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Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein — Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what the young actress expected to be a business breakfast meeting. Instead, he had her sent up to his room …
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Statement From Harvey Weinstein — The New York Times received the following statement from Harvey Weinstein responding to allegations about his treatment of women in Hollywood.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein to Sue N.Y. Times, Says His Attorney — Charles Harder says that proceeds from the case will be donated to women's organizations. — On the heels of The New York Times' bombshell expose published Thursday about “decades of harassment” on the part of Harvey Weinstein …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Former Obama Adviser Anita Dunn Helped Harvey Weinstein Strategize Before New York Times Story
Former Obama Adviser Anita Dunn Helped Harvey Weinstein Strategize Before New York Times Story
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Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over Potentially Explosive Stories (Exclusive)
Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over Potentially Explosive Stories (Exclusive)
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Andy Cush / SPIN:
Harvey Weinstein Used a Made-Up Jay-Z Quote in His Statement About Sexual Harassment Allegations
Harvey Weinstein Used a Made-Up Jay-Z Quote in His Statement About Sexual Harassment Allegations
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Sonny Bunch / Washington Free Beacon:
Shorter Harvey Weinstein: 'I'm a Liberal, Maybe Gimme a Pass?'
Shorter Harvey Weinstein: 'I'm a Liberal, Maybe Gimme a Pass?'
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream — In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder, Steve Bannon insisted that “there's no room in American society” for neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, and the KKK.
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
NRA bans bump stocks at its own firing range — The firing range at the National Rifle Association headquarters, like many ranges across the nation, bans the use of bump fire systems such as the one used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, according to firearms experts.
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Las Vegas Shooting: Investigators Grapple With Gunman's ‘Secret Life’ — LAS VEGAS — Investigators on Thursday were still piecing together the life of the gunman who killed 58 concertgoers in Las Vegas, and remained at a loss to explain what drove him to commit the massacre.
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Washington Post:
The ATF-approved ‘goofy little doodad’ used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock
The ATF-approved ‘goofy little doodad’ used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock
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USA Today:
Las Vegas shooter booked rooms facing Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago in August
Las Vegas shooter booked rooms facing Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago in August
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CNN:
Las Vegas gunman planned to escape after massacre, sheriff says
Las Vegas gunman planned to escape after massacre, sheriff says
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
NRA says it backs regulations on bump stocks; top House Republicans open to legislation
NRA says it backs regulations on bump stocks; top House Republicans open to legislation
Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube Tweaks Search Results as Las Vegas Conspiracy Theories Rise to Top
YouTube Tweaks Search Results as Las Vegas Conspiracy Theories Rise to Top
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Andrea Peterson / Politico:
John Kelly's personal cell phone was compromised, White House believes — White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials. — The discovery raises concerns …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's team met with Russia dossier author — Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators met this past summer with the former British spy whose dossier on alleged Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign spawned months of investigations that have hobbled …
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination — The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace. But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense — The breach, considered the most serious in years, could enable Russia to evade NSA surveillance and more easily infiltrate U.S. networks — WASHINGTON—Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Tim Murphy resigns from Congress — Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), the embattled anti-abortion lawmaker who allegedly encouraged his lover to terminate a pregnancy, on Thursday announced his plan to resign from office later this month — just a day after announcing his plan to retire following the 2018 election.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment — I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment. — From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder. “States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides …
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump plans to declare that Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest — President Trump plans to announce next week that he will “decertify” the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is not in the national interest of the United States and kicking the issue to a reluctant Congress …
Tennessean.com:
Exclusive: U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn launches U.S. Senate bid — Marsha Blackburn announces she is running for U.S. Senate — NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is entering the 2018 U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Corker, ending a week's worth of speculation …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Angry GOP donors close their wallets
Angry GOP donors close their wallets
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Republican Senate candidate announces her bid by trashing the Republican Senate
Republican Senate candidate announces her bid by trashing the Republican Senate
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Top House Democrat: 'I think it's time' for Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn to go — A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team to prepare to step down and make way for the next generation of lawmakers in her caucus.
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Pew Research Center:
The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider — Sharp shifts among Democrats on aid to needy, race, immigration — The divisions between Republicans and Democrats on fundamental political values - on government, race, immigration, national security, environmental protection and other areas …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump hits a new low in attacks on the free press — Carl Bernstein: Russia probes are ‘closing in’ — President Trump's disregard for a free press just reached a new low: He's urging the Senate Intelligence Committee to investigate American news outlets for publishing “fake” stories.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House chides media: ‘You have a responsibility to tell the truth’
White House chides media: ‘You have a responsibility to tell the truth’
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Elspeth Reeve / VICE News:
Congressman suggests Charlottesville was George Soros-backed conspiracy — For more on the legal challenge to Rep. Gosar's blocking followers on Facebook, tune into tonight's episode of VICE News Tonight on HBO. — Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar suggested the participants in the white nationalist rally …
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Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
Mystery man pictured shielding a woman from Vegas gunfire with his own body is revealed to be a young US Army soldier who ran back into the danger zone and plugged other people's bullet holes with his fingers — US Army soldier Matthew Cobos was photographed on Sunday night shielding a woman from gunfire during the Las Vegas massacre
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David Dayen / The Nation:
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much. — You know the old joke: How do you make a killing on Wall Street and never risk a loss? Easy—use other people's money. Jamie Dimon and his underlings at JPMorgan Chase have perfected …
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Esther Lee / ThinkProgress:
On DACA renewal deadline day, tens of thousands of DREAMers lost deportation relief — Approximately 36,000 young immigrants did not renew their applications in time to temporarily stay in the country before the October 5 deadline set by the Trump administration, according to federal data obtained by ThinkProgress.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
FEMA removes statistics about drinking water access and electricity in Puerto Rico from website — As of Wednesday, half of Puerto Ricans had access to drinking water and 5 percent of the island had electricity, according to statistics published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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