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7:35 AM ET, October 30, 2017

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Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14  —  The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner.  —  Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
John Boehner Unchained  —  WEST CHESTER, Ohio—He swings the golf club like a right-hander, which he is, but putts as a southpaw.  Maybe it's a metaphor for a conservative politician who often turned to liberals in crunch time, but I'm too busy losing $20 on this hole to appreciate it.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker once held a knife to Boehner's throat  —  (R-Alaska) once pinned former Speaker John Boehner  —  (R-Ohio) against a wall and held a knife to his throat during a heated debate about earmarks.  —  John Boehner  —  told Politico about the incident in a new profile published Sunday.
Washington Post:
Puerto Rico moves to cancel contract with Whitefish Energy to repair electric grid  —  Puerto Rico's electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory's hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding …
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Cristina Alesci / CNNMoney:
Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments  —  What you need to know about Jared Kushner  —  The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices …
Discussion: Splinter
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
Discussion: Raw Story
BBC:
Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums  —  Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say.  —  Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
Discussion: The Hill
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Jared Kushner made unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner took unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: Axios
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’  —  Former intelligence chief James Clapper says President Trump is dead wrong about Russian interference in America's elections.  And they're going to get away with it again, he warns. … America's former top spymaster …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
2 Navy SEALs Under Suspicion in Strangling of Green Beret in Mali  —  WASHINGTON — Navy criminal authorities are investigating whether two members of the Navy's elite SEAL Team 6 strangled to death an Army Green Beret on assignment in Mali in June, military officials say.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Plan for a Speedy Tax Overhaul Faces Uncertain Road  —  After the bill is proposed, a sweeping passage is possible, but a compromise or a total collapse could happen just as easily  —  WASHINGTON—House Republicans will toss a giant tax bill into the capital's autumnal winds Wednesday.
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Civilian lawyers defy judge's order to travel to Guantánamo for war court showdown  —  ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND  —  A Pentagon shuttle departed for Guantánamo Sunday morning without three civilian lawyers who quit the USS Cole case, setting the stage for a showdown Monday …
Discussion: Just Security
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The ‘dossier’ and the uranium deal: A guide to the latest allegations  —  As a service to readers bound to be confused by an increasingly complex story, here's a brief guide to the latest developments in the tangled allegations involving Russia, President Trump and Hillary Clinton.  —  The Dossier
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Michael Weiss / CNN:
Controversial Trump dossier: What really matters
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Roger Stone Says He Will Bring an ‘Antitrust Case’ Against Twitter  —  Roger Stone is in full-on cartoon villain mode since being banned by Twitter on Saturday night, vowing to sue the company while characterizing their dispute as a battle for free speech itself.
Discussion: AOL and Business Insider
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon declares war on Singer in call with Trump  —  In a Friday night phone call, President Trump's former chief strategist and enforcer Steve Bannon told Trump he was going “off the chain” to destroy Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund billionaire who is one of the most influential donors to the Republican Party.
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Forget Washington.  Facebook's Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing.  —  For months, Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., has been in crisis mode, furiously attempting to contain the damage stemming from its role in last year's presidential campaign.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION and Politico
ESPN:
Jerry Jones among owners trying to halt Roger Goodell's extension  —  The Cowboys' Jerry Jones was a leading voice among 17 NFL owners on a conference call Thursday that discussed the possibility of halting commissioner Roger Goodell's pending contract extension, sources involved with the call told ESPN.
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Mark Maske / Washington Post:
NFL players invite Roger Goodell, Bob McNair and Colin Kaepernick to Monday meeting
Discussion: IJR and Deadspin
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level Since Taking Office  —  Poll finds 38% approve of the job the president has done, a five-point drop from September  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, with Americans disapproving …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Tennessean.com:
Altercation between White Lives Matter supporters and interracial couple in Brentwood under police investigation
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Splinter
Tom Verducci / SI.com:
Historic World Series Home Run Rate may be Result of Slicker Baseballs
Discussion: The Guardian, USA Today, Deadspin and AOL
Patrick Semansky / Associated Press:
Court rulings toss lawsuit against Black Lives Matter and Mckesson, allow class-action payments to protesters
Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
John Kasich's Campaign Against Trump Never Stopped. And It Won't Till 2020.
Discussion: Mediaite
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