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Exclusive: First charges filed in Mueller investigation — Washington (CNN)A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter. — The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge.
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Wall Street Journal:
First Charges Filed in Russia Probe Led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller — At least one defendant is expected to be taken into custody as soon as Monday — At least one person was charged Friday in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal investigation into alleged Russian meddling …
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CNBC:
First charges in Mueller investigation into Russia meddling have been filed — A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Ex-CIA Director Spoke to Mueller About Flynn's Alleged Turkish Scheme
Ex-CIA Director Spoke to Mueller About Flynn's Alleged Turkish Scheme
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Former Trump campaign boss reacts to Mueller news by attacking ‘the Clinton administration’
Former Trump campaign boss reacts to Mueller news by attacking ‘the Clinton administration’
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort Realtor testified before grand jury in Russia probe
Manafort Realtor testified before grand jury in Russia probe
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New York Times:
Conservative Website First Funded Anti-Trump Research by Firm That Later Produced Dossier — WASHINGTON — The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website funded by a major Republican donor, initially retained the firm that conducted opposition research on Donald J. Trump …
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Washington Free Beacon:
Fusion GPS and the Washington Free Beacon — Since its launch in February of 2012, the Washington Free Beacon has retained third party firms to conduct research on many individuals and institutions of interest to us and our readers. In that capacity, during the 2016 election cycle …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Washington Free Beacon funded original Fusion GPS anti-Trump opposition effort … Lawyers for the conservative publication Washington Free Beacon informed the House Intelligence Committee Friday that the organization was the original funder for the anti-Trump opposition research project with Fusion GPS.
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein — Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah, and other women explain their struggles with going public. — In March, Annabella Sciorra, who received an Emmy nomination for her role in “The Sopranos,” agreed to talk with me for a story I was reporting about Harvey Weinstein.
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by N.Korea accelerating — https://apnews.com/cdb523a4aece40fb8042 685b6bfafb47 — Link copied! — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Four more women accuse Mark Halperin of harassment, bringing total to at least a dozen — Journalist Mark Halperin accused of sexual harassment — Two days after CNN first reported that five women said “Game Change” co-author and journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed or assaulted …
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The Daily Beast:
New Accuser: Serial Harasser Mark Halperin Targeted College Girls, Too
New Accuser: Serial Harasser Mark Halperin Targeted College Girls, Too
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Lara Setrakian / Washington Post:
I'm one of Mark Halperin's accusers. He's part of a bigger problem we need to fix.
I'm one of Mark Halperin's accusers. He's part of a bigger problem we need to fix.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Two Senate candidates busted using aliases are possibly married to each other — but no one can figure it out — Montanans are debating the motives of two candidates allegedly running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jon Tester. — “James Dean” says he is running for the Republican nomination.
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Russia is furious. That means the sanctions are working. — (LEON NEAL/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) — In yet another display of spitting fury, the Russian state this week put Bill Browder on the Interpol list, an international register of “most wanted” criminals.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Canning O'Reilly and other media men won't change a thing. Here's what would. — So, now that the dam has burst on sexual misconduct at media companies, we're good, right? — Don't believe that for a moment. — The appalling behavior that's been in the headlines for weeks isn't going to stop …
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Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
California Assemblyman was disciplined after woman claimed he groped her — Felipe Fuentes- Holly J. Mitchell- Los Angeles City Council- Richard Alarcon- Toni Atkins- John Myers — California Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra was disciplined after a human resources investigation eight years ago …
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Washington Post:
'It's just messed up': Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, new poll shows — The Post-U. Md. survey reveals a starkly pessimistic view of the U.S. political system under President Trump. — Seven in 10 Americans say the nation's political divisions are at least as big …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Donor Asked Data Firm If It Could Better Organize Hacked Emails — August 2016 exchange between Rebekah Mercer and Cambridge Analytica's CEO shows efforts to leverage Clinton-related messages — Trump donor Rebekah Mercer in August 2016 asked the chief executive of a data-analytics firm working …
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Chad Moriyama / Dodgers Digest:
Yuli Gurriel makes slant-eye gesture after homering off Yu Darvish, calls him a slur — Yuli Gurriel started the scoring off Yu Darvish in Game 2 of the World Series, and Gurriel seemed so pleased with himself that he decided to out himself as a racist by mocking Darvish with a slant-eye gesture.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Union: National Weather Service ‘on the brink of failure’ due to job vacancies — The National Weather Service (NWS) is dealing with hundreds of vacant positions in the wake of a series of extreme weather events that have plagued the U.S. — “The National Weather Service …
Steve Schmadeke / Chicago Tribune:
Former President Obama called to jury duty in Cook County and plans to serve — Former President Barack Obama “made it crystal-clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty” and report for jury service, Cook County's chief judge said. (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Trump Declares Journalists' Children Cute, but He's Still Wary of Their Parents — WASHINGTON — The guests, in their witches' hats and Princess Leia buns, were not too adorable to hear some difficult truths from their commander in chief. — “I cannot believe the media produced such beautiful children …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump to announce pick for Fed chair next week