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New York Times:
Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’ — WASHINGTON — A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency.
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Washington Post:
Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal — (© Stephanie Keith / Reuters/REUTERS) … A top executive from Donald Trump's real estate company emailed Vladimir Putin's personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask …
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Washington Post:
Trump's business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president — Donald Trump during a 2005 visit to Colorado to speak at a business convention. At his right is Felix Sater, a Russian-born real estate developer. (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive — After receiving President Trump's first pardon, Joe Arpaio's plans have gone from possible prison to book-writing, speeches and potentially another run for office in Arizona, with Sen. Jeff Flake's seat one opportunity he is eyeing.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style — As sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Joe Arpaio engaged in blatant racial discrimination. His officers systematically targeted Latinos, often arresting them on spurious charges and at least sometimes beating them up when they questioned those charges.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis. Here's what has to happen now.
Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis. Here's what has to happen now.
Wall Street Journal:
The Arpaio Pardon — Liberal hypocrisy doesn't justify …
The Arpaio Pardon — Liberal hypocrisy doesn't justify …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Republicans Completely Own Trump's Arpaio Pardon
Republicans Completely Own Trump's Arpaio Pardon
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Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Joe Arpaio's pardon defended by a ‘whataboutism’ that doesn't hold up
Op-Ed Joe Arpaio's pardon defended by a ‘whataboutism’ that doesn't hold up
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abc13.com:
Witness: Explosion rocks building in downtown Houston … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc13.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2350907" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — We're following breaking news in downtown Houston, where an explosion has rocked a building on Fannin Street.
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Michael E. Mann:
What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented …
What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented …
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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Harvey: 'We just don't know when it's going to end,' lawmaker says
Harvey: 'We just don't know when it's going to end,' lawmaker says
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Tegna / KHOU-TV:
LIVE BLOG: Check the capacity of shelters before arriving
LIVE BLOG: Check the capacity of shelters before arriving
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Already Flooded, Houston Braces As 2 Swollen Reservoirs Are Opened
Already Flooded, Houston Braces As 2 Swollen Reservoirs Are Opened
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Alfredo Corchado / Dallas Morning News:
Mexico offers to help Harvey-soaked Texas — Updated at 10:30 p.m. with additional information. — The Mexican government expressed its solidarity Sunday with the United States following the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and offered assistance to Texas.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
Eli Watkins / CNN:
In response to Trump tweet, Mexico reiterates it won't pay for the wall
In response to Trump tweet, Mexico reiterates it won't pay for the wall
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump talks Harvey, NAFTA and border wall in wide-ranging morning of tweets
Trump talks Harvey, NAFTA and border wall in wide-ranging morning of tweets
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley — Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite — “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.” — I. AIR FORCE ONE
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Tom McGhee / Denver Post:
He claimed he was stabbed for looking like a “neo-Nazi.” Now police say he bought the knife himself. — Joshua Witt faces a fine of up to $2,650 and up to one year in jail for filing a false report — Sheridan police arrested a man after he admitted cutting himself and making up a story …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Man Who Was Allegedly Stabbed For His Neo-Nazi Haircut Actually Stabbed Himself
Man Who Was Allegedly Stabbed For His Neo-Nazi Haircut Actually Stabbed Himself
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Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Victim who told police he was stabbed due to ‘Neo Nazi’ haircut was lying, police say
Victim who told police he was stabbed due to ‘Neo Nazi’ haircut was lying, police say
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CNN:
Tillerson aide: Constitution, not Trump, ‘speaks for the country’ — Tillerson: President Trump speaks for himself — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Tillerson's remark appears to be the latest sign of a gap between the secretary of state and Trump — Washington (CNN)Rather than walk …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected
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Connor Sheets / al.com:
New Confederate memorial unveiled in Alabama — Gallery: New Confederate memorial unveiled — More than 200 people attended an unveiling ceremony for a new Confederate monument Sunday afternoon in Alabama's Crenshaw County. — The modest stone marker commemorates the “unknown Confederate soldiers” …
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Bloomberg:
Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day — Internet giant bought upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion — Some prices unchanged but favorites like avocados are cheaper — Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market.
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Morgan Clendaniel / Fast Company:
Michael Moore Says Trump Is On Track To Win Again In 2020 — Moore's new Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender, is his attempt to change that. — BY CHRISTINE CHAMPAGNE5 MINUTE READ — Three weeks into the run of his anti-Trump Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender …
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Satwik Shukla / Facebook:
Blocking Ads from Pages that Repeatedly Share False News — Over the past year we have taken several steps to reduce false news and hoaxes on Facebook. Currently, we do not allow advertisers to run ads that link to stories that have been marked false by third-party fact-checking organizations.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)A West Virginia man who was a former contractor in Iraq proposed setting up a meeting with Russians and the Trump campaign last year to discuss their …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Should We Be Punching Nazis? — As we've seen the alt-right and various white supremacist and fascistic groups grow in prominence if not necessarily numbers in recent years and now be granted renewed prominence and validation from the President, we now see a renewed debate about the role of violence in American politics.