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New York Times:
Devastation in the Caribbean as Irma Heads Toward Miami — SAN JUAN, P.R. — One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded crescendoed over the Caribbean on Thursday, crumpling islands better known as beach paradises into half-habitable emergency zones and sideswiping Puerto Rico before churning north.
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Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax
Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax
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Raw Story
Eric Holthaus / Grist:
Here's why Irma is a monster hurricane, in one GIF.
Here's why Irma is a monster hurricane, in one GIF.
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Mother Jones, Bloomberg, Orlando Weekly, New York Times and NBC News
CNN:
Hurricane Irma: Live updates
Hurricane Irma: Live updates
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The Hill, FOX2now.com, Washington Post, The Verge, The Guardian, RedState, New York Times, FOX6Now.com, KTLA, IJR, KFOR-TV, Axios and Gizmodo
Nicholas Nehamas / miamiherald:
Hurricane Irma is forcing Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate to evacuate
Hurricane Irma is forcing Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate to evacuate
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Raw Story and The Independent
Mike Allen / Axios:
No regrets: Trump exuberant in Oval Office after deal with Dems — Among Republicans on Capitol Hill, “I've never heard members and senators so angry at the president of their own party,” one durable Washington hand told me after yesterday's round of check-in calls.
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Washington Post, Mediaite, New York Times, Althouse, Washington Free Beacon and CNN
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The debt ceiling deal is a template for how Trump can get things done — Ignore Ryan and McConnell and make deals with Dems. — Having struggled mightily to get things done in Congress, Donald Trump did something new on Wednesday — direct talks with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
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Politico and Mother Jones
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump's overtures to opposing party
Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump's overtures to opposing party
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Energized Trump Sees Bipartisan Path, at Least for Now
Energized Trump Sees Bipartisan Path, at Least for Now
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Ines Gutzmer / Cybersecurity Incident & …:
Cybersecurity Incident & Important Consumer Information — Equifax Announces Cybersecurity Incident Involving Consumer Information — No Evidence of Unauthorized Access to Core Consumer or Commercial Credit Reporting Databases — Company to Offer Free Identity Theft Protection and Credit File Monitoring to All U.S. Consumers
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Anders Melin / Bloomberg:
Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed — Three Equifax Inc. senior executives sold shares worth almost $1.8 million in the days after the company discovered a security breach that may have compromised information on about 143 million U.S. consumers.
Jose Lambiet / miamiherald:
Broward GOP uncovers a nasty secret about its young party secretary — The Broward County Republicans are in turmoil today after revelations that a freshly elected member of their executive board is a man who once was charged with attempted murder in the savage claw-hammer beating …
The Daily Beast:
Russia's Facebook Fake News Could Have Reached 70 Million Americans … Russian-funded covert propaganda posts on Facebook were likely seen by a minimum of 23 million people and might have reached as many as 70 million, according to analysis by an expert on the social-media giant's complex advertising systems.
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Leslie Shaffer / CNBC:
Mexico struck by huge earthquake, with tsunamis and at least six deaths reported — An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico, late on Thursday local time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said — An earthquake of a magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chiapas …
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Kris W. Kobach / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Kobach: It Appears That Out-of-State Voters Changed the Outcome of the New Hampshire U.S. Senate Race — For years, the mainstream media has ignored the problem of voter fraud and belittled those of us who are trying to do something about it. And when secretaries of state …
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Washington Post and Mediaite
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Koch Brothers Will Push Congress to Protect DREAMers … The political network of libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch is poised to back a bill protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation. — Spokespeople for the Koch network confirmed to The Daily Beast …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Metro, Business Insider, Balloon Juice and Axios
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The military looked to ‘dreamers’ to use their vital skills. Now the U.S. might deport them.
The military looked to ‘dreamers’ to use their vital skills. Now the U.S. might deport them.
