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First on CNN: US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan — Washington (CNN)The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission. — A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, nicknamed MOAB …
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U.S. drops “mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan, marking weapon's first use — The U.S. dropped a bomb containing 11 tons of explosives on an ISIS cave complex in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on the border with Pakistan on Thursday, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed to CBS News' David Martin.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump: I don't know if ‘mother of all bombs’ sends message to North Korea — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he does not know whether the U.S. military's use of the so-called “mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan will send a message to North Korea, but he said “the problem” …
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan after Green Beret killed
US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan after Green Beret killed
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Air Force Times:
CENTCOM: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
CENTCOM: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
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Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
Spicer refuses to say if Trump was in Situation Room for Afghanistan strike, flees amid questions
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GBU-43/B — Description: The GBU-43/B, also known …
GBU-43/B — Description: The GBU-43/B, also known …
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President Trump today: Live updates
President Trump today: Live updates
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Foreign Policy:
United States Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ On ISIS in Afghanistan
United States Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ On ISIS in Afghanistan
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in history: report
US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in history: report
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The Guardian:
British spies were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia — Exclusive: GCHQ is said to have alerted US agencies after becoming aware of contacts in 2015 — Britain's spy agencies played a crucial role in alerting their counterparts in Washington to contacts between members …
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CNN:
British intelligence passed Trump associates' communications with Russians on to US counterparts — Watch Trump's stunning U-turns on key issues — Washington (CNN)British and other European intelligence agencies intercepted communications between associates of Donald Trump and Russian officials …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Democrats want Kushner's security clearance suspended
House Democrats want Kushner's security clearance suspended
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Democrats call for revoking Kushner's security clearance
House Democrats call for revoking Kushner's security clearance
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Jose Lambiet / miamiherald:
Undercooled meat. Dangerous fish. Health inspectors zing Trump's Mar-a-Lago kitchen — Just days before the state visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's Palm Beach private club, Florida restaurant inspectors found potentially dangerous raw fish …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump privately signs anti-Planned Parenthood law — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump privately signed a bill on Thursday that allows states to withhold federal money from organizations that provide abortion services, including Planned Parenthood, a group frequently targeted by Republicans.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump signs bill targeting funding for abortion providers
Trump signs bill targeting funding for abortion providers
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Andy Campbell / The Huffington Post:
This GOP Lawmaker Was Just Booed For His Bizarre Planned Parenthood Proposal
This GOP Lawmaker Was Just Booed For His Bizarre Planned Parenthood Proposal
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump Moves Against Planned Parenthood by Signing GOP Measure
Trump Moves Against Planned Parenthood by Signing GOP Measure
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
GOP rep: ‘Bullcrap’ to say taxpayers pay my salary — Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) faced off with constituents at a town hall this week, telling the audience that they don't pay his salary. — “You say you pay for me to do this? That's bullcrap,” Mullin said at the town hall in Jay, Okla., according to a video of the incident.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump's base turns on him — Donald Trump's true believers are losing the faith. — As Trump struggles to keep his campaign promises and flirts with political moderation, his most steadfast supporters — from veteran advisers to anti-immigration activists to the volunteers who dropped …
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Christian Gollayan / New York Post:
Why I won't date hot women anymore — When it came to dating in New York as a 30-something executive in private equity, Dan Rochkind had no problem snagging the city's most beautiful women. — “I could have [anyone] I wanted,” says Rochkind, now 40 and an Upper West Sider with a muscular build and a full head of hair.
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New York Times:
Police Believe New York Judge Found in Hudson River Committed Suicide — Family tragedy surrounded Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam. About three years ago, law enforcement officials said, her brother committed suicide. Last year around this time, her mother died.
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New York Times:
Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Judge on New York's Top Court, Is Found Dead in Hudson River
Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Judge on New York's Top Court, Is Found Dead in Hudson River
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump Said No to Troops in Syria. His Aides Aren't So Sure. — Listening to his campaign rhetoric, the last thing you would expect Donald Trump to do as president would be to escalate a ground war in the Middle East. He won the Republican nomination last year by campaigning …
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
U.S.-led coalition accidentally bombs Syrian allies, killing 18
U.S.-led coalition accidentally bombs Syrian allies, killing 18
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump's threat prompts Democrats to play hardball over Obamacare payments — Democrats signaled that they will seek to secure payments owed to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act as part of pending negotiations over a government spending bill Thursday — a new wrinkle in sensitive talks …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
What President Trump's coming Obamacare decision could mean for Americans
What President Trump's coming Obamacare decision could mean for Americans
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Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
In its last year, the Obama administration had its eyes on burnishing the outgoing president's legacy — and ignored the threat from an old foe. — No one from — the Obama administration seems to remember when they figured out they were falling victim to one of the greatest intelligence operations in history.
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Jacob Kornbluh / Jewish Insider:
Where in the World Are Jared & Ivanka for Passover? Canada — In a misdirection of sorts, Ivanka Trump posted the following photo on Monday of her family at the White House: … This post led to much of the media including The Jerusalem Post to conclude, “This year …
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Agence France-Presse:
Syria's Assad says chemical attack ‘100 percent fabrication’ — A handout picture released by the Syrian presidency's press office shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during an interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on April 12, 2017 — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad …
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Tegna / WXIA-TV:
Teen accidentally kills himself as friends watch on Instagram Live … “I heard a big boom. I couldn't tell if it was a gun shot or what.” — Shaniqua Stephens had just watched her 13-year-old son take out the trash Monday evening when she heard a noise. — “I just knew that it was something that was wrong,” she said.
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Robert Snell / Detroit News:
Detroit physician charged with mutilating girls' genitalia — Detroit — A Detroit emergency room physician was charged Wednesday with mutilating the genitalia of two 7-year-old girls in what is believed to be the first case of its kind brought under federal law.
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Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit doctor accused of genital mutilation on 7-year-old girls
Detroit doctor accused of genital mutilation on 7-year-old girls
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Zeke Smith / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Survivor’ Contestant Opens Up About Being Outed as Transgender (Guest Column) — “I'm not wild about you knowing that I'm trans,” two-time show player Zeke Smith writes for THR about this week's episode. … I'm not wild about you knowing that I'm trans.
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Gets a ‘Globalist’ Makeover — President Donald Trump and his staff reversed or walked back at least six campaign positions on Wednesday. — Ranging from monetary to budget to defense policy, the reversals culminated at an afternoon press conference with North Atlantic Treaty …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spicer defends Trump: Issues are 'evolving towards the president's position'
Spicer defends Trump: Issues are 'evolving towards the president's position'
Amir Efrati / The Information:
Uber's Top Secret “Hell” Program Exploited Lyft's Vulnerability — As the ride-sharing market was exploding in the U.S. between 2014 and the early part 2016, Uber had an advantage over Lyft that helped Uber maintain its lead, The Information has learned. Thanks to a secret software-based …
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