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New York Times:
A Fifth Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Roy Moore of Sexual Misconduct — WASHINGTON — A fifth woman accused Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, on Monday of making sexual or romantic advances toward her when she was a teenager, as senior Republicans in Washington called …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate GOP campaign chair: Moore should be expelled if elected — Senate Republicans escalated their calls for embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to leave the race — with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying he believes the women who have accused Moore of sexual misconduct …
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David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
How Sinclair compromised the news on an Alabama station it owns to support Roy Moore — I have been writing a lot lately about the way Sinclair Broadcast Group has become a leading player in the right-wing echo chamber that includes Fox News and Breitbart. — This is a dangerous development …
Leada Gore / al.com:
50 pastors sign letter of support for Roy Moore — Kayla Moore, wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, shared a letter on Facebook indicating support from more than 50 Alabama pastors. — Moore's wife Kayla posted the letter to her Facebook page Sunday after days of controversy surrounding …
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National Review
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ignore the spin. Trump and the GOP have made a devil's bargain with Roy Moore. — THE MORNING PLUM: — Top White House officials have now made President Trump's position on Roy Moore absolutely clear: Trump does not believe that the allegations that Moore initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Roy Moore is an embarrassment. Doug Jones deserves to win.
Roy Moore is an embarrassment. Doug Jones deserves to win.
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NPR, The Daily Caller, IJR and New York Times
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
'There's more to come from this creep': MSNBC panel disturbed by Roy Moore's remarks to Sean Hannity
Associated Press:
Moore threatens lawsuit over story that threatens campaign
Moore threatens lawsuit over story that threatens campaign
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Ashley Remkus / al.com:
New Roy Moore accuser to disclose sexual assault allegations, Gloria Allred says
New Roy Moore accuser to disclose sexual assault allegations, Gloria Allred says
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, New Republic and Business Insider
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on allegations against Roy Moore: ‘I believe the women, yes’
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on allegations against Roy Moore: ‘I believe the women, yes’
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New Republic, Axios, Politico, Washington Monthly and Political Insider
New York Times:
Trump Judicial Pick Did Not Disclose He Is Married to a White House Lawyer — WASHINGTON — One of President Trump's most controversial judicial nominees did not disclose on publicly available congressional documents that he is married to a senior lawyer in the White House Counsel's Office.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
News photographer who protested White House restrictions on access gets revenge with revealing shot of Trump — MANILA — The fight over access between reporters and any White House can sometimes seem more like an exercise in First Amendment theory than practical reality …
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
In Asia, Trump briefly baffled by group handshake
In Asia, Trump briefly baffled by group handshake
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Los Angeles Times
Aric Jenkins / TIME:
Woman Says George H.W. Bush Groped Her When She Was 16: ‘I Was a Child’ — Roslyn Corrigan was sixteen years old when she got a chance to meet George H.W. Bush, excited to be introduced to a former president having grown up dreaming of going into politics. — But Corrigan was crushed …
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Elaina Plott / The Daily Beast:
No One Knows What Omarosa Is Doing in the White House—Even Omarosa … It's nearly 9 a.m. in the West Wing lobby. The room is quiet save for two staff assistants whispering about weekend plans, and me, waiting on an over-firm red sofa to meet with Omarosa Manigault.
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Raw Story
GQ:
Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced — He's been vilified by millions and locked out of the NFL—all because he took a knee to protest police brutality. But Colin Kaepernick's determined stand puts him in rare company in sports history: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson—athletes who risked everything to make a difference.
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GQ:
Colin Kaepernick Is GQ's 2017 Citizen of the Year
Colin Kaepernick Is GQ's 2017 Citizen of the Year
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New Jersey Online:
Menendez trial in turmoil as jurors admit hearing explosive comments — Gallery: The trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. — NJ Advance Media for NJ.com — NEWARK — Seven of the 16 jurors and alternates in the trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez raised their hands …
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Political Wire
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Keurig CEO: Tweet regarding ‘Hannity’ created an ‘unacceptable situation’ — Ring up any social-media expert, and you'll get the same advice: Engage with people on Twitter and Facebook and etc. — Over the weekend, Keurig Green Mountain, that mainstay of water-cooler proximity, did just that.
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Kansas City Star:
‘One of the most secretive, dark states’: What is Kansas trying to hide? — The statement was simple. Factual. — A Kansas spokesperson was acknowledging that the state highway department didn't have the money to rebuild a dangerous stretch of Interstate 70 that had been the scene …
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Axios and Political Wire
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to help resolve case of UCLA basketball players arrested in China — MANILA — President Trump personally asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help resolve the case of three UCLA men's basketball players who were arrested for shoplifting while in Hangzhou …
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Nikki Ekstein / Bloomberg:
Coming Soon to Washington: An Anti-Trump Hotel for Liberals — Expect counter-cultural art, progressive fireside chats, and craft materials for your next great protest poster. — The first thing you'll see when you walk into Eaton Workshop, a hotel opening in late spring 2018 in Washington …
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Axios, Washington Free Beacon and Washingtonian
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Brandon Moseley / Alabama Political Reporter:
GOP chair warns Republican office-holders against supporting write-in candidates — Sunday, Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan told the Alabama Political Reporter that she has not even heard of any GOP elected official or candidate that is even considering running as a write-in candidate …
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USA Today, Daily Kos, Political Wire and Change Research
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The Daily Beast:
Green Beret Discovered SEALs' Illicit Cash. Then He Was Killed. … Logan Melgar hadn't had a drink on June 4. — The Green Beret sergeant's dry day became a key to unraveling the narrative spun by the elite Navy commandos whom military investigators now suspect killed him, officials familiar with the case said.
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Tegna / 10NEWS:
‘Transracial’ man born white feels like he is Filipino … TAMPA, Fla. — Riding in a flamboyant purple vehicle, Ja Du shows up to a coffee shop to open up about his new identity. — Ja Du, born a white male named Adam, now considers himself a Filipino. Turns out the purple ride …
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
George Papadopoulos told a senior Trump adviser he had an ‘interesting message’ from Russia — a day after learning of Clinton ‘dirt’ — George Papadopoulos told Stephen Miller, a senior Trump campaign policy adviser, that he had received “interesting messages” from Moscow …
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Rebecca Traister / thecut:
We Are All Implicated in the Post-Weinstein Reckoning … The anger window is open. For decades, centuries, it was closed: Something bad happened to you, you shoved it down, you maybe told someone but probably didn't get much satisfaction — emotional or practical — from the confession.
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Unfogged
Amazon.com:
Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels, The Lord of the Rings, for Television with a Multi Season Production Commitment — Television adaptation, exploring new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, slated to debut exclusively on Prime Video
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