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Aircraft Carrier Wasn't Sailing to Deter North Korea, as U.S. Suggested — WASHINGTON — As worries deepened last week about whether North Korea would conduct a missile test, the White House declared that ordering an American aircraft carrier into the Sea of Japan would send a powerful deterrent signal …
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US military considers shooting down North Korea missile tests, sources say — As Pentagon looks for strategies to pressure North Korea into denuclearization, US officials worry that intercepting missiles could escalate tensions and risk war … The US military is considering shooting …
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Christopher P. Cavas / Defense News:
Nothing to see here: US carrier still thousands of miles from Korea — WASHINGTON — For more than a week, media reports in the U.S. and around Asia routinely have mentioned the approach of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson's carrier strike group, seemingly implying an attack on North Korea could be imminent.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump: Presidents Obama, Clinton were ‘outplayed’ by North Korea
Trump: Presidents Obama, Clinton were ‘outplayed’ by North Korea
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: The Murdochs Are Turning Against Bill O'Reilly — With only six days remaining in Bill O'Reilly's vacation, the pressure on the Murdoch family to decide the embattled commentator's fate is intensifying. Three sources with knowledge of the discussions said that …
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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
New Bill O'Reilly Accuser Says He Called Her “Hot Chocolate” and Leered
New Bill O'Reilly Accuser Says He Called Her “Hot Chocolate” and Leered
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Women's Group to Demand Fox News Fire Bill O'Reilly at New Protest
Women's Group to Demand Fox News Fire Bill O'Reilly at New Protest
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Steven Ginsberg / Washington Post:
The night Clinton said what she never expected to say: ‘Congratulations, Donald’ — Steven Ginsberg is the senior politics editor for The Washington Post. — Around 7:45 on election night, when Hillary Clinton and her aides still thought they were headed to the White House, troubling news emerged from Florida.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside the Hillary Hindenburg — A new book by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, “ Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign ,” makes it clear that whatever you thought was happening in Brooklyn at Clinton's campaign headquarters, it was worse. One of the kickers: … More highlights from the book:
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sanders on Clinton's 'I'm with her' slogan: 'It's so phony' — (I-Vt.) called former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — 's “I'm with her” slogan “phony,” according to a new book. — In “Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign,” The Hill's Amie Parnes …
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Barton Swaim / Wall Street Journal:
How Hillary Lost the White House
How Hillary Lost the White House
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FiveThirtyEight:
Everything You Need To Know About The Georgia 6 Special Election — Election junkies, rejoice! The biggest race since the 2016 presidential election is here. — Georgians in the Atlanta suburbs are casting ballots today in a special election to decide who will represent the state's 6th Congressional District.
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Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
‘Reluctant’ Trump Voters Swung The Election. Here's How They Think He's Doing.
‘Reluctant’ Trump Voters Swung The Election. Here's How They Think He's Doing.
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Political Wire, ABC News, LGBTQ Nation and Washington Post
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Georgia Dem: No issue I don't live in district
Georgia Dem: No issue I don't live in district
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Georgia Election: Expect the Early Vote Count to Be Misleading
Georgia Election: Expect the Early Vote Count to Be Misleading
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Department of Homeland Security:
Home and Away: DHS and the Threats to America, Remarks delivered by Secretary Kelly at George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security — Introduction — Thank you, Frank. Thank you, President Knapp, and thank you to GW for hosting the Department here today.
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John Kelly / BostonGlobe.com:
A race against those who seek our destruction
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
FBI Investigating Radical Terrorists in All 50 States as Threats Hit Peak
FBI Investigating Radical Terrorists in All 50 States as Threats Hit Peak
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Elizabeth Elizalde / New York Daily News:
Oregon man dies thinking President Trump was impeached after being lied to by ex-wife — A man died peacefully in his Oregon home after his ex-wife lied to him that President Trump was impeached from office. — Michael Garland Elliott, 75, passed away on April 6 and was surrounded by his caregivers …
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Ross Cavitt / WSB-TV:
Equipment stolen days before special election; Sec. of State: ‘Unacceptable’ — Twtter — COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Channel 2 Action News has learned that critical voting machines were stolen just days before polls will open for a special election. — State officials are investigating …
Associated Press:
Ivanka's biz prospers as politics mixes with business — SHANGHAI (AP) — On April 6, Ivanka Trump's company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world's second-largest economy.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
As Trump Drifts Away From Populism, His Supporters Grow Watchful — WASHINGTON — President Trump visited the Tennessee estate of Andrew Jackson last month to symbolically claim the mantle of the first genuinely populist president since the 1830s. Just like Jackson, Mr. Trump defeated …
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Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Man Wanted in Cleveland Facebook Murder Kills Himself, Police Say — man sought in the fatal shooting of a 74-year-old man in Cleveland, who then posted a video of it on Facebook, shot and killed himself on Tuesday after a brief pursuit in Erie County, Pa., a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania State Police said.
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Matthew Sheffield / Salon:
Roger Ailes' fake news empire: Former Fox News head presided over a panoply of phony “sock puppet” blogs — Former Fox News CEO paid for many deceptive sites, including leering blogs promoting female Fox personalities — Since a series of sexual harassment accusations led to the ouster …
Bob Price / Breitbart:
Tax Day Justice: DOJ Investigation of Lois Lerner Called for by Ways and Means Chairman — The chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review evidence that Lois Lerner “broke the law to target Americans for their political beliefs.”
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CBS Sacramento:
Congressman Walks Off Stage During Oroville Town Hall — OROVILLE (CBS13) — The boos and shouts of displeasure started during the introduction of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) at his town hall meeting in Oroville. — For nearly two hours, the crowd at the State Theater shouted down responses by the congressman.
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Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Trump blames Obama for allowing MS-13 gang to form in America — President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized his predecessor for being “weak” on illegal immigration and blamed him, without evidence, for allowing the violent MS-13 gang to form in America. — “The weak illegal immigration policies …
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Fox News:
Russian bombers fly near Alaska; Air Force scrambles jets — A pair of Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew near Alaska Monday night, two U.S. officials told Fox News, coming as close as 100 miles from Kodiak Island — the first time since President Trump took office that Moscow has sent bombers so close to the U.S.
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Townhall.com, Infowars and The Daily Caller
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Democrat introduces bill to amend presidential removal procedures — A House Democrat has introduced legislation to enhance the Constitution's presidential removal procedures in response to concerns about President Trump's behavior. — Rep. Earl Blumenauer
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Hannah Devlin / The Guardian:
Receding glacier causes immense Canadian river to vanish in four days — First ever observed case of ‘river piracy’ saw the Slims river disappear as intense glacier melt suddenly diverted its flow into another watercourse … An immense river that flowed from one of Canada's largest glaciers vanished …
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Chelsea Clinton on Sexism, Social Media and What's At Risk Under Trump … Chelsea Clinton is about to tell you some things you may not know about her. In an interview with Variety, she lists the last great movie she saw ("Hidden Figures"), her most surprising job (an internship at a cattle ranch in 1999) …
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Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
Hike in minimum wage prompts more closings of San Francisco restaurants — San Francisco's higher minimum wage is causing an increasing number of restaurants to go out of business even before it is fully phased in, a new study by the Harvard Business School found.
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
The Murder Rate Jumped Again In 2016. A Handful Of Cities Are Largely Responsible. — Baltimore, Chicago and Houston play a big role in the spike in murders, according to a new Brennan Center report. — WASHINGTON The national murder rate rose again last year, with much of the deadly spike concentrated …
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