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Aaron Wische / Click2Houston.com:
Sutherland Springs church shooter escaped mental health facility months after attack on wife, child  —  Police report shows Kelley made death threats against military superiors  —  HOUSTON - Channel 2 Investigates uncovered law enforcement documents showing Devin Kelley escaped …
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Texas church shooter previously escaped mental health institution while facing military charges  —  Tuesday update on Texas church shooting … The gunman in the worst mass killing in Texas history escaped from a mental health institution in New Mexico, threatened his Air Force chain …
Discussion: Raw Story, Hit & Run, Bearing Arms, IJR and RT
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Texas Gunman Once Escaped From Mental Health Facility  —  The gunman who killed 26 people in a rural Texas church on Sunday escaped from a psychiatric hospital while he was in the Air Force, after making death threats against his superiors and trying to smuggle weapons onto the base where he was stationed, a 2012 police report shows.
Robert Burns / Stars & Stripes:
Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years
Discussion: New York Magazine
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Omarosa's West Wing bridal adventure highlights broader dysfunction  —  One Saturday in early April, Omarosa Manigault caused a stir in the White House.  —  The “Apprentice” villain turned senior White House official brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …
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Bloomberg:
Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: ‘What Is a Senator?’  —  On their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a senator?  —  U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:   Menendez jury's first question involves the role of a US senator
Mike Ciandella / NewsBusters:
Study: CNN's Failure to Cover Democrat's Corruption Trial
Discussion: RedState
Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Poll: Views of Democratic Party hit lowest mark in 25 years  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Favorable views of the Democratic Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than a quarter century of polling, according to new numbers from a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Sean McElwee / The Nation:
Pandering to Racists Won't Get Democrats Anywhere
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
The Case Of Wilbur Ross' Phantom $2 Billion  —  Fresh off a tour through Thailand, Laos and China, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon in October to discuss something deeply personal: how much money he has.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
BUZZ: Expect more HOUSE GOP RETIREMENTS soon …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Brian Faler / Politico:
Tax hike reports throw Republicans on political defensive  —  House Republicans are on the defensive after a new analysis, the latest in a string, shows some middle-income people would see tax increases under their plan to rewrite the tax code.  —  While most taxpayers — 61 percent …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Republican says donors want to get taxes done
Discussion: Politico
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill could delay corporate tax cut and make other major changes that break sharply with House plan
Discussion: Axios and Business Insider
The Intercept:
CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump's Request  —  CIA Director Mike Pompeo met late last month with a former U.S. intelligence official who has become an advocate for a disputed theory that the theft of the Democratic National Committee's emails during …
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Now You Can Send 280-Character Tweets  —  On Tuesday afternoon, Twitter — a social network born out of the conceit of 140-character brevity — announced it would expand its character limit to 280 characters for all users, in nearly all languages (except Chinese, Japanese, and Korean …
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Selena Larson / CNNMoney:
Welcome to a world with 280-character tweets
Discussion: KTLA and The Root
Ali Breland / The Hill:
Twitter doubling character limit to 280 for users
Discussion: RedState
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Congresswoman tolerated abusive behavior by top aide, female ex-staffers say  —  A lawmaker pushing for a more aggressive response to sexual harassment on Capitol Hill has kept her chief of staff on payroll despite receiving multiple complaints by women in her office about his behavior toward them, according to several former aides.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Congresswoman's top aide suspended after harassment claims
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: In ‘Trump Counties,’ More Say U.S. Is Worse Off Than Better Off  —  WASHINGTON — One year after Donald Trump's shocking election upset, many Americans who live in the key counties that propelled him to victory remain unconvinced that the country is better off now that he's in the White House …
Discussion: Shareblue Media, The Hill and Daily Kos
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Exit poll analysis explores President Trump's impact on Virginia, New Jersey races  —  Exit poll results in Virginia and New Jersey this evening will explore the prime motivators of voters' preferences in the two biggest-profile contests since the 2016 presidential election …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Northam takes the lead in early Virginia governor results
Discussion: ABC News
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Jeff Sessions' DOJ Drops Prosecution Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions  —  Desiree Fairooz was set to face her second trial in connection with her arrest for laughing during Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general.  —  WASHINGTON Justice Department prosecutors have dropped …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump ‘frustrated’ by cancelled visit to DMZ  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Asia (all times local):  —  The White House says President Donald Trump is disappointed that his surprise trip to the DMZ was thwarted by bad weather.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
President Trump's attempted visit to Korean Demilitarized Zone derailed by bad weather
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Page Six:
Manhattan DA to seek Weinstein indictment next week  —  SEE ALSO  —  The Manhattan district attorney will seek an indictment against Harvey Weinstein sometime next week — ignoring an NYPD plan to immediately slap the movie mogul in cuffs, sources told The Post.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Lawmakers defend ‘unprecedented’ Pentagon health panel, which could undermine FDA  —  FDA currently has sole authority to authorize drugs and devices for emergency use.  —  The Defense Department — and not FDA — would have the power to approve drugs and medical devices under …
Discussion: STAT
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Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
FDA chief: Keep defense medical approvals in our sphere
Discussion: Politico and Vox
New York Times:
Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash  —  Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation by the newspaper into the media giant's business dealings in Anaheim.
NBC News:
Carter Page Coordinated Russia Trip With Top Trump Campaign Officials  —  WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page, who has come under scrutiny in the investigation of Russian election interference, told a House committee that he sought permission for a July 2016 trip to Moscow …
Fox News:
Fusion GPS official met with Russian operative before and after Trump Jr. sit-down  —  The co-founder of Fusion GPS, the firm behind the unverified Trump dossier, met with a Russian lawyer before and after a key meeting she had last year with Trump's son, Fox News has learned.
Jane Wakefield / BBC:
Facebook's fake news experiment backfires  —  A Facebook test that promoted comments containing the word fake to the top of news feeds has been criticised by users.  —  The trial, which Facebook says has now concluded, aimed to prioritise “comments that indicate disbelief”.
James Bridle:
Something is wrong on the internet  —  I'm James Bridle.  I'm a writer and artist concerned with technology and culture.  I usually write on my own blog, but frankly I don't want what I'm talking about here anywhere near my own site.  Please be advised: this essay describes disturbing things …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Syria Joins Paris Climate Accord, Leaving Only U.S. Opposed  —  WASHINGTON — Then there was one.  —  Syria announced during United Nations climate talks on Tuesday that it would sign the Paris agreement on climate change.  The move, which comes on the heels of Nicaragua signing the accord last month …
 
 
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Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
Facebook asks users for nude photos in project to combat revenge porn
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Eric Holder Is Tired of Being Polite
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The White House:
National Day for the Victims of Communism
Discussion: The Daily Signal and IJR
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Women Expose The Secret Sexual Predators Inside Texas Politics
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and The Slot
Bob Lutz / Automotive News Breaking:
Kiss the good times goodbye
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
GOP Rep. LoBiondo to retire
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and IJR
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Did Hillary commit any crimes in ‘rigging’ the Democratic primary?
Discussion: ABC News
Ronald.Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Others steer clear of Senate race
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of 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

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

 
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