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3:40 AM ET, October 22, 2017

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O'Reilly Settled New Harassment Claims, Then Fox Renewed His Contract — In January, the Fox News host was said to have agreed to a $32 million settlement with a former network analyst, the largest of his known payouts. — Last January, six months after Fox News ousted its chairman amid …

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Chicago Tribune, Deadline, The Hill, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, New York Magazine, Raw Story, IJR, AOL, RedState, The Guardian, Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Eschaton and rbc.ru, more at Mediagazer »

John Bowden / The Hill:

Don Lemon calls Fox News hypocritical after reports of O'Reilly settlement — CNN reporter Don Lemon attacked rival news network Fox News on Saturday after an explosive report from The New York Times revealed that the network extended former host Bill O'Reilly's contract after he paid out a $32 million sexual harassment settlement.

Discussion: Raw Story, Deadline and IJR

Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:

John Kelly and the Dangerous Moral Calculus of Working for Trump — Anyone in politics or government who works for Donald Trump, whether on the payroll or in some other supporting role, is forced to make a sacrifice. Working for Trump means that one's credibility is likely to be damaged …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Snopes.com and Washington Post

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:

‘Pick up the phone and say I apologize’: Medal of Honor recipient rips Kelly and Trump over fallen soldier response — MSNBC anchor Joy Reid brought together a panel of guests for “AM Joy” Saturday to examine the ongoing feud President Donald Trump and his administration have been waging …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Shareblue Media, New York Times, NBC News, Deadline and Washington Times

Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters calls on Kelly to apologize for lashing out at Dem congresswoman

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Politicus USA and IJR

Linley Sanders / Newsweek:
WHAT DOES ‘EMPTY BARREL’ MEAN AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

Discussion: IJR, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Toronto Star:

How every investor lost money on Trump Tower Toronto (but Donald Trump made millions anyway) — Donald Trump called himself a “genius” for investing in Toronto's Trump Tower. Behind the scenes, he had no money on the line. The inside story of an unlikely bankruptcy …

John Bowden / The Hill:

Every investor in Trump's Toronto tower lost money except Trump : report — Every investing partner working with President Trump's company on a project to build luxury condominiums in Toronto lost money on the project, save for Trump himself, according to an investigation published by the Toronto Star.

Discussion: Raw Story

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Jimmy Carter Lusts for a Trump Posting — PLAINS, Ga. — Most people would run away screaming at the thought of working for a boss who humiliates subordinates in public, throttles them in private, demands constant flattery, spends all day watching cable TV and behaves in a wildly unpredictable way.

John Bowden / The Hill:

Carter volunteers to help solve tensions with North Korea — Former President Jimmy Carter says he is open to working with President Trump to solve the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. — In an interview with The New York Times' Maureen Dowd, Carter said he would go to the country to work on negotiations.

Discussion: RedState

James Massola / Sydney Morning Herald:
Julie Bishop reveals ‘unprecedented’ letter from North Korea, says pressure is working

Discussion: AOL

Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:

Republican official ‘would have shot’ Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte — Montana Republican official Karen Marshall told radio program she would have shot reporter Ben Jacobs if ‘that kid had done to me what he did to Greg’ … A Montana Republican party official “would have shot” …

Discussion: Helena Independent Record, Shareblue Media and Talking Points Memo

Lena Felton / The Atlantic:

Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families — The Trump administration is scrambling to defend the president's characterization of his communications with grieving military families, including rush-delivering letters from the president to the families of servicemembers killed months ago.

Discussion: Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Business Insider and Politicus USA

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Trump pledges to personally pay some legal bills of WH staff and associates — President Trump has promised to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to defray legal costs incurred by campaign associates and White House staff due to the Russia investigations, a White House official tells Axios.

Discussion: Palmer Report, Politico, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and IJR

John Wagner / Washington Post: Trump pledges at least $430,000 of his own money to help cover aides' legal costs related to Russia probes

CNN:

Weinstein's fall grew from rage over Trump — Liberal celebrities would have looked like hypocrites after being so enraged at Trump's treatment of women, she writes — Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn.

Discussion: IJR

BBC:

Robert Mugabe's WHO appointment condemned as ‘an insult’ — The choice of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador has been criticised by several organisations including the British government. — It described his selection as …

Discussion: The Herald, IJR and The Gateway Pundit

Yonette Joseph / New York Times:
After Making Mugabe a ‘Good-Will Ambassador,’ W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Rethinking’ It

Discussion: Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, France 24, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, The Guardian and twitchy.com

WATE-TV:

No hazardous materials on-board derailed train in North Knoxville — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - A Norfolk Southern train derailed in North Knoxville near Inskip Drive on Saturday night, spilling shipping containers and damaging buildings. — The train was not carrying hazardous materials …

Discussion: ABC News

Washington Post:

‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein's fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him? — Almost a year after New Yorker Jessica Leeds and other women stepped forward with harrowing accounts of being sexually assaulted by a powerful man, another scandal with similar elements exploded.

Discussion: ABC News

E.A. Crunden / ThinkProgress:

Five former presidents are raising money for hurricane relief. Trump is playing golf. — Your friendly reminder that most of Puerto Rico is still without power. — All five living former U.S. presidents are set to participate in a fundraiser for hurricane relief efforts on Saturday …

Discussion: HuffPost, Mashable, AOL, NPR and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Five former US presidents to appear at hurricane relief concert

Discussion: Politico, WSVN-TV, The Guardian, NBC News and New York Times

Ian Shapira / Washington Post:

Trump plans to release JFK assassination documents despite concerns from federal agencies — President Trump announced Saturday morning that he planned to release the tens of thousands of never-before-seen documents left in the files related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination held …

Discussion: CNN, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, Politico, Vox, CBS Dallas, CBS Philly, CBS Miami, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, CBS Boston, New York Magazine, WFLA-TV and New York Times

Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:

Trump arrives at golf resort as Gold Star family buries soldier he sent on doomed mission — As grieving family members and friends say their final goodbyes to a fallen soldier, the commander in chief will spend the day at his golf resort. — According to press reports …

Discussion: NBC News, Politicus USA and Snopes.com