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Jasmine Stole / Pacific Daily News:
'Don't look at the flash or fireball' — Guam Homeland Security releases fact sheet in light of North Korea threats — Guam Homeland Security issued a new fact sheet Friday, which the agency says will help residents prepare for an imminent missile threat. — The information was released following …
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Simon Denyer / Washington Post:
China warns North Korea: You're on your own if you go after the United States — BEIJING — China won't come to North Korea's help if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, a state-owned newspaper warned on Friday, but it would intervene if Washington strikes first.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Says Military Is ‘Locked and Loaded, Should North Korea Act Unwisely’
Trump Says Military Is ‘Locked and Loaded, Should North Korea Act Unwisely’
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
US and South Korea to stage huge military exercise despite North Korea crisis
US and South Korea to stage huge military exercise despite North Korea crisis
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Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first
Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Meet Kim Jong-un, a Moody Young Man With a Nuclear Arsenal
Meet Kim Jong-un, a Moody Young Man With a Nuclear Arsenal
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Military is ‘locked and loaded,’ Trump says in latest warning to North Korea
Military is ‘locked and loaded,’ Trump says in latest warning to North Korea
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Dems urge Tillerson to rein in Trump on North Korea
Dems urge Tillerson to rein in Trump on North Korea
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
82% of Americans fear nuclear war with North Korea
82% of Americans fear nuclear war with North Korea
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Trump promises ‘billions’ more for missile defenses
Trump promises ‘billions’ more for missile defenses
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Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
Pyongyang challenge: Should US shoot Kim's missiles down?
Pyongyang challenge: Should US shoot Kim's missiles down?
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Gorka backpedals on Tillerson remarks, blames ‘fake news industrial complex’
Gorka backpedals on Tillerson remarks, blames ‘fake news industrial complex’
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google's C.E.O. — There are many actors in the whole Google/diversity drama, but I'd say the one who's behaved the worst is the C.E.O., Sundar Pichai. — The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the memo. In it, he was trying to explain why 80 percent of Google's tech employees are male.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Google CEO Sundar Pichai cancels all-hands meeting about gender controversy due to employee worries of online harassment
Google CEO Sundar Pichai cancels all-hands meeting about gender controversy due to employee worries of online harassment
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Google Cancels Employee Meeting Because of Harassment Fears
Google Cancels Employee Meeting Because of Harassment Fears
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James D. Miller / Business Insider:
Get ready for the ‘tech alt-right’ to gain power and influence in Silicon Valley
Get ready for the ‘tech alt-right’ to gain power and influence in Silicon Valley
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CNN severs ties with Jeffrey Lord — CNN severed ties with Jeffrey Lord on Thursday, hours after he ignited controversy by tweeting the words “Sieg Heil!” at a prominent liberal activist. — “Nazi salutes are indefensible,” a CNN spokesperson said in a statement. “Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network.”
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Candy Woodall / PennLive:
Bannon calls Jeffrey Lord to support ‘no apologies tour’ after CNN cuts ties over Nazi salute — Jeffrey Lord gets early support from Steve Bannon after being ousted at CNN for tweeting a Nazi salute. — CAMP HILL - Hours after he was fired from CNN, Jeffrey Lord started his “no apologies tour.”
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Jeffrey Lord / The American Spectator:
Fascist Media Matters Moves to Silence Hannity
Fascist Media Matters Moves to Silence Hannity
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump's Twitter Fury at McConnell Risks Alienating a Key Ally — WASHINGTON — By preventing President Barack Obama from filling a Supreme Court vacancy, Senator Mitch McConnell secured Donald J. Trump the signature accomplishment of his young presidency: the confirmation of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Behind the Trump-McConnell feud
Behind the Trump-McConnell feud
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Breitbart's war on McMaster bites Bannon — The conservative news site Breitbart has waged a nonstop campaign against national security adviser H.R. McMaster, but so far it seems to have done the most damage to someone else: Steve Bannon. — A Wall Street Journal editorial earlier …
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John McCain / ABC News:
Congressional investigators want to question Trump's longtime secretary, Rhona Graff, in Russia probe — Congressional investigators want to question President Donald Trump's longtime personal secretary as part of their ongoing probe into a controversial meeting between Trump campaign officials …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama to re-emerge in ‘delicate dance’ with Dems — Former President Obama will re-emerge on the national scene this fall, though Democrats expect him to do so with caution. — One aide describes the beginning of a “delicate dance” that aims to put Obama in the Democratic fray, but prevent him from remaining the face of the party.
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Omarosa causes uproar at National Assoc. of Black Journalists conference … There's some “heavy drama” in New Orleans at the National Association of Black Journalists conference after organizers decided to add top Trump aide Omarosa Manigault to a panel. — “The majority there don't want her involved.
Alexandra Berzon / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Hotel in Washington Saw Strong Profit in First Four Months of 2017 — General Services Administration, which oversees Trump Organization lease, posted unredacted financial documents online — Donald Trump's hotel in Washington, D.C., raised its rates in the months after he became president …
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - August 2017: The Politics of ACA Repeal and Replace Efforts — KEY FINDINGS: — The August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that the majority of the public (60 percent) say it is a “good thing” that the Senate did not pass the bill that would have repealed and replaced the ACA.
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Tegna / KPNX:
Sinema aiming for Senate, Stanton preps for congressional seat — Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema of Phoenix is planning a 2018 run for the U.S. Senate seat held by first-term Mesa Republican Jeff Flake, according to sources familiar with Sinema's plans.
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Matt Motta / Washington Post:
Republicans are increasingly antagonistic toward experts. Here's why that matters. — (AP Images for The Hollywood Reporter) — Since 2015, according to a new Pew Research Center poll, Republicans' attitudes toward colleges and universities have become much more negative.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
'When you put this guy in a cage and think you're controlling him, things like this happen' — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — President Trump, left, speaks to reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 10, as Vice President Pence looks on.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus seeks to force ObamaCare repeal vote — The conservative House Freedom Caucus on Friday is planning a move to try and force a vote on an ObamaCare repeal bill. — A spokeswoman for the group said members plan to file a “discharge petition,” which would force a vote …
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Reuters:
Trump thanks Putin for slashing U.S. diplomatic staff — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering the United States to slash its diplomatic staff in Russia, remarks likely to rekindle criticism of Trump's kid-gloves handling of Putin.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump thanks Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats, infuriating State Department
Trump thanks Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats, infuriating State Department
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