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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“I Hate Everyone in the White House!”: Trump Seethes as Advisers Fear the President Is “Unraveling” — In recent days, I've spoken with a half dozen prominent Republicans and Trump advisers, and they all describe a White House in crisis as advisers struggle to contain a president that seems …
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Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal during a gathering this past summer of the nation's highest ranking national security leaders …
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Politico:
Trump suggests challenging NBC's broadcast license — His tweet follows a story by NBC News Wednesday that the president calls ‘pure fiction, made up to demean.’ — President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that NBC's broadcast license should be pulled as punishment after NBC News published …
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump unleashes himself from would-be handlers, lashing out mornings, nights and weekends — President Donald Trump and his chief of staff John Kelly at a briefing with senior military leaders at the White House on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (Andrew Harrer / Getty Images)
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump to nominate Kelly's White House deputy as DHS secretary — The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security. — Nielsen served as White House chief of staff John Kelly's top aide during …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside Bannon's plans for a GOP civil war
Inside Bannon's plans for a GOP civil war
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Washington Post:
Undisclosed deal guaranteed Roy Moore $180,000 a year for part-time work at charity — Former Alabama judge Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, once said publicly that he did not take a “regular salary” from the small charity he founded to promote Christian values because he did not want to be a financial burden.
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How NBC ‘Killed’ Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Exposé … Freelance NBC News correspondent Ronan Farrow, whose months-long investigation into reports of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct was spiked by the network but morphed into a journalistic blockbuster at The New Yorker …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How NBC gave up Ronan Farrow's explosive Harvey Weinstein scoop
How NBC gave up Ronan Farrow's explosive Harvey Weinstein scoop
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein Flying to Europe Tonight for Sex Addiction Rehab
Harvey Weinstein Flying to Europe Tonight for Sex Addiction Rehab
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Why Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein Bombshell Did Not Run on NBC
Why Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein Bombshell Did Not Run on NBC
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Mitch McConnell Goes to the Mattresses for Trump's Judicial Nominees — The Senate majority leader takes charge of the confirmation process. — The Republican drive to confirm federal judges has gained momentum from a series of actions by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mitch McConnell Is Keeping The Senate Rule That Lets Dems Block Trump's Judges
Mitch McConnell Is Keeping The Senate Rule That Lets Dems Block Trump's Judges
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrat stops just short of forcing House vote on Trump's impeachment — A Democratic congressman stopped just short of forcing a House vote on President Trump's impeachment Wednesday, pulling back under apparent pressure from his own party. — Rep. Al Green (D-Tex.) …
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Pledge to Impeach Trump, a Key Donor Demands of Democrats
Pledge to Impeach Trump, a Key Donor Demands of Democrats
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The Daily Beast:
Russia Probe Now Investigating Cambridge Analytica, Trump's ‘Psychographic’ Data Gurus … A data firm backed by some of Donald Trump's closest allies is now facing scrutiny as part of an investigation into possible collusion between the president's team and Russian operatives, The Daily Beast has learned.
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Erin Mershon / STAT:
An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful — ASHINGTON — If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won't be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu.
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Michael Bamberger / GOLF.com:
‘He hit the ball on the screws’: Sen. Graham details President Trump's improbable 73 — The real Donald Trump is revealed through his golf game — Late on Monday afternoon, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), offered, by way of Twitter, a report on his Columbus Day round with President Trump …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, Allow Them to Earn Eagle Scout Rank — The Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday that girls will soon be allowed to become Cub Scouts and to earn the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, the organization's highest honor. — “We believe it is critical to evolve …
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Puerto Rico Relief Bill Cancels $16 Billion in Debt — But Not for Puerto Rico — House Republicans unveiled a $36.5 billion disaster relief supplemental package Tuesday night, intended to pay for relief and rebuilding efforts for the floods, hurricanes, and wildfires of the past several months.
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Richard Wolffe / The Guardian:
Puerto Rico: US officials privately acknowledge serious food shortage
Puerto Rico: US officials privately acknowledge serious food shortage
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein Suicide Threat Prompts Police Response (VIDEO) — Harvey Weinstein's daughter called 911 to say her dad was suicidal Wednesday morning, and police responded ... TMZ has learned. — According to law enforcement, Weinstein was at his 22-year-old daughter Remy's place when their argument spilled out onto the street.
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Léa Seydoux / The Guardian:
‘I had to defend myself’: the night Harvey Weinstein jumped on me
‘I had to defend myself’: the night Harvey Weinstein jumped on me
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Neo-Confederate Leader Behind Arrest Warrant For Black Man Beaten In C'Ville — One of the most enduring and shocking moments from the white nationalist march on Charlottesville this summer was the parking garage beating of counter-protester DeAndre Harris by a crowd of khaki-clad white nationalists …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Limbaugh: Trump's comments on NFL ‘starting to make me nervous’ — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday voiced concerns about President Trump's comments on NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, saying Trump should not have the power …
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Shannon Hall / New York Times:
A Surprise From the Supervolcano Under Yellowstone — Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a supervolcano, a behemoth far more powerful than your average volcano. It has the ability to expel more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of rock and ash at once — 250,000 times more material than erupted …
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
How Russian content ended up on Pinterest — SAN FRANCISCO — Image-bookmarking site Pinterest is known as a place where people go to get ideas about home décor, fashion, and recipes. — Few would associate it with politics - let alone Russian trolls.
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Wall Street Journal:
Russia Has Turned Kaspersky Software Into Tool for Spying — Searches exploited popular Russian-made antivirus software to seek classified material, officials say — WASHINGTON—The Russian government used a popular antivirus software to secretly scan computers around the world …
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Gavin Haynes / The Guardian:
Can IQ tests settle whether Trump is a moron or not? — Following reports that Rex Tillerson questioned the US president's brain power, the latter has offered to settle the matter with an IQ test. But are they really a way to reliably quantify intelligence?
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Couple, 98 and 100, Who Died in Fire 'Just Couldn't Be Without Each Other' — Sara and Charles Rippey first locked eyes at their elementary school in tiny Hartford, Wis., close to 90 years ago. “They've basically been together ever since,” said one of their sons, Mike Rippey.
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