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Bloomberg:
Kushners' China Deal Flop Was Part of Much Bigger Hunt for Cash — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and top adviser, wakes up each morning to a growing problem that will not go away. His family's real estate business, Kushner Cos., owes hundreds of millions of dollars on a 41-story office building on Fifth Avenue.
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Talking Points Memo, Axios and Curbed NY - All
Houston Chronicle:
BREAKING: Explosions reported at flooded Crosby chemical plant — The Harris County Emergency Operations Center reported two explosions and black smoke coming from the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby early Thursday, according to a statement from the company.
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ThinkProgress, TheBlaze, Shakesville and The Daily Caller
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Click2Houston.com:
15 deputies hospitalized after incident at Crosby chemical plant — CROSBY, Texas - Fifteen Harris County deputies were hospitalized Thursday after a fire at a flooded chemical plant in Crosby. — Popping sounds were heard and smoke could be seen about 1 a.m. coming from the Arkema plant …
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VICE News, Sputnik International, New York Magazine, Mother Jones and CNBC
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
This is the best photo Trump could find for “witnessing” hurricane devastation “first hand” — Trump makes a liar out of himself with one photograph. — Trump witnesses the hurricane devastation “first hand” — from Austin. — Donald Trump said he witnessed the devastation of Hurricane Harvey “first hand.”
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IJR, ABC News and Washington Post
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump Raises an Army — I know that Harvey is heavy on America's heart. — It is certainly heavy on mine. My oldest brother lives in the hard-hit suburban Houston town of Humble, just outside of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and on the shores of the Spring Creek and the west fork of the San Jacinto River.
Anthea Butler / New York Times:
The Cheap Prosperity Gospel of Trump and Osteen
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Religion News Service
EndPlay / WSB-TV:
Officer to woman during traffic stop: ‘We only kill black people, right?’ — COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Exclusive dash-cam video obtained by Channel 2 Action News caught an officer's interaction with a woman who said she was afraid to move her hands during a traffic stop.
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ThinkProgress, Vox, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, IJR, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Splinter, AOL, The Root, Mashable, TMZ.com and theGrio
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters' mood sours, 56 percent say Trump tearing country apart — Voter satisfaction with the direction of the nation is down by double digits, as a majority says President Donald Trump is tearing the country apart. — That's according to the latest Fox News Poll.
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Shareblue, AOL, No More Mister Nice Blog, ABC News, The Hill, TheBlaze, Politico, RedState, Joe.My.God. and Politicus USA
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Voters deeply disapprove of Trump, House leaders: poll
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RedState and The Daily Caller
Arturo Garcia / Snopes.com:
Was Barack Obama President During Hurricane Katrina? — Twitter users tried to pin the blame for Katrina relief issues on Obama, though he wasn't even president when it hit New Orleans. … CLAIM — Barack Obama was president when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. — RATING — FALSE
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Mediaite
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The Daily Beast:
The CEO of Laura Ingraham's LifeZette Won't Stop Talking About His Employees' ‘Boobs and Butts’ … LifeZette, the politics and culture website founded by prominent ally of President Donald Trump and longtime talk-radio host Laura Ingraham, is in trouble. — Traffic to the site …
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mueller teams up with New York attorney general in Manafort probe — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, according to several people familiar with the matter.
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Vox, The Hill, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, Business Insider, Gothamist, Reuters, Washington Free Beacon, The Guardian, bookforum.com, NBC News, New York Times, Weekly Standard, Hullabaloo, RedState, CNBC, Talking Points Memo, Towleroad, The Daily Caller, The Last Tradition, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Politicus USA, IJR, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Axios
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Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
‘God drowned all the neo-Nazis of Texas’: French magazine Charlie Hebdo prints controversial cover depicting Harvey victims as white supremacists — French magazine Charlie Hebdo's latest edition includes a cover depicting Texans who drowned in the flood waters of Tropical Storm Harvey as Nazis
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IJR, twitchy.com and Mediaite
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Katrina Manson / Financial Times:
Russian lobbyist testifies to Mueller grand jury — Rinat Akhmetshin, the lobbyist and former Soviet army officer who met senior Trump campaign aides at a controversial meeting last year, has given evidence before a grand jury investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Aimee Green / Oregonian:
Owners must surgically ‘debark’ loud dogs, court rules — Gallery: Owners must debark dogs, court rules — The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a southern Oregon couple must quiet their incessantly barking dogs by sending them to the vet to have their voices surgically squelched.
