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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.
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Megan Cerullo / New York Daily News:
Ousted Fox News host Eric Bolling's 19-year-old son found dead — Former Fox News host Eric Bolling's 19-year-old son was found dead Friday evening. — Eric Chase Bolling's untimely death came hours after the network announced the elder Bolling's departure from “The Specialists.”
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CNN:
Hurricane Irma, now a Category 3 storm, begins lashing Florida — (CNN)Hurricane Irma's strong winds and outer rain bands lashed the Florida Keys on Saturday as the Category 3 storm pushed toward the state amid dire warnings of devastating gales, heavy rain and a potentially deadly storm surge.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: 50,000 head to Florida shelters ahead of Irma
The Latest: 50,000 head to Florida shelters ahead of Irma
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William South / Washington Post:
I'm a meteorologist. I'm staying behind in the Florida Keys to help save lives.
I'm a meteorologist. I'm staying behind in the Florida Keys to help save lives.
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New York Times:
Hurricane Irma Live Updates: West Coast of Florida in Cross Hairs
Hurricane Irma Live Updates: West Coast of Florida in Cross Hairs
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Hurricane Irma churns toward Florida where cities brace for storm surges up to 15 feet
Hurricane Irma churns toward Florida where cities brace for storm surges up to 15 feet
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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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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule — WASHINGTON — When Donald J. Trump set his sights on the presidency in the 2000 election, he pursued the nomination of the Reform Party, a home for disenchanted independents. “The Republican Party has just moved too far to the extreme right,” he explained.
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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 …
Douglas E. Schoen / The Hill:
Michelle Obama outshines all Democratic prospects for 2020 — It cannot be overstated how eagerly the Democrats want to take back the White House in 2020. — The Democrats face many obstacles in this effort, but the greatest threat is the fierce internal divisions within the party.
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Politico:
White House communications director Hope Hicks retains lawyer in Russia probe — White House communications director Hope Hicks has retained a personal attorney, as the special counsel's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia is expected to heat up this fall.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House communications aide hires lawyer amid Russia probe: report
White House communications aide hires lawyer amid Russia probe: report
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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 …
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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
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 …
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Christopher Rosen / EW.com:
George Clooney slams ‘failed f—ing screenwriter’ Steve Bannon — Steve Bannon has called himself a “street fighter,” but George Clooney has another way to describe the controversial former advisor to President Donald Trump: a “failed f—ing screenwriter.”
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 …
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