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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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Trevor Hughes / USA Today:
White House says no change in position on Paris climate agreement — The White House said Saturday it has not changed its position on the Paris climate accord and will withdraw from the agreement that President Trump has called unfair to the United States unless it can be re-negotiated.
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
WH denies reports that Trump is softening stance on Paris climate deal
WH denies reports that Trump is softening stance on Paris climate deal
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Former Trump aide liquidated children's college fund to pay for Russia defense: report — A former campaign adviser to President Trump said the ongoing federal probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia has taken such a financial toll on him that he's had to liquidate …
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Russia probes leave Trump associates struggling with huge legal bills … An expanding special counsel probe into the Trump campaign's alleged Russian ties has saddled many of President Trump's current and former associates with hefty legal fees and left them few options for footing the bill.
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Mueller just obtained a warrant that could change the entire nature of the Russia investigation
Mueller just obtained a warrant that could change the entire nature of the Russia investigation
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another prosecutor joins Trump-Russia probe
Another prosecutor joins Trump-Russia probe
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Year / U2 > Home:
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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Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Acquitted officer Stockley: 'Everyone wants someone to blame, but I'm just not the guy'
Acquitted officer Stockley: 'Everyone wants someone to blame, but I'm just not the guy'
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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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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.
The Hill:
Juggalos, pro-Trump activists descend on DC — Thousands of people flooded the streets of Washington, D.C. on Saturday for a pro-Trump rally and a so-called Juggalo March. — The convergence of the two groups in the nation's capital marks an unusually busy weekend for Washington.
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Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
Juggalos descend on D.C. to fight FBI gang distinction as pro-Trump activists rally
Juggalos descend on D.C. to fight FBI gang distinction as pro-Trump activists rally
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John Bowden / The Hill:
FEMA auctioned off disaster-response trailers days before Harvey's landfall — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) auctioned off more than 100 disaster-response trailers at discounted prices just days before Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, The Associated Press reported on Saturday.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Establishment gears up for Steve Bannon's war on the GOP leadership — If “war” against the Republican establishment is what former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon wants, then war is what he will get. — Deep-pocketed supporters of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
More former classmates of Mnuchin call on him to resign — More former classmates of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are calling on him to resign from his post in the Trump administration over the president's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va.
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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.
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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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Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Hold the Egg Sandwich: Egyptian TV Is Calling — Hatem El-Gamasy often appears as a pundit for Egyptian television news programs. His viewers don't know his day job: He owns a bodega in Queens. — Every other day or so, Hatem El-Gamasy connects to a news audience nearly halfway around the world …
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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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
NJ police release body-cam video of GOP lawmaker calling them ‘f*cking assh*les’ during DWI bust — The first female Latina Republican in the New Jersey Assembly was captured by police-body cam footage going on a profanity-laced rant during a DWI arrest in April.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker warns of ‘political and moral limitations’ to working with Trump — (D-Va.) is warning Democratic leadership about working too closely with President Trump for fear that the party may cede too much ground to Republicans on key issues. — “Let's not fool ourselves,” Connolly told Politico.
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Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Trump endorses Michigan attorney general for governor — President Trump on Saturday endorsed Bill Schuette for governor days after the Michigan attorney general announced his candidacy. — “Attorney General Bill Shuette [sic] will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michiagn [sic].
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