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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Adam West, Straight-Faced Star of TV's ‘Batman,’ Dies at 88 — The actor struggled to find work after the campy superhero series was canceled, but he rebounded with voiceover gigs, including one as the mayor of Quahog on ‘Family Guy.’ — Adam West, the ardent actor who managed to keep …
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Brian Lowry / Variety:
Adam West, TV's ‘Batman,’ Dies at 88 — Adam West — an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman” — died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia. — “Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Sessions to testify in front of Senate Intel committee this week — will testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee this week to respond to former James Comey's testimony about him last week. — Sessions was originally supposed to testify in front of the House …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators debate bringing in Comey for Round 2 — A key Senate panel is considering whether to step up its battle to meet with former FBI Director James Comey, who gave dramatic testimony this week to a competing committee. — Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are debating subpoenaing Comey to compel his testimony.
Saba Hamedy / CNN:
Feinstein calls for investigation of ‘all matters related to obstruction of justice’ — Watch CNN's interview with Sen. Dianne Feinstein about the federal investigations into Russian interference in the US election on “State of the Union” this Sunday, June 11, at 9 a.m. and noon ET.
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Sam Stein / HuffPost:
Top Dem Donor Calls On Lawmakers To Take Up Trump Impeachment
Top Dem Donor Calls On Lawmakers To Take Up Trump Impeachment
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Nick Timothy / Conservative Home:
Why I have resigned as the Prime Minister's adviser — Nick Timothy was co-Chief of Staff to Theresa May. — Yesterday, I resigned as the Prime Minister's adviser. — Clearly, the general election result was a huge disappointment. What lay behind the result will no doubt be the subject of detailed analysis for many months.
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Alan Cochrane / Telegraph:
Ruth Davidson planning Scottish Tory breakaway as she challenges Theresa May's Brexit plan
Ruth Davidson planning Scottish Tory breakaway as she challenges Theresa May's Brexit plan
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Theodore Dalrymple / City Journal:
Britain's Election Disaster
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
Former Vice President Joe Biden's niece evades jail after pleading guilty in $110G credit card scam — A niece of former Vice President Joe Biden pleaded guilty Friday to a $110,000 credit card scam at an iconic Manhattan pharmacy, prosecutors said. — Caroline Biden, 29 …
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Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Joe Biden's niece dodges jail after $100K credit card scam
Joe Biden's niece dodges jail after $100K credit card scam
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Biden encourages 2012 foe Romney to run for the Senate
Biden encourages 2012 foe Romney to run for the Senate
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
One explanation for McCain's grogginess: a 75,000-mile itinerary as ‘shadow’ diplomat — Maybe this is why Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) seemed a bit groggy during Thursday's high-profile congressional hearing: He had spent the previous week on the other side of the world …
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The GOP That Failed — As the carnage of World War I widened, Barbara Tuchman recounts in “The Guns of August,” a German leader asked a colleague, “How did it all happen?” — “Ah,” replied the other, “if only one knew.” — A century later, there is no mystery to the carnage that President Donald Trump has wrought.
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Senate Democrats try to spark rural comeback in 2018
CNN:
Mueller staffing up Russia probe while Trump lawyer declares victory — Special counsel Mueller has built a team of formidable legal minds who've worked on everything from Watergate to Enron — (CNN)President Donald Trump's lawyer has responded to fired FBI Director James Comey's tell-all to Congress by taking a victory lap.
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Reuters:
U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city — U.S. special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said on Saturday, as government forces struggled to make headway and 13 marines were killed in intense urban fighting.
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Anti-sharia demonstrators hold rallies in cities across the country … NEW YORK — Anti-Muslim activists hoisted American flags and delivered fiery speeches in rallies across the country Saturday, facing off against crowds of counter-demonstrators in several cities and exposing the visceral rage …
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Ian Kullgren / Politico:
Trump's ‘Apprentice’ gamble — ‘The Apprentice’ is about to come front and center in President Donald Trump's jobs plan. — “Infrastructure Week” didn't draw the public's attention away from James Comey. Maybe reviving “The Apprentice” will. — Next week the White House will embark …
Christopher Clarey / New York Times:
Jelena Ostapenko, Unseeded Latvian, Rallies to Win French Open — PARIS — Skipping the typical base stations, Jelena Ostapenko powered her way straight to a tennis peak on Saturday, winning her first WTA tour title at the French Open. — Her stunning run in Paris — capped by a riveting 4-6 …
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Josh Einiger / abc7ny.com:
Students, parents say some Wall Township High School yearbook photos were censored … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7ny.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2078795" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — Something's fishy behind the scenes of the Wall Township High School yearbook.
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Carol Kozma / providencejournal.com:
R.I. state rep. apologizes after handing out document with pornographic references — Carol Kozma Journal Staff Writer CarolKozmaJennifer Bogdan Journal State House Bureau JenniferBogdan — PROVIDENCE — State Rep. Ramon Perez is apologizing after handing out a document to the House Finance Committee …