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4:20 PM ET, September 9, 2017

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Jon Levine / Mediaite:
Tragedy: Eric Bolling Son Dies  —  Yashar Ali reported Saturday that Eric Bolling's son, Eric Chase, died last night.  At this time the circumstances remain unclear.  Chase, was 19 years old and Bolling's only child.  —  “Very sad news, Eric Bolling's son, who was only 19, died last night,” said Ali.
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Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Eric Bolling's 19-Year-Old Son Found Dead  —  Eric Chase Bolling died hours after Fox News announced his father's departure from the network.  —  The 19-year-old son of former Fox News host Eric Bolling was found dead Friday.  —  The cause of Eric Chase Bolling's death remained unknown as of Saturday afternoon.
TMZ.com:
Fired FNC Anchor Eric Bolling, Son Commits Suicide (UPDATE)  —  Fired FNC Anchor Eric Bolling — Son Commits Suicide  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  12:40 PM PT — Well placed FNC sources tell TMZ ... Eric Chase died from a drug overdose.  We're told he was having a hard time dealing with the trouble his dad was having at the network.
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
A Requiem for Florida, the Paradise That Should Never Have Been  —  ORLANDO, Fla.—The first Americans to spend much time in South Florida were the U.S. Army men who chased the Seminole Indians around the peninsula in the 1830s.  And they hated it.  Today, their letters read like Yelp reviews …
Discussion: The Miami Hurricane
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Associated Press:
The Latest: 50,000 head to Florida shelters ahead of Irma  —  https://apnews.com/6a748851a28043b3af10 81a052df634b  —  Link copied!  —  The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):  —  More than 50,000 people in Florida are seeking shelter in schools, community centers and churches as Hurricane Irma nears the state.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Smiley / miamiherald:
Miami's mayor on Hurricane Irma: 'If this isn't climate change, I don't know what is'
Discussion: ThinkProgress and NPR
Mike Allen / Axios:
Why Trump hopes the new Trump sticks  —  A Trump adviser says that after a tumultuous seven months in office, it had finally dawned on the president: “People really f@&@ing hate me.”  For someone who has spent his life lapping up adulation, however fake, it was a harsh realization.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House communications aide hires lawyer amid Russia probe: report
Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA
Jenna McLaughlin / Foreign Policy:
More White, More Male, More Jesus: CIA Employees Fear Pompeo Is Quietly Killing the Agency's Diversity Mandate  —  CIA insiders worry reforms pushed by Brennan are languishing in his absence.  —  In early summer, Judy and Dennis Shepard bought plane tickets to give a speech to the workforce at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
New York Times:
Mercurial Trump Rattles Republican Party Ahead of Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's mercurial politics are already rattling Republicans heading into the 2018 midterm campaign, sparking Trump-like primary challenges in two high-profile Senate races and a host of lower-profile House contests …
Kevin Bingle / BuzzFeed:
I Ran Digital For A 2016 Presidential Campaign.  Here's What Russia Might Have Got For $100,000  —  Even the pros struggle to know how far messages travel when Facebook is paid to promote them — but Russia's $100,000 could have reached millions.  —  One common response to the news …
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Siva Vaidhyanathan / New York Times:   Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Ends a Campus Witch Hunt  —  Suppose you're the kind of thoughtful liberal who concluded from Donald Trump's election that you've been living in a bubble and need to better understand the causes of America's distemper.  Suppose, too, that you have friends who voted for Trump …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Trump betrays everyone’: The president has a long record as an unpredictable ally  —  President Trump prepared for the pivotal meeting with congressional leaders by huddling with his senior team — his chief of staff, his legislative director and the heads of Treasury and the Office of Management …
Discussion: Balkinization
Dana Liebelson / HuffPost:
Mar-A-Lago Has A Flood Insurance Policy Through The Federal Government  —  Donald Trump's Florida estate is among the flood-prone properties covered by the controversial program.  —  WASHINGTON Federally insured property in Florida is in the crosshairs of potentially catastrophic Hurricane …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP struggles to control its own agenda  —  President Donald Trump's flirtations with Democrats and fixation on divisive campaign promises have paved the way for hazardous, rolling deadlines over the next six months on spending, the debt ceiling and immigration.
Discussion: Raw Story
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Seriously, Equifax?  This Is a Breach No One Should Get Away With  —  Equifax, you had one job.  Your only purpose as a corporation, the reason you were created and remain a going concern, is to collect and maintain people's most private financial data.  —  Now you have fallen down on your only job — and spectacularly so.
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CNN:
983 would lose protection per day: What a DACA phase-out would look like  —  Trump and Sessions spin the facts on DACA  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — As many as 983 undocumented people previously covered under DACA would lose their protected status every day
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Napolitano Sues Trump to Save DACA Program She Helped Create
Discussion: Daily Kos and Take Care Blog
 
 
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Associated Press:
Yuck or yum? Swiss offer insect burgers of mealworm larvae
Discussion: RedState
Douglas E. Schoen / The Hill:
Michelle Obama outshines all Democratic prospects for 2020
Psychology Today:
Taking Risks to Move the Culture Forward
Kali Handelman / The Revealer:
Not Your Messiah
Sara Ganim / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Joe Paterno may have known of earlier Jerry Sandusky abuse claim, police report reveals
Discussion: AOL and Deadspin
Cho Ki-weon / english.hani.co.kr:
Fuji TV: Trump calls President Moon a “beggar” during phone call with Japanese PM
 Earlier Items: 
Scott Bauer / WISN:
$4M for tiny airport near golf course slipped into Wisconsin budget
Discussion: Raw Story
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
What's Going to Happen When the Trumpists Realize the America They Yearn for Is Gone?
Discussion: Raw Story
Economist:
Arguments over free speech on campus are not left v right
Discussion: RedState
David Kamp / Vanity Fair:
The Years with Graydon  —  “This is the best job you're ever going to have.”
Discussion: The Atlantic
Naples Daily News:
Worried about being fired? Some in FL have few job protections if they evacuate
Discussion: Washington Post
Dean Obeidallah / The Daily Beast:
Meet the Man Turning Anti-Muslim Hate Into Law
Discussion: Raw Story
Ira Madison III / The Daily Beast:
Maria Sharapova's Vile, Racially Tinged Treatment of Serena Williams
Discussion: East Bay Times and The Root
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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