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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, Gothamist, Fast Company and theGrio
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David French / National Review:
A Sad and Terrible Verdict in Massachusetts — In Massachusetts, we just saw a textbook example of how bad facts (in this case, horrific facts) can make bad law. Here's the Washington Post with the details: … There is no question that Carter behaved terrible.
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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.
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, Althouse, New York Times and The Daily Caller
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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Raw Story
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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
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, Axios, ABC News and IJR
New York Times:
Trump's Businesses Show Mixed Returns During Campaign and Presidency
Trump's Businesses Show Mixed Returns During Campaign and Presidency
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Mother Jones and Business Insider
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump retains assets worth at least $1.4 billion, new disclosure shows
Trump retains assets worth at least $1.4 billion, new disclosure shows
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Political 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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David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement:
WATCH: Karen Handel Cites Her Faith to Tell Mom of LGBTQ Child She's Against Gay People Adopting, Having Families — Karen Handel says she is opposed to LGBTQ people being able to adopt children and start families because of her “faith.” The Republican nominee is facing Democrat Jon Ossoff …
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Raw Story
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, Bloomberg, RedState, ABC News and Daily Wire
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
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
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
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House plans to push House GOP for friendlier Russia sanctions deal — Senate Democrats fear that the White House will defang the bill designed to punish Russia for election meddling. — The White House plans to work with House Republicans on administration-friendly changes …
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 …
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
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, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Elana Schor / Politico:
'Somebody's Trying to Kill Me' — Mass shootings often take on an identity, a characteristic shared by the victims or the scene that gives an increasingly commonplace horror something singular by which it can be remembered—nightclub partiers, gap-toothed schoolchildren, perplexed moviegoers.
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CBS News and Political Wire
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump hires another high-profile lawyer as special counsel probe heats up — President Donald Trump has added another high-profile lawyer to his personal legal team as the special counsel investigation heats up. — John Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose for Major League Baseball …
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Axios, Raw Story, Political Wire and The Hill
The Washington / Denver Post:
Environmental watchdog group warns of lead in baby food — When parents think about the dangers of lead, it's paint and water that most come to mind as potential sources. But a report published Thursday by the Environmental Defense Fund raises questions about another, surprising possibility: food.
Media Matters for America:
What Megyn Kelly says in leaked audio from Alex Jones — Just days ahead of Megyn Kelly's June 18 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the Infowars founder leaked purported audio of him and the NBC anchor. Jones was seeking to defend himself because he believed that Kelly …
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Hartford Courant, Daily Kos, Death and Taxes, TVNewser, twitchy.com, New York Times, Infowars, BuzzFeed, Page Six, National Review and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
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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Decider, TheBlaze, Death and Taxes, The Week and KTLA
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
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Coulter on Trump: ‘This Jackass is Really Ticking Me Off’ — Ann Coulter is furious with President Trump today, and she's not holding back. — Earlier today, Mediaite took notice of how the conservative commentator launched a brutal tweetstorm, blasting Trump for not making more progress …
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Hot Air, twitchy.com, Fox News Insider, Daily Wire and Liberty Unyielding