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Malcolm Gay / BostonGlobe.com:
Knives are out for theaters that bear the name ‘Shakespeare’ — The messages started pouring in earlier this week. — “Your play depicting the murder of our President is nothing but pure hatred,” read one of the tamer ones. — “[H]ope you all who did this play about Trump are the first do …
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Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Protester rushes stage at controversial ‘Julius Caesar’ production — A woman was arrested after rushing the stage at the controversial production of ‘Julius Caesar’ in Central Park Friday night during a stunt live streamed on social media. — Laura Loomer, who works for the alt-right website The Rebel …
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Raw Story, Gothamist, New York Times, Althouse and The Daily Caller
Robby Soave / New York Times:
Michelle Carter Didn't Kill With a Text — Can malicious speech constitute violence? No. But Friday's shocking court decision — which found Michelle Carter guilty of sending lethal text messages — is bound to confuse the issue. — Judge Lawrence Moniz, of Bristol County Juvenile Court …
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Axios, Above the Law, Fast Company, Gothamist and theGrio
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David French / National Review:
A Sad and Terrible Verdict in Massachusetts
A Sad and Terrible Verdict in Massachusetts
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Outside the Beltway
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Alexandria Gunman Carried List With Names of 3 Republican Lawmakers — WASHINGTON — The gunman who targeted Republican congressmen this week at a baseball field in suburban Washington was carrying a list with the names of at least three lawmakers, and had pictures of the ballpark stored on his cellphone …
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Business Insider and Infowars
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Assassination List Found On James Hodgkinson's Body — James T. Hodgkinson, the shooter who opened fire on dozens of Republican congressmen and staffers at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, had a list of Republican names in his pocket that was recovered by the FBI, The Daily Caller has learned.
Bloomberg:
Trump Reveals Flat Revenue at Controversial Washington Hotel — Discloses at least $528.9 million in total revenue and income — Hotel lost $1.2 million in first weeks, lawmakers say — President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure indicates that his Washington, D.C. …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure
Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure
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ThinkProgress, New York Times, Axios, Bangor Daily News, ABC News, IJR and Political Wire
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
New Trump Financial Disclosures Show Millions In Increased Income From Mar-A-Lago
New Trump Financial Disclosures Show Millions In Increased Income From Mar-A-Lago
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The Atlantic and Mother Jones
Los Angeles Times:
Carrie Fisher died of sleep apnea and ‘drug use’ was also a factor, L.A. coroner says — Carrie Fisher, right, who died Dec. 27, presents the Life Achievement Award to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015.
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People.com, IJR, Decider, TheBlaze, Death and Taxes, The Week and KTLA
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Why Trump Attacked His Own Deputy Attorney General — Nearly everyone who knows him seems to agree that Rod Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General and the official overseeing the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of links between the Trump campaign and Russia, has a reputation for integrity.
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CNN, Bloomberg, Townhall.com, The New Civil Rights Movement and Snopes.com
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rosenstein friends say he won't be influenced by Trump tweets
Rosenstein friends say he won't be influenced by Trump tweets
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Breitbart, Death and Taxes, Mediaite, RedState, Bloomberg, ABC News and Daily Wire
Richard Elliot / WSB-TV:
6TH DISTRICT POLL: Ossoff leads Handel by less than 2 points — ATLANTA - With just a few days to go before Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are still very, very close. — Our latest WSB-Landmark Communications poll of 800 likely voters …
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ABC News, CANNONFIRE, Political Insider blog and twitchy.com
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Everyone said Old Europe was dying. Sure doesn't look like it now. — The contrast could not be more stark. Theresa May, the British prime minister, presides over a hung Parliament and a divided country. Donald Trump, the American president, rules alongside a Congress almost too paralyzed to legislate.
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Financial Times
Christopher Brennan / New York Daily News:
Philando Castile's uncle calls on Trump to bring federal charges against Jeronimo Yanez — The family of Philando Castile is calling for President Trump to lead the federal government and intervene after a Minnesota jury acquitted the cop who shot and killed their loved one.
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CNN, Shareblue and Washington Post
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Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile
Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile
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ThinkProgress, Facebook, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Balloon Juice and Associated Press
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
How Jason Kander Won by Losing — MANCHESTER, N.H.—Jason Kander was wearing a mic pack here as he wandered around the Puritan Backroom, chatting with local activists and politicians at the Manchester Democratic Club chicken dinner. A videographer, who followed him around as he moved from table to table …
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Political Wire
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House plans to push House GOP for friendlier Russia sanctions deal — The White House plans to work with House Republicans on administration-friendly changes to the Senate's overwhelmingly bipartisan bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia and curbs President Donald Trump's power …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Education Dept. Says It Will Scale Back Civil Rights Investigations — WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is scaling back investigations into civil rights violations at the nation's public schools and universities, easing off mandates imposed by the Obama administration that the new leadership says have bogged down the agency.
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate civil rights enforcement under Trump
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate civil rights enforcement under Trump
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The Washington Journal, Politico and Fusion
Abdul Matin / Reuters:
U.S. soldiers wounded in apparent shooting at Afghan base: official — At least one Afghan soldier was killed and several American soldiers were wounded in an incident at a base in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, a U.S. military official said. — A spokesman for the U.S. military command …
New York Times:
Judge in Bill Cosby Case Declares a Mistrial — • The judge presiding over the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors reported being hopelessly deadlocked. — • The exhausted jurors had been deliberating since Monday, sometimes for as much as 12 hours a day.
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LGBTQ Nation, Althouse and USA Today
Daily Kos:
LEADING OFF — Pennsylvania: A group of Pennsylvania voters and the League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday arguing that the congressional map Republican legislators passed in 2011 amounted to a partisan gerrymander in violation of the state constitution's guarantees of free speech and equal protection.
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Associated Press, New York Times and electionlawblog.org
Foreign Policy:
White House Officials Push For Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections — Two Trump officials want to confront Iranian-backed fighters, but Defense Secretary James Mattis has balked at the idea. — A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria …
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Middle East Eye and The National Interest
Jana Jones / WFLA-TV:
VIDEO: Machete-wielding homeowner holds armed robbery suspect until officials arrive, 5 arrested — SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) - A terrifying armed robbery in Sarasota was captured on surveillance video, showing the homeowner fighting back. — Three suspects in dark clothing jumped the fence …
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Conservative News Today and The Gateway Pundit
James DeWolf Perry / Associated Press:
7 US Navy sailors missing, 1 injured after warship collision … SEE ALSO — Seven crew members are reportedly missing and one injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country's coast guard reported.
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The Moderate Voice, Daily Mail, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
CNN:
Money stolen by Russian mob linked to man sanctioned for supporting Syria's chemical weapons program — An investment group that U.S. authorities say is run by Russian mobsters and linked to the Russian government sent at least $900,000 to a company owned by a businessman tied …