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Climate protest takes on Trump's policies — and the heat — in DC march — (CNN)Protesters backing action on climate change are braving the sweltering heat Saturday in the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March. — The march began at 12:30 p.m. near the Capitol …
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EPA website removes climate science site from public view after two decades — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites …
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Climate March draws massive crowd to D.C. in sweltering heat
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Times columnist blasted by ‘nasty left’ for climate change piece … A New York Times columnist who was “harangued” for months by “bullying Trump supporters” says he's now being blasted by the “nasty left” — after he penned a piece about how absurd it was to blindly support climate change …
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Trump: 'I couldn't care less about golf' — President Trump on Friday defended his frequent weekend trips to his luxury properties, saying he does not care about golfing as much as people might think he does. — “I have a lot of property. So if I go to my clubs like in New Jersey …
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Trump says trips to New York City cost the US too much — President Donald Trump said Friday that he's avoiding New York City because his trips are “too expensive” for the country. — In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he feels “guilty” when he returns to Trump Tower …
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Gothamist


Trump team did background check on Flynn, knew of Turkey ties: report … The White House and President Trump's transition team reportedly did a background check on former national security adviser Michael Flynn in addition to his already approved security clearance, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow reported Friday evening.
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Trump blames Obama for not vetting former national security adviser Michael Flynn
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Political Wire and Politico


Wikipedia blocked in Turkey — The Turkey Blocks monitoring network has verified restrictions affecting the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia in Turkey. A block affecting all language editions of the website detected at 8:00AM local time Saturday 29 April. The loss of availability is consistent …
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Zuckerberg pays surprise visit to Falls family — A Newton Falls family was in shock when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg showed up for dinner at their home Friday evening. — Daniel Moore said he didn't know who was coming for dinner until about 20 minutes before Zuckerberg arrived.
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Trump's mad dash to 100 days — President Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of measuring the success of his first 100 days in office as “ridiculous.” But the president and his top officials have made a number of startling moves this week with the deadline in mind, and Trump has privately obsessed …
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The Moderate Voice, Raw Story, Breitbart and ABC News


Hacker Leaks Stolen ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 5 Episodes to Piracy Network — An anonymous hacker has carried through on a threat to release “Orange Is the New Black” season five episodes online — after Netflix allegedly failed to respond to the cybercriminal's shakedown demands.
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Chuck Schumer Sees Himself As Trump's Chief Opponent — But Hey, At Least They're Talking Again — The top Democrat in Congress says he's “fueled” by fighting Trump and offered a new idea for opposing the president in his hometown. — Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed DC — Reporting From — Washington, D.C.
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GOP candidate has financial ties to US-sanctioned Russian companies — A Republican congressional candidate has financial ties to a number of Russian companies that have been sanctioned by the United States, the Guardian has learned. — Greg Gianforte, who is the GOP standard bearer …
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Florence Finch, Unsung War Hero Who Took On Japanese, Dies at 101 — Florence Finch was an atypical hometown hero. For nearly 50 years after World War II, virtually no one outside of her family knew that she was a highly decorated Coast Guard veteran and a former prisoner of war whose exploits had been buried in time.
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Baltimore prosecutors told to consider consequences for prosecuting illegal immigrants for minor crimes — Chief Deputy State's Attorney Michael Schatzow. — The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office has instructed prosecutors to think twice before charging illegal immigrants with minor …