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CBS Baltimore
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Oregon court: Couple must ‘debark’ dogs — cut their vocal cords — after neighbors complain
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CBS13 and WLS-AM 890
Lucas Nolan / Breitbart:
Cernovich Sources: White House ‘Coup’ Underway, Trump ‘Under House Arrest’ — Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow spoke to journalist Mike Cernovich on Breitbart News Daily this morning discussing the Trump presidency, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's influence, and the possibility …
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Shareblue, Mike Cernovich and Right Wing Watch
Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:
The Militarization of the Hamptons — Why is a heavily armed counterterrorism force patrolling the parties of the rich and famous? — A few weeks ago, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival held one of its occasional outdoor concerts at a nearby Long Island winery.
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
'I'm a g*ddamn human being': Crying white supremacist Cantwell stuck in jail — and really hates his nickname — Christopher “Crying Nazi” Cantwell gave his first post-arrest interview to The Daily Beast's Hawes Spencer and said that his new nickname really upsets him.
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The Daily Beast, IJR, Mashable and Joe.My.God.
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Freedom Caucus leader warns: Don't attach Harvey aid to debt-ceiling increase — The leader of an influential group of House conservatives warned GOP leaders Thursday not to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to an increase in the federal debt limit, a stance that could constrain Speaker Paul D. Ryan …
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Axios, TheStreet and Politicus USA
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
BLS: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined — (CNSNews.com) - Americans on average spent more on taxes in 2016 than they did on food and clothing combined, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. — The same data also shows that in three years …
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Poll: Most Oppose Trump's Pardon for Ex-Sheriff Arpaio, Booting ‘Dreamers’ — More than half of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's decision to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, while nearly two-thirds said they support a program allowing “Dreamers” to stay in the U.S. …
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Balloon Juice and Axios
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
Stockholm on Lockdown As Police Officer Stabbed in Neck By Moroccan Youth — A man was arrested for attempted murder in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden Thursday morning after a police officer was stabbed in the neck while on patrol, the second attack against police in the city in a matter of hours.
Discussion:
Infowars
Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
Justice, Trump, Capito and Manchin: MetroNews West Virginia Poll evaluates approval — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the heels of Gov. Jim Justice's party switch, more West Virginians now disapprove of the governor than approve of him, according to the latest MetroNews West Virginia Poll.
Discussion:
Hullabaloo
Casey Tolan / Mercury News:
Sen. Kamala Harris announces support for ‘Medicare-for-All’ bill — OAKLAND — U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that she intends to support a congressional effort to expand Medicare to all Americans. — “I intend to co-sponsor the Medicaid-for-All bill,” California's junior …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
FBI fights public release of Trump dossier info — Senate investigators have had problems getting the FBI to reveal information about the Trump dossier. They're not the only ones. Outside groups filing Freedom of Information Act requests are running up against a stone wall when it comes to the dossier.
Foreign Policy:
Trump Dumped U.S. Ambassador to Amman at Request of King — Jordan's monarch had clashed with the U.S. diplomat over disagreements with Obama administration policies. — Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump pushed out the U.S. ambassador to Jordan after complaints from the country's king …
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
Ted Cruz spends week lashing out at people who catch him lying about hurricane relief — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has found himself in an awkward position this week, asking the federal government to provide disaster relief funding for his flood-ravaged state of Texas while also trying …
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Talking Points Memo, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Caller and Real Clear Politics
AJ Willingham / CNN:
The remarkable story behind this Harvey jet ski rescue — (CNN)J.C. and Karen Spencer call in their breakfast order to their local Houston Chick-fil-A every day. — On Monday morning, they had a slightly different request: Instead of the usual, they asked for a boat to rescue them from their flooded home.
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The Federalist
Bloomberg:
Harry Reid Sought White House Help for Menendez Donor, DOJ Says — Obama staffer wouldn't intervene after Reid's phone call: U.S. — Senator and Florida doctor face corruption trial next week — Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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