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6:40 PM ET, June 10, 2017

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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 …
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 is to defy Theresa May's plans for a hard Brexit and tear her Scottish party away from English control after the UK Tories' disastrous General Election result.
Discussion: The Guardian and Business Insider
Theodore Dalrymple / City Journal:   Britain's Election Disaster
Bloomberg:   How May's Sure Thing Became a Political Disaster for the Ages
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Biden encourages 2012 foe Romney to run for the Senate  —  At donor conference, Biden also repeats his criticisms of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid  —  DEER VALLEY, UTAH — Mitt Romney is getting encouragement to run for Senate in 2018 from an unlikely source: Joe Biden.
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Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Joe Biden's niece dodges jail after $100K credit card scam
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
Former Vice President Joe Biden's niece evades jail after pleading guilty in $110G credit card scam
Discussion: IJR
CNN:
Joe Biden encourages Mitt Romney to run for Senate
Discussion: Mediaite
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.
Discussion: ABC News, The Week and Politico
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Sam Stein / HuffPost:
Top Dem Donor Calls On Lawmakers To Take Up Trump Impeachment
Discussion: Power Line and Politicus USA
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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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:   How the Party Decided on Trump
Maggie Severns / Politico:   Senate Democrats try to spark rural comeback in 2018
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.
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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.
Discussion: Fox News, The Mahablog and NPR
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Anti-Sharia demonstrators hold rallies in cities across the country … NEW YORK CITY — An anti-Muslim activist group is rallying in numerous cities across the country, marching in opposition to Islamic law, which the group believes is a threat to American society.
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
OPINION: The damaging case against James Comey  —  The testimony of James Comey proved long on atmospherics and short on ethics.  While many were riveted by Comey's discussion of his discomfort in meetings with President Trump, most seemed to miss the fact that Comey was describing his own conduct in strikingly unethical terms.
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 …
Discussion: ABC News and CNN
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 …
Discussion: WPRI-TV, IJR and Raw Story
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 …
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Can Hillary Clinton Please Go Quietly into the Night?  —  Clinton, who has grown increasingly public and vocal in recent weeks, appears ready to drive the bus again.  But do we have to be the passengers?  —  With Donald Trump busy spreading havoc around the world—most recently tweeting …
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Foreign payments to Trump's businesses are legally permitted, argues Justice Department  —  The U.S. Department of Justice argued Friday that President Trump's businesses are legally permitted to accept payments from foreign governments while he is in office, and thus Trump is not in violation …
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Marilyn Geewax / NPR:   Trump Administration Calls For Lawsuit About His Businesses To Be Dismissed
 
 
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Josh Einiger / abc7ny.com:
Students, parents say some Wall Township High School yearbook photos were censored
Discussion: IJR
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
De Blasio, media critic
Tom Ciccotta / Breitbart:
Ms. Magazine: When Will Wonder Woman Be a ‘Fat Femme Woman of Color’?
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump delivering biggest cut in regulations since Reagan
Discussion: IJR and OpenMarket
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
‘Shut up, slave!’: A spilled Starbucks drink led to a racist tirade and sidewalk fight, police say
Discussion: theGrio
Jesse Bogan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri parole board played word games during hearings with inmates
Discussion: The Root, Raw Story and FOX2now.com
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
The French Are Spinning American Food
Discussion: Clayton Cramer
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
TRUMP to rollback some of Obama's Cuba policies …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
 Earlier Items: 
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Republican fundraisers can stomach Trump — if only he'd call
Gloria Gomez / FOX13news:
Alleged neo-Nazi bomb-maker gets bond
Discussion: Raw Story
Jerry Oppenheimer / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Lordy! …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Fox News Insider and AOL
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
CNN Host Called Out For Being ‘Obsessed With The Facts’
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Masquerading as Reporter, Assassin Hunted Putin Foes in Ukraine
Joe Soucheray / Twin Cities:
A grenade, rifles, ammo, electronics ... what were these Minneapolis guys up to?
Discussion: Daily Wire
Ana Swanson / Washington Post:
Republicans are predicting the beginning of the end of the tea party in Kansas
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

 
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