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TONIGHT'S ST. LOUIS SHOW CANCELLED — Live Nation and U2 regrettably announce their St. Louis show scheduled for tonight, September 16, 2017 has been cancelled. — “We have been informed by the St. Louis Police Department that they are not in a position to provide the standard protection …
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U2 cancels St. Louis concert amid protests — U2 canceled their concert scheduled for St. Louis tonight because of inadequate police available for the event, per AP. Local police are attending to the protests over the acquittal of a police officer who shot and killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man, in 2011.
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Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Acquitted officer Stockley: 'Everyone wants someone to blame, but I'm just not the guy' — After almost six years, a judge confirmed Friday what Jason Stockley had always believed: He was not guilty of murder. — “It feels like a burden has been lifted, but the burden of having …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Republican lawmaker vows to run over protesters who block highways
Republican lawmaker vows to run over protesters who block highways
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Emre Peker / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Won't Withdraw from Paris Climate Deal — U.S. has stated it will ‘not renegotiate the Paris accord’ but will review its terms — NEW YORK—Trump administration officials said Saturday the U.S. wouldn't pull out of the Paris Agreement, offering to re-engage …
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Amber Tamblyn / New York Times:
I'm Done With Not Being Believed — When I was 21, I went into the office of a producer of the television show I was starring in to discuss a big problem. By this point I had been acting for more than a decade, and the show was very successful and beloved.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another prosecutor joins Trump-Russia probe — An attorney working on the Justice Department's highest-profile money laundering case recently transferred off that assignment in order to join the staff of the special prosecutor investigating the Trump campaign's potential ties to Russia, POLITICO has learned.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
GOP sees fresh opening with Dems' single payer embrace — Republicans are cheering on the Democrats' embrace of single-payer health care, believing the move to the left will be an albatross for candidates in next year's elections. — After playing defense on health care for months …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Mueller just obtained a warrant that could change the entire nature of the Russia investigation — Robert Mueller obtained a search warrant for records of “inauthentic” Facebook accounts — It's bad news for Russian election interference “deniers” — Mueller may be looking to charge specific foreign entities with a crime
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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: Someone leaked ‘very important’ call with John Kelly concerning WikiLeaks — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said someone leaked information about his call this week with White House chief of staff John Kelly, possibly to undermine his ability to speak directly with President Trump about WikiLeaks.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Faced with an up-or-down choice on Charlottesville resolution, Trump chooses third option — WASHINGTON — In sending the president a joint resolution condemning “racist violence” in Charlottesville, Congress gave President Trump a choice: sign the resolution and reject white supremacists, or veto it and align with the far right.
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
California asks Congress to officially censure Trump over Charlottesville
California asks Congress to officially censure Trump over Charlottesville
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Rex Reed / The New York Observer:
‘Mother!’ Is the Worst Movie of the Year, Maybe Century — From the idiotic drug-addict hokum Requiem for a Dream to the overrated, overwrought and over-hyped Black Swan, which I called “a lavishly staged Repulsion in toe shoes,” the films of wack job Darren Aronofsky have shown a dark passion for exploring twisted souls in torment.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times publishes eye-popping correction on campus-sexual-assault book review — In reviewing Vanessa Grigoriadis's new book on campus sexual assault, Michelle Goldberg credits the author for some fine reporting. “Her kaleidoscopic tour through the campus sexual assault controversy …
Emma Ockerman / Bloomberg:
Hurricane Jose May Threaten New York, U.S. East Coast Next Week — Storm comes on the heels of damaging hurricanes Harvey, Irma — Norma targets popular Mexican tourist area; Lee now a storm — Hurricane Jose may threaten New York City and other areas of the East Coast by next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Trump Gives Conservatives Their Just Comeuppance — Uh-oh. I'm starting to enjoy Donald Trump's presidency. — I enjoy the rage it inspires in Laura Ingraham. On news that the president had struck a tentative deal with Democrats to help the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …
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Jennifer Kabbany / The College Fix:
Evergreen State College settles claim with embattled professors for $500,000 — Weinstein and his wife resign from school as part of agreement — Evergreen State College has settled a tort claim against it from embattled Professor Bret Weinstein and his wife, Professor Heather Heying …
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IJR and Clayton Cramer
Raw Story:
There is no such thing as a good Trump voter — As if any further evidence was needed, the last few weeks have provided ample proof to arrive at a single conclusion: There is no such thing as a good Trump voter. This may be a hard pill to swallow for those with loved ones who voted for Trump.
BBC:
Parsons Green: Armed police search house over Tube bombing — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of a terror offence in connection with Friday's attack on a London Tube train. — Armed police are searching a house in Sunbury, Surrey, where nearby residents have been evacuated.
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Parsons Green terrorist attack
Parsons Green terrorist attack
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
ESPN chief Skipper to staff: ‘ESPN is not a political organization’ — ESPN host faces controversy over Trump tweets — “ESPN is about sports.” It is “not a political organization.” That's what ESPN president John Skipper said in a memo to staffers on Friday afternoon, after a bruising week for the sports network.
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Jim Brady / ESPN:
ESPN awash in rising political tide
ESPN awash in rising political tide
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