to step up as governor.
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Claire Aiello / WHNT-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Robert Bentley expected to resign shortly — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Robert Bentley will address reporters at 5:00 p.m. according to his spokesperson. We expect Bentley to announce he is stepping down. — This comes hours after a House committee began impeachment hearings …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
5 Of The Wildest Details In Report On Alabama Guv's Efforts To Hide Affair — Embattled Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) may finally be giving up. AL.com reported that the governor, for whom impeachment hearings started Monday, is expected to step down this week over his elaborate efforts …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Susan Rice's claim that Obama got Syria to ‘verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile’ — “We were able to find a solution that didn't necessitate the use of force that actually removed the chemical weapons that were known from Syria, in a way that the use of force would never have accomplished.
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Associated Press:
Official: Russia knew in advance of Syrian chemical attack — WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has concluded Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week, a senior U.S. official said Monday. — The official said a drone operated by Russians was flying over a hospital …
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Reuters:
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won't meet Tillerson
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won't meet Tillerson
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Ben Westcott / CNN:
Trump administration sends mixed signals on Syria ahead of G7 meeting
Trump administration sends mixed signals on Syria ahead of G7 meeting
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NASDAQ.com:
Midday Update: Stocks Return Gains on Reports of Chinese Troop Deployments on N. Korea Border — The benchmark averages have surrendered earlier gains on news that China has deployed 150,000 troops to the North Korean border, and the U.S. is considering further sanctions against Russia.
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
San Bernardino School Shooting: 2 Adults Dead in Classroom, 2 Students in Critical Condition After Suspected Murder-Suicide — A male gunman and female adult victim were found dead in a classroom and two students are hospitalized in critical condition after the shooter walked onto …
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4 victims reported in San Bernardino school shooting at North Park Elementary
4 victims reported in San Bernardino school shooting at North Park Elementary
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
2 adults killed, 2 children hurt in shooting at San Bernardino elementary school
2 adults killed, 2 children hurt in shooting at San Bernardino elementary school
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘People Just Flat-Out Lie’ — President Donald Trump called her “Hillary Clinton's P.R. person” when she got a scoop he didn't like last week. — Controversial Fox News host Bill O'Reilly called her “unruly” when she shouted questions at Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Sessions orders Justice Dept. to end forensic science commission, suspend review policy — Attorney General Jeff Sessions will end a Justice Department partnership with independent scientists to raise forensic science standards and has suspended an expanded review of FBI testimony across several techniques …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
KS-04 Moves to Lean Republican, GA-06 to Toss Up — In the final hours of the special election to replace new CIA Director Mike Pompeo in Wichita, Kansas, Republicans are expressing alarm that Democrat James Thompson is within striking distance of carrying a seat President Trump won by 27 points last November.
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James West / Mother Jones:
Leaked Email: President Trump's Modeling Agency Is Shutting Down — One of President Donald Trump's favorite businesses will go the way of Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump Airlines, and Trump Magazine: his embattled New York modeling firm, Trump Model Management, has officially told …
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Ekin Karasin / Daily Mail:
Now that's a VERY deep end: Glass bottomed swimming pool on 42nd floor jets out into thin air so brave swimmers can see busy street 500 feet below — Dubbed the Sky Pool, the infinity pool is on 42nd floor and extends 10 feet over side of Market Square Tower
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Publicity Stunts Aren't Policy — Does anyone still remember the Carrier deal? Back in December President-elect Donald Trump announced, triumphantly, that he had reached a deal with the air-conditioner manufacturer to keep 1,100 jobs in America rather than moving them to Mexico.
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