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1:30 PM ET, October 28, 2017

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CNN:
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 …
Mike Allen / Axios:
What Mueller's move means  —  As soon as Monday, the Mueller investigation begins a new phase that moves it from background music in national politics to center stage, with massive stakes for President Trump and both parties.  —  What's new: “A federal grand jury in Washington [yesterday] …
Discussion: Political Wire and WGN-TV
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.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Former Trump campaign boss reacts to Mueller news by attacking ‘the Clinton administration’  —  During a Saturday morning interview on Fox & Friends, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was asked how he thinks news special counsel Robert Mueller has filed his first charges is being received in the White House.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Ex-CIA Director Spoke to Mueller About Flynn's Alleged Turkish Scheme
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort Realtor testified before grand jury in Russia probe
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 …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Washington Free Beacon funded original Fusion GPS anti-Trump opposition effort
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.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Mattis: North Korea threat has ‘accelerated’
Discussion: RedState and IJR
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
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 …
Discussion: RedState and Grist
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.
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 …
Discussion: Vox and Splinter, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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 …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Political Wire
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.
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 …
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
 
 
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Phillip Walter Wellman / Stars & Stripes:
US servicemember killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
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Yvonne Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Women describe climate of harassment at Mass. State House
Discussion: The Republic and CBS Boston
Washington Times:
George Washington's church to tear down memorial honoring first president
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Once More Unto The Breach! Romney Eyes Senate Run To Fill Anti-Trump Void
Discussion: The Atlantic
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
GOP tax bill shrouded in secrecy
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Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Tennessee Towns Heighten Security Ahead of White Nationalist Rallies
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Matthew Walther / The Week:
Fear and loathing on Hillary Clinton's grievance tour
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Barbara Goldberg / Reuters:
Sex and drugs: U.S. study links marijuana use to more intercourse
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NPR
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Conservative Think Tank Urged EPA To Consider Convicted Child Sex Offender For Climate Panel
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Matt Taibbi:
It was a pleasure last night to sit and talk at a Harvard Bookstore event …
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
NYPD cops charged with raping woman in police van
Discussion: Gothamist, The Root and ThinkProgress
 

 
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UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

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