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‘I will destroy you’: Weinstein told Bond Girl Eva Green that she would never work again when she fought him off in a Paris hotel room as more women reveal how they were groped by the mogul — Harvey Weinsein allegedly sexually harassed French star Eva Green during a meeting at his suite in Paris.
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BuzzFeed:
Watching Harvey Weinstein Fall, Trump's Accusers Feel Frustrated — “When he won, I felt like I lost.” — For all the women who have cheered as accusations against the producer Harvey Weinstein force a public conversation about sexual misconduct, one small group of women has watched with frustration.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Weinstein Gets Emotional on “Depraved” Harvey, Saving the Company and His “Waking Nightmare” (Exclusive) — The Weinstein Co. exec insists he had no idea about “the type of predator that he was” and is sickened by Harvey's seeming lack of remorse. “I want him to get the justice that he deserves.”
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CNNMoney:
Motion Picture Academy board to consider kicking out Harvey Weinstein — Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Hanks, Laura Dern, Steven Spielberg and Rory Kennedy are among the 54 power players who are deciding Harvey Weinstein's fate in Hollywood. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Violence. Threats. Begging. Harvey Weinstein's 30-year pattern of abuse in Hollywood. — In 1984, Harvey Weinstein was 32 years old and making one of his first real feature films, on location outside of Scranton, Pa. It was a comedy called “Playing for Keeps,” featuring a not-yet-famous Marisa Tomei …
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Claudia Rosenbaum / BuzzFeed:
Lisa Bloom Knows She Made “A Colossal Mistake” In Harvey Weinstein — The celebrity attorney and champion of women's rights spoke about her earlier decision to represent Harvey Weinstein, and her response to the sex assault scandal: “I definitely failed on this one.”
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Ousted From Motion Picture Academy — LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's de facto governing body, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to “immediately expel” Harvey Weinstein, breaking with 90 years of precedent and turning …
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NBC News:
Manafort Had $60 Million Relationship With a Russian Oligarch — LONDON — Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, has much stronger financial ties to a Russian oligarch than have been previously reported. — An NBC News investigation reveals that $26 million changed hands …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Bannon promises ‘season of war’ against McConnell, GOP establishment — Steve Bannon taunted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday and vowed to challenge any Senate Republican who doesn't publicly condemn attacks on President Donald Trump. — “Yeah, Mitch, the donors are not happy.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Corker unloads on Trump for trying to ‘castrate’ Tillerson
Corker unloads on Trump for trying to ‘castrate’ Tillerson
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
An intern at the Trump campaign data firm, Cambridge Analytica, left sensitive voter targeting tools online for nearly a year — An intern at the data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica left online for nearly a year what appears to be programming instructions for the voter targeting tools …
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Politico
Sarah Polley / New York Times:
The Men You Meet Making Movies — One day, when I was 19 years old, I was in the middle of a photo shoot for a Miramax film when I was suddenly told it was time to leave. I was wearing a little black dress, showing a lot of cleavage, lying seductively on my side and looking slyly at the camera.
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Karen Nelson / Sun Herald:
Why did Biloxi pull ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ from the 8th grade lesson plan? — BILOXI — The Biloxi School District got complaints about the wording in “To Kill A Mockingbird” — an American classic being taught in 8th grade English Language Arts classes — and pulled it from the curriculum.
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Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump health care attacks worry GOP — WASHINGTON — President Trump lit a fuse this week that will blow a hole in the Affordable Care Act, but the collateral damage could very well include fellow Republicans. — In his latest attack on the health care law, Trump moved Thursday night …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump Faithfully Executes Obamacare; Media, Democrats Go Nuts
Trump Faithfully Executes Obamacare; Media, Democrats Go Nuts
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New York Times, Power Line, neo-neocon and RedState
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's missteps are giving Democrats a better shot at winning back the House — Donald Trump has been battling both parties and remains historically unpopular for a president this early in his tenure. — Analysis suggests that Democrats may stand a better chance in midterm elections than previously thought.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House: Ratings Changes in 12 Districts as Democrats Gain Momentum
House: Ratings Changes in 12 Districts as Democrats Gain Momentum
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New York Magazine and Business Insider
Taylor Link / Salon:
The 25 conservatives actually worth following on Twitter — Liberals in shock over the the 2016 election were prescribed a heavy dose of reality. “Get out of your bubble,” the doctors note illegibly read. — It was a hard truth for the American left. They found out the U.S. was not as progressive as originally thought.
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CNN:
Trump silent as questions remain over deadly Niger ambush — US soldier possibly taken alive, killed by ISIS — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Military officials have acknowledged that the incident is under investigation and that security procedures are being reviewed
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Erin Allday / San Francisco Chronicle:
Wine Country fire: Huddled in pool amid blaze, wife dies in husband's arms — As fire raged all around them and smoke choked their lungs, Carmen and Armando Berriz had no choice but to cling to one another while immersed in a swimming pool behind their rented house on the north edge of Santa Rosa.
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Gabe Meline / KQED Arts:
Guy Fieri Brings Barbecue Smoker to Santa Rosa Fire Evacuation Center
Guy Fieri Brings Barbecue Smoker to Santa Rosa Fire Evacuation Center
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