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Kim's young 'un: Spies reveal North Korean dictator has a secret son waiting in the wings to inherit his brutal regime but the teenager has NEVER been seen in public  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has a secret son who is heir to his brutal regime, spies have revealed.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
Trump weighs pulling out of free trade deal with South Korea  —  President Donald Trump is considering triggering a withdrawal from a free trade agreement with South Korea, a business lobbying group said Saturday, raising concerns about a move that could cause a fresh economic rift between allies …
Discussion: Axios, Politico, CNBC and ABC News
Josh Delk / The Hill:
GOP senator blasts Trump's ‘18th-century views of trade’
New York Times:   Amid Nuclear Tensions, Trump Mulls Exit From South Korea Trade Deal
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Claims to Have Developed a Missile-Ready Hydrogen Bomb
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Magazine
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump considering ending South Korea trade pact
CNN:
Exclusive: Read the Inauguration Day letter Obama left for Trump  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)During his final moments in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama folded into thirds a handwritten letter to Donald Trump, slid it into an envelope, and in neat capital letters addressed it to “Mr. President.”
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump goes hands-on in return to storm-ravaged Gulf Coast  —  President Trump appeared in good spirits Saturday while taking a more hands-on approach during his second visit to Texas in less than a week in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  —  In Houston, Trump and first lady Melania handed …
Discussion: Politico
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump praises Coast Guard, swipes at media in Texas
Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost and New York Times
New York Times:
Trump Returns to Texas, With Words of Encouragement and Triumph
Discussion: ABC News and Shareblue
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
President Trump returning to Texas to meet with ‘families’ affected by Harvey
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now  —  ROCHESTER — Gail Evans and Marta Ramos have one thing in common: They have each cleaned offices for one of the most innovative, profitable and all-around successful companies in the United States.
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Trump Wants To Put A Former Coal Executive In Charge Of Mine Safety  —  The company the nominee used to run was cited for dangerous practices numerous times.  —  President Donald Trump intends to entrust the lives of the nation's miners to a former coal executive whose company battled the agency he would lead.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Ken Ward Jr / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Trump nominates former coal exec to run MSHA
Discussion: CNBC
The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Amanda Wicks / Pitchfork:
Steely Dan's Walter Becker Dead at 67  —  He and Donald Fagen co-founded the group in 1972  —  Steely Dan's guitarist Walter Becker has died, as confirmed by a post on his official website.  He was 67 years old.  Becker had recently undergone an operation that left him unable to tour …
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
Jim Bridenstine to Be Nominated by Trump to Lead NASA  —  Representative Jim Bridenstine, Republican of Oklahoma, will be nominated by President Trump to serve as NASA's next administrator, the White House said on Friday night.  —  Mr. Bridenstine, a strong advocate for drawing private companies …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Engadget and The Verge
Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Toxic waste sites flooded; EPA not on scene  —  https://apnews.com/27796dd13b9549b0ac76 aded58a15122  —  Link copied!  —  HIGHLANDS, Texas (AP) — As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey's floodwaters …
Robert King / Washington Examiner:
Justice Department confirms no evidence Obama wiretapped Trump Tower  —  The Department of Justice has acknowledged in a court filing no evidence of any wiretaps on Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign, directly contradicting a claim President Trump made in March.
Discussion: RedState
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CNN:
Justice Department: No evidence Trump Tower was wiretapped
Discussion: Shareblue and Axios
New York Times:
Long List of Top Democrats Have 2020, and Money, on Their Minds  —  WASHINGTON — Aides to Senator Kamala Harris of California say that her fund-raisers in Martha's Vineyard and the Hamptons this summer have been all about helping Democrats in 2018.  Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s allies …
Discussion: Axios and Althouse
Turning Point News:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: High School Teacher Calls Trump Shirt Swastika  —  Spread the word!  —  A video was sent in showing a high school teacher who has been identified as Lyn Orletsky from River Ridge High School in Georgia by Turning Point News.  —  The incident happened Thursday according to sources.
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Trump's summer of discontent bleeds into high-stakes fall  —  https://apnews.com/09374b11b8494515b50d e5a5538014f6  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a summer of staff shake-ups and self-made crises, President Donald Trump is emerging politically damaged, personally agitated …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Ruben Vives / Los Angeles Times:
Three homes burned as wildfire torches more than 5,000 acres  —  A fast-moving brush fire that began Sept. 1 and exploded overnight in the Verdugo Mountains was threatening homes and keeping the 210 Freeway closed.  (Sept. 2, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR)
Discussion: KTLA
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CBS Los Angeles:
2 Homes Burned As Sun Valley Blaze Explodes To 5,800 Acres
Discussion: NBC News and KTLA
 
 
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