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New York Times:
Forceful Chief of Staff Grates on Trump, and the Feeling Is Mutual — WASHINGTON — President Trump was in an especially ornery mood after staff members gently suggested he refrain from injecting politics into day-to-day issues of governing after last month's raucous rally in Arizona …
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The Daily Beast:
John Kelly Pushing Out Omarosa for ‘Triggering’ Trump … Newly minted White House chief of staff John Kelly has sought to put a dent in the influence of one of President Donald Trump's most famous advisers: Omarosa Manigault. — The former Apprentice co-star—who currently serves …
CNN:
Longtime Trump aide Keith Schiller tells people he intends to leave White House — Meet the man who delivered the Comey letter — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's longtime aide and current director of Oval Office operations Keith Schiller has told people …
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Melissa Gray / CNN:
'I've done nothing wrong': Utah nurse's arrest prompts police apology — (CNN)Salt Lake City police apologized Friday for arresting a nurse who, citing hospital policy, refused to let officers draw blood from an unconscious crash victim. The arrest of Alex Wubbels, who was later released without charge …
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Joseph Serna / Los Angeles Times:
San Francisco sets all-time heat record downtown at 106 degrees during state's hottest recorded summer — Lilly Santiago, 5, left, cools off with her mother, Lupita, 56, after playing basketball at Lanark Park on Thursday. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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Associated Press:
Smoke seen pouring from Russian consulate in San Francisco
Smoke seen pouring from Russian consulate in San Francisco
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RT:
US security services to search Russian consulate in San Francisco on Saturday - Moscow
US security services to search Russian consulate in San Francisco on Saturday - Moscow
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New York Times
Christopher Brennan / New York Daily News:
Smoke billows from closing consulate as Russia says FBI will search it
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Drafted Letter on Why He Wanted Comey Out — Before firing FBI director, Trump wrote he should go for not publicly clearing him in Russia probe — The weekend before he fired FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump drafted a letter to him laying out the reasons …
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New York Times:
Waiting for a Perfect Protest? — Media outlets and commentators representing a range of political persuasions have called attention to recent outbreaks of violence in Berkeley, Calif., Boston and other locations where anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators have gathered.
Kid Rock:
I am starting to see reports... I am starting to see reports from the misinformed press and the fake news on how I am in violation of breaking campaign law. — #1 I have still not officially announced my candidacy. — #2 See #1 and go f**k yourselves. — Everyone else, Have a great Labor Day …
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Julienne Davis / Fox News:
‘Eyes Wide Shut’ actress: I came out as a conservative in Hollywood. Here's the incredible story of what happened next — About a year ago I made one of the more risky decisions of my life - one that I knew could hurt my career as an actress. I decided to come out of the conservative closet …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Nation issues editor's note on story questioning whether the DNC was hacked — After an extensive review, the Nation has issued an editor's note concerning an Aug. 9 article that raised questions regarding a consensus finding of the U.S. intelligence community that the Democratic National Committee …
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Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic:
Hurricane Harvey's Public-Health Nightmare — For the thousands of people traveled through Harvey's flood waters to Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center, safety was not yet at hand. Although delivered from the worst of the storm, the packed masses were one of the loci of another brewing problem …
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Common Dreams
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Matt Damon Talks Clooney, Trump, ‘Suburbicon’ and Racism in America — The star of ‘Suburbicon’ and ‘Downsizing’ discusses his long history with George Clooney, his itch to direct, his disdain for the president and his outrage about Charlottesville: “To see these young, aggrieved …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Moment of truth arrives for Obamacare repeal — In a potential death knell for efforts to repeal Obamacare — at least this year — the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Republicans face a Sept. 30 deadline to kill or overhaul the law with only 50 votes, Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee said Friday.
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Watch as Trump Calls On A Bunch of Religious Leaders to Thank Him For His Harvey Efforts — So, remember that one time when President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting and everyone at the table outdid themselves when it came to heaping praise on POTUS? Well, we got a similar situation today during …
Chicago Tribune:
Richard Posner announces sudden retirement from federal appeals court in Chicago — Judge Richard A. Posner is retiring after more than three decades on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, stepping down effective Saturday, Sept. 1, 2017. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune 2011)
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
White House walks back promise about Trump donating his ‘personal money’ to Harvey victims — On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that President Trump would donate $1 million of his “personal money” to Hurricane Harvey victims. But on Friday, she wasn't so sure.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio, Nelson blast Trump's NASA pick — Florida's senators are voicing opposition to President Donald Trump's pick for NASA administrator, Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine, saying a “politician” shouldn't lead the nation's space program. — Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Bill Nelson …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
GOP leaders add their voices to the chorus calling for DACA program to stay — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and other Republicans on Friday urged President Trump not to rescind an Obama-era program that allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants to stay in the country legally …
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Beth Kowitt / Fortune:
The Maker of the Infamous $400 Juicer Is Shutting Down — Juicero has run out of juice. — The San Francisco-based maker of counter-top cold-press juicers said today that it is shutting down operations and suspending the sale of its presses and produce packs immediately.
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