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12:10 AM ET, November 19, 2017

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Christopher Harress / al.com:
Some Alabama pastors stand behind Roy Moore, cite “war on men”  —  Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against Senate candidate Roy Moore, many pastors in Alabama and other states in the Southeast are sticking by the twice-removed Chief Justice.  —  “This attack on Judge Moore is an attempt …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Ohio Gov candidate apologizes for bragging about sexual history  —  Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill apologized on Saturday for posting on Facebook a day earlier bragging about his sexual exploits.  —  O'Neill, who is running for Ohio governor as a Democrat, received massive backlash Friday …
Discussion: Raw Story and Bill O'Neill
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Alabama pastor supporting Moore: ‘More women are sexual predators than men’  —  An Alabama pastor who supports Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) blasted the allegations of sexual harassment against Moore, saying they're part of a “war on men.”  —  “More women are sexual predators than men,” Pastor Franklin Raddish told AL.com.
Mcoscarelli / WABC-AM | Cumulus:
Hillary Clinton Exclusive with Rita Cosby: Discusses Roy Moore, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand …
KNXV:
Sen. Jeff Flake says Republicans may be ‘toast’, citing ‘the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump’
Discussion: Axios
AC/DC:
Today it is with deep heartfelt sadness that AC/DC has to announce the passing of Malcolm Young.  —  Malcolm, along with Angus, was the founder and creator of AC/DC.  —  With enormous dedication and commitment he was the driving force behind the band.  —  As a guitarist, songwriter …
Discussion: The Current, Page Six, IJR, NBC News and Decider
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sbs.com.au:
AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dead at 64
Discussion: AOL and Just Jared
Associated Press:
Moscow meeting in June 2017 under scrutiny in Trump probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this year, a Russian-American lobbyist and another businessman discussed over coffee in Moscow an extraordinary meeting they had attended 12 months earlier: a gathering at Trump Tower with President Donald Trump's son …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
“Russians were all over the Trump campaign.” Disturbing report details new contacts
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Week 26: Donald Jr. and WikiLeaks Talk Dirty
Discussion: NBC News and CBS News
CBS News:   Senate panel interested in Russians' request for Trump meeting during campaign
CBS News:
Top general says he would resist “illegal” nuke order from Trump  —  The top U.S. nuclear commander said Saturday he would push back against President Trump if he ordered a nuclear launch the general believed to be “illegal,” saying he would hope to find another solution.
mypalmbeachpost:
NEW: Russian yacht docks in port; Will Putin friend pay Trump a visit?  —  Highlights  —  Putin ally's yacht arrives at Port of Palm Beach just as Trump is coming for Thanksgiving  —  Days before President Trump flies into town for Thanksgiving, one of the world's most expensive yachts …
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and AOL
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
As We Rethink Old Harassers, Let's Talk About Clarence Thomas … Long suppressed talk about the sexual predation of men, in Hollywood, politics, business, the news industry, professional sports and life in general has swept across the country, exposing decades of dirty laundry and putting an entire nation of men on notice and on edge.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
When the Right Pushes Fake Jews  —  Bernie Bernstein pretty much fits the mold of a Jew — at least as the alt-right sees us.  —  A strange Northeastern accent, somewhere between New York and Boston?  Check.  Tossing money, but not too much money, around to no good end (remember, we're rich, but cheap)?
Ivy League / ESPN:
LaVar Ball downplays Donald Trump's role in UCLA freshmen's release  —  LOS ANGELES — LaVar Ball downplayed his son's shoplifting incident in China, as well as President Donald Trump's involvement in getting LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA basketball players back to the United States earlier this week.
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to quash sex scandal  —  Producer hired team to investigate 91 film industry figures in attempt to stop harassment claims going public  —  The Observer has gained access to a secret hitlist of almost 100 prominent individuals targeted by Harvey Weinstein …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump still loves polls  —  As a TV host, Donald Trump loved ratings.  As president, he loves polls—as long as they show him on the upswing.  —  He crowed on Twitter hours after landing back in Washington from his 12-day Asia tour about his Rasmussen number—46 percent—noting it was …
New York Times:
The Trump Administration Is Making War on Diplomacy  —  American diplomats in recent decades have helped bring about an Israel-Egypt peace treaty, the peaceful fall of the Soviet Union, the unification of Germany, the end of the Bosnia war and a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Blue States Practice the Family Values Red States Preach  —  As we watch Roy Moore thumping his Bible to defend himself from accusations of child molestation, let me toss out a verbal hand grenade: To some degree, liberals practice the values that conservatives preach.
Discussion: Raw Story
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Jake Tapper Would Prefer Not To Be So Agitated  —  Jake Tapper sometimes wakes up angry.  This may be a good thing for America.  —  Amid the chaos of the Donald Trump presidency, and the deep partisanship that filters through seemingly all aspects of American life in 2017 …
 
 
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Former Oklahoma state senator pleads guilty to child sex trafficking charge: report
Discussion: Raw Story
Abby Honold / Washington Post:
Al Franken wrote a bill to help rape survivors like me. He can't lead on it now.
Discussion: Axios and Law & Crime
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Mar-a-Lago's new winter season: The Red Cross Ball is out, the Trumpettes are in
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Inside Serena Williams's Fairy-Tale Wedding in New Orleans
Discussion: AOL and Refinery29
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
Babylon Revisited: Melancholy Thoughts After a Short Trip to Washington, D.C.
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
The Shocking Math of the Republican Tax Plan
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Washington Post:
The TED talks empire has been grappling with sexual harassment, interviews and internal emails show
Discussion: Refinery29
Arthur C. Brooks / New York Times:
Let's Restart the Adoption Movement
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Sean Spicer Is Resetting His Post-White House Career Strategy
Discussion: Raw Story
Kandace Redd / WXIA-TV:
Fire dept. refuses to remove confederate flag so county axes funding
Discussion: The Courier, Raw Story and The Root
Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
A Great Migration From Puerto Rico Is Set to Transform Orlando
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Axios and Eschaton
New York Times:
How Politics and Bad Decisions Starved New York's Subways
Discussion: Mashable
New York Times:
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
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