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Duffel Blog and BuzzFeed
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Dreamers, Liars and Bad Economics
Dreamers, Liars and Bad Economics
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Mother Jones, Daily Kos and USA Today
CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller seeks interviews with WH staff over Trump Tower meeting statement — Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has approached the White House about interviewing staffers who were aboard Air Force One when the initial misleading statement about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting …
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Talking Points Memo, AOL, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, The Daily Caller, Politico, New York Magazine, Shareblue, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Ali Watkins / Politico:
Notes from meeting with Russians said not to be damaging to Trump family
Notes from meeting with Russians said not to be damaging to Trump family
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The Daily Caller
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea — On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation? — 1. The Madman Theory — The United States has no diplomatic relations with North Korea, so there is no embassy in Washington …
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The Daily Caller, Axios and Business Insider
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bernie backers' attacks on Democrats infuriate the party — Prominent Democrats are increasingly riled by attacks from Bernie Sanders' supporters, whose demands for ideological purity are hurting the party ahead of the 2018 midterms and 2020 presidential election, they say.
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Bill Scher / Politico:
Hillary's Message To Dems: Don't Give Bernie The Keys
Hillary's Message To Dems: Don't Give Bernie The Keys
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The Guardian, Slate, Splinter, CNN, BostonGlobe.com and Mediaite
Laura Olson / Morning Call:
Congressman Charlie Dent will not seek re-election in 2018 — Congressman Charlie Dent speaks during an open house and tour of Custom Diesel Service, LLC. in Allentown on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. /// (Harry Fisher / The Morning Call) mc-biz-diesel-repair-shop-financing (HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL)
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G Salisbury / City & State PA:
Congressman Dent will not stand for reelection
Congressman Dent will not stand for reelection
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Philly.com, Washington Post, Political Wire, Morning Call, PoliticsPA, Raw Story and Weekly Standard
CBS News:
Steve Bannon: Trump's leaked “Access Hollywood” tape was a “litmus test” — In his first extensive interview since leaving the Trump administration, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon tells “60 Minutes” about the fallout after the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape.
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and The Guardian
NBC News:
Homeland Security Plans Massive Roundups of Undocumented Immigrants — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security is planning nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement officials and an internal document …
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The Hill, ICE, Business Insider, New York Magazine, Splinter, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and RedState
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Trump lawyer Ty Cobb, fooled by ‘email prankster,’ asks for ‘drone’ in private emails slamming reporter — White House special counsel Ty Cobb engaged in a lengthy email exchange with a prankster posing as White House social media director Dan Scavino, during which Cobb asked whether there was …
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The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Is Willing to Spend Big in Video Push — Social-media giant could spend as much as $1 billion to cultivate original shows for its platform — Facebook Inc. FB 0.65% is loosening its purse strings in its drive to become a major hub for video. — The social-media giant is willing …
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Mashable and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Facebook's role in Trump's win is clear. No matter what Mark Zuckerberg says.
Facebook's role in Trump's win is clear. No matter what Mark Zuckerberg says.
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CNNMoney, Talking Points Memo and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Uber Faces FBI Probe Over Program Targeting Rival Lyft — Investigators looking at whether Uber's defunct ‘Hell’ internal program was used to interfere illegally with competitors — Federal law-enforcement authorities in New York are investigating whether Uber Technologies Inc. used software …
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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Axios:
Why GOP leaders should be scared — Only one poll number to remember this week: WSJ/NBC finds that Trump has 98% approval with Republicans who voted for him in both the primary and the general. — Be smart: Don't underestimate Trump's power to do whatever the hell he wants and still keep his base voters.
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CNN:
King on Trump and Schumer: ‘It was almost like a love-in at times’ — Schumer, Trump embrace in Oval Office picture — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)There seems to be a bromance brewing between President Donald Trump and Sen. Chuck Schumer. — That's according to Rep. Pete King …
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New York Times, Mother Jones and Gizmodo
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
In major Supreme Court case, Justice Dept. sides with baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple — In a major upcoming Supreme Court case that weighs equal rights with religious liberty, the Trump administration on Thursday sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
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Los Angeles Times, CNN, Daily Wire and SCOTUSblog