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China Warns of ‘Storm Clouds Gathering’ in U.S.-North Korea Standoff — HONG KONG — North Korea said on Friday that nuclear war could break out on the Korean Peninsula “at any moment,” accusing the United States of escalating tensions that have set off fears of war and calls for calm by countries in the region.
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Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
North Korea and the Risks of Miscalculation — Not long after the United States Navy dispatched a carrier strike group in the direction of the Korean peninsula following a North Korean missile test last week, Pyongyang vowed to counter “the reckless act of aggression” and hinted at “catastrophic consequences.”
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Fox News:
US Air Force sends message to North Korea with display of air power — U.S. Air Force officials made it clear to North Korea they were not messing around, launching a surprise military exercise with full combat air power in Japan Wednesday. — The jets in the arsenal of the 18th Wing …
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Associated Press:
THE LATEST: RUSSIAN LAWMAKER: US BIGGER THREAT THAN N. KOREA
THE LATEST: RUSSIAN LAWMAKER: US BIGGER THREAT THAN N. KOREA
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Charles Krauthammer / National Review:
Trump's Great Reversal — for Now
Trump's Great Reversal — for Now
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Annie Waldman / ProPublica:
DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White — The new acting head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights once complained that she experienced discrimination because she is white. — As an undergraduate studying calculus …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House says it won't make visitor logs public — President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday that the White House won't release records of its visitors, raising new concerns from transparency advocates. — The decision not to voluntarily disclose White House visitor logs …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House showdown on Paris deal set for next week
White House showdown on Paris deal set for next week
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump will keep list of White House visitors secret
Trump will keep list of White House visitors secret
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump's reelection stockpile grows as small donors keep giving
Trump's reelection stockpile grows as small donors keep giving
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Teaser — Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Arriving in your galaxy December 15. Visit Star Wars at http://www.starwars.com Subscribe to Star Wars on YouTube at http://www.you...
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Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer makes its long-awaited debut
Sune Engel Rasmussen / The Guardian:
‘It felt like the heavens were falling’: Afghans reel from MOAB impact — Locals describe the moment the ‘mother of all bombs’ was dropped, as critics question the wisdom of deploying the weapon … After his evening prayers, Mohammad Shahzadah closed the house gates and sat down for dinner.
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Why the US dropped the ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan
Why the US dropped the ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan
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Amanda Prestigiacomo / Daily Wire:
New Video: The Moment The ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ Killed 36 ISIS Members
New Video: The Moment The ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ Killed 36 ISIS Members
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
A Trump Tower Neighbor Is the Point Man for Europe's Populists — PALM BEACH, Fla. — George Guido Lombardi spotted President Trump's young son Barron alone on a couch playing a video game in the gaping and gilded living room of Mar-a-Lago, his father's private oceanfront club in Palm Beach.
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Le Pen's Inner Circle Fuels Doubt About Bid to ‘Un-Demonize’ Her Party
Le Pen's Inner Circle Fuels Doubt About Bid to ‘Un-Demonize’ Her Party
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Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Leaked NSA Malware Threatens Windows Users Around the World — The ShadowBrokers, an entity previously confirmed by The Intercept to have leaked authentic malware used by the NSA to attack computers around the world, today released another cache of what appears to be extremely potent …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Does Steve Bannon Have Something to Offer? — In 2014 the beleaguered White House aide raised important moral questions about today's capitalism. — My late friend Bill Safire, the tough and joyous New York Times columnist, once gave me good advice. I was not then a newspaper columnist, but he'd apparently decided I would be.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge?
If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge?
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Carl Prine / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Decorated Navy SEAL moonlighting as a porn star — Joseph John Schmidt III during one of his many community outreach events for the Navy SEALs. (photo courtesy of U.S. Navy) — Navy Chief Special Warfare Officer Joseph John Schmidt III has been living dual lives.
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
NASA ‘sting’ operation against 74-year-old widow of Apollo engineer draws court rebuke — Agents of the U.S. government are entitled to immunity from lawsuits for what they do in the line of duty, as long as they do it right, in accord with the Constitution.
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Media Matters for America:
Trump Ally Alex Jones: “The Word Is” President Obama's Daughters “Aren't Even His Kids” — ALEX JONES (HOST): This is out of The Hill, Obama reportedly spending a month in French Polynesia, where there is no criminal extradition to the United States and it's funny they just brought …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump and The Problem of Militant Ignorance — It is what we might call ‘the consensus judgment’ that President Trump is a deeply ignorant man and perhaps a profoundly ignorant President. But it is worth stepping back and considering just what this means, the different kinds of ignorance that exist and how they differ.
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Jeff Jenkins / WV MetroNews:
Justice vetoes budget by unveiling bull manure — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice showed state lawmakers what he thought of their $4.1 billion budget, vetoing it with a pile of bull manure Thursday. — Appearing before a crowd in the state capitol's lower rotunda …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
How to fix the Supreme Court — The way we choose Supreme Court nominees is broken. Here's how to fix it. — It's worth taking a step back to realize just how broken the process for selecting Supreme Court justices now is. — In 2016, Senate Republicans responded to Antonin Scalia's death …
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Rafael Mangual / City Journal:
The Supreme Court Was “Politicized” Long Ago
The Supreme Court Was “Politicized” Long Ago
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump visits Mar-a-Lago resort for 23rd day as president — President Trump's Friday trip to his Mar-a-Lago resort marks the 23rd day he's visited the West Palm Beach club over the first 84 days of his presidency. — Trump will spend the full three-day Easter weekend at the resort.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Neo-Nazis Are Tearing Apart the Furry World — The war began when a fascist party and its armband-clad leader led a putsch. Antifascists mobilized in response. Threats of violence ensued. — Then the Rocky Mountain Fur Con canceled all future events.
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Expecting Donald Trump To Grow on the Job? Imagine If Jerry Jones Had Hired Him To Coach the Cowboys. — Honestly. Donald Trump is “growing”? That's what they're saying on my teevee. The truth is more brutal. — Everyone, including the Beast, took note of the President's six flip-flop Wednesday.
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Zaid Jilani / The Intercept:
New York Times Promises Truth and Diversity, Then Hires Climate-Denying Anti-Arab White Guy — Following Donald Trump's election, The New York Times promised its readers that it would aggressively pursue truth and challenge power in the days and months ahead.
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Michael Wear / Washington Post:
Remember when the White House had faith? — It appears likely that President Trump will not continue the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast, a tradition that began in 2010 under President Barack Obama where he would invite Christian leaders from across the country to join him for a service in the East Room of the White House.
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Facebook Discovers ‘Major Spam Operation,’ USA Today Likes Plummet — Clinton Communications Director On Obama: ‘He Looked Kind Of Like A Jackass’ — Watch The ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ Explode All Over ISIS In Afghanistan — VIDEO: Maine Dems Caught On Cam Laughing About Rising Suicide Rates Among White Males
Tim Wu / Wired:
The Crisis of Attention Theft—Ads That Steal Your Time for Nothing in Return — By now, it is pretty well understood that we regularly pay for things in ways other than using money. Sometimes we pay still with cash. But we also pay for things with data, and more often, with our time and attention.
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Uber, Lifting Financial Veil, Says Sales Growth Outpaces Losses — The ride-hailing giant opens up about its financials for the first time in an interview with Bloomberg. — by — Uber Technologies Inc. isn't required to report its finances publicly, but the privately held company …
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