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Geoffrey Rowland / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Ball, says he is an ‘Ungrateful fool!’ — President Trump early Wednesday morning lashed out at the father of one of three UCLA basketball players arrested for shoplifting earlier this month, referring to LaVar Ball a “poor man's version of Don King” and an “Ungrateful fool!”
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J. Freedom du Lac / Washington Post:
'Poor man's version of Don King': Trump continues his war of words with LaVar Ball
'Poor man's version of Don King': Trump continues his war of words with LaVar Ball
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RedState, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, Mother Jones and Joe.My.God.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
LaVar Ball fires back at Trump: 'If you help, you shouldn't have to say anything'
LaVar Ball fires back at Trump: 'If you help, you shouldn't have to say anything'
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IJR, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite and TMZ.com
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump privately doubted Moore's female accusers — President Donald Trump's near-endorsement of Alabama Republican Roy Moore followed days of behind-the-scenes talks in which he vented about Moore's accusers and expressed skepticism about their accounts. — During animated conversations …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alabama ex-cop says she was tasked with keeping Roy Moore away from cheerleaders at high school games — A retired Alabama police officer told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday that she had to keep an eye on Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the 1980s at local high school football games …
Rick Journey / WBRC-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Roy Moore and Doug Jones in statistical tie
EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Roy Moore and Doug Jones in statistical tie
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FiveThirtyEight and bizpacreview.com
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Pastor: Moore dated ‘younger ladies’ for their ‘purity’
Pastor: Moore dated ‘younger ladies’ for their ‘purity’
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Splinter, RedState, Politico, Friendly Atheist, Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Trump proves his warrior spirit by defending Moore
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Roy Moore Dated ‘Younger Ladies’ For Their ‘Purity,’ His Pastor Friend Says
Roy Moore Dated ‘Younger Ladies’ For Their ‘Purity,’ His Pastor Friend Says
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The American Conservative, Washington Post, Althouse, Washington Monthly and The Atlantic
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Roy Moore says he first noticed his wife when she was 15 or 16 years old
Roy Moore says he first noticed his wife when she was 15 or 16 years old
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The Daily Beast, Refinery29, Mediaite, The Root, Outside the Beltway, WKRG-TV, al.com and Daily Kos
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Kelly Has Clipped his Wings”: Jared Kushner's Horizons Are Collapsing within the West Wing — The West Wing princeling's portfolio had been shrunk largely to the Middle East—but then his Saudi Arabia trip caused problems for the chief of staff. — When Donald Trump appointed John Kelly …
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The Hill, New York Magazine and Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Mueller Probes Jared Kushner's Contacts With Foreign Leaders — Investigators look into Trump senior adviser's role in talks about U.N.'s resolution condemning Israel — WASHINGTON— Robert Mueller's investigators are asking questions about Jared Kushner's interactions …
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Politico, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Business Insider, emptywheel, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Raw Story and Axios
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
De Blasio and his administration had a warm relationship with Kushner, emails show
De Blasio and his administration had a warm relationship with Kushner, emails show
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CityLab and Political Wire
Detroit Free Press:
U.S Rep. John Conyers must resign — John Conyers Jr. has a long and complicated legacy in southeast Michigan and the U.S. Congress. — He has been an undisputed hero of the civil rights movement, a legislator of uncommon influence and power, and an aging icon whose felonious wife …
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The Hill, bizpacreview.com, IJR, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Vox, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit and RT
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Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
Another Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers Of Sexual Harassment In Court Filings This Year
Another Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers Of Sexual Harassment In Court Filings This Year
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CNN:
How Sarah Sanders humiliated the press — Sarah Sanders encouraged reporters to say what they're thankful for before she'd answer questions on Monday — John Kirby: Her aw-shucks stunt was part of administration's effort to undermine credibility, stature of a free press
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Degrading Ritual of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Pre-Thanksgiving Press Briefing
The Degrading Ritual of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Pre-Thanksgiving Press Briefing
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Washington Post
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Uber Concealed Cyberattack That Exposed 57 Million People's Data — Company paid hackers $100,000 to delete info, keep quiet — Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan and another exec ousted — Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. …
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Recode, Business Insider, WIRED UK, The Root, Forbes, BuzzFeed, IJR, VICE News, RedState, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime, Balloon Juice, Raw Story, AOL, Gizmodo, Motherboard, The Verge and WATE-TV, more at Techmeme »
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski / www.newsminer.com:
Alaskan senator supports free choice for health care — FAIRBANKS —I have always supported the freedom to choose. I believe that the federal government should not force anyone to buy something they do not wish to buy in order to avoid being taxed. That is the fundamental reason why I opposed …
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Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Daily Kos and Axios
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Murkowski says she backs Obamacare mandate repeal
Murkowski says she backs Obamacare mandate repeal
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Splinter and ThinkProgress
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lasseter's Pattern of Alleged Misconduct Detailed by Disney/Pixar Insiders — One longtime Pixar employee says Lasseter was known for “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.” — Rashida Jones is still credited as a writer on Toy Story 4, the next installment in the beloved franchise.
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Variety:
Rashida Jones Denies That She Left ‘Toy Story 4’ Over Unwanted Advance From John Lasseter
Rashida Jones Denies That She Left ‘Toy Story 4’ Over Unwanted Advance From John Lasseter
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Splinter, IndieWire, AOL, 89.3 KPCC and Power Line
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid “Missteps”
John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid “Missteps”
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New York Times, RT, The Ringer, The Daily Caller, NBC News, twitchy.com, The Verge, The Guardian and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
Meg Kelly / Washington Post:
President Trump and accusations of sexual misconduct: The complete list — “Women are very special. I think it's a very special time, a lot of things are coming out and I think that's good for our society and I think it's very, very good for women and I'm very happy a lot of these things are coming out.
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New York Daily News and The Moderate Voice
ProPublica:
Here Are the White House Visitor Records the Trump Administration Didn't Want You to See — The Trump White House tried to block public access to visitor logs of five federal offices working directly for the president even though they were subject to public disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act.
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CNBC
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
He's a Member of Congress. The Kremlin Likes Him So Much It Gave Him a Code Name. — WASHINGTON — For two decades, Representative Dana Rohrabacher has been of value to the Kremlin, so valuable in recent years that the F.B.I. warned him in 2012 that Russia regarded him as an intelligence source worthy of a Kremlin code name.
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Axios, Raw Story, Booman Tribune and Washington Monthly
Roll Call:
Opinion: Stop the Next Internet Power Grab — FCC should establish a strong deregulatory federal framework for broadband regulations — True Cybersecurity Requires Accountability An “All of the Above” Approach to Rural Broadband Connected Vehicle Technology Must Lead to Safer, Less Congested Roads
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Politico and New York Times
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Mark Bauerlein / Politico:
This Is What It's Like to Be the Only Trump Fan at Thanksgiving Dinner — In my household, when the holidays come, the usual family members plus a friend or two gather. We have three generations at the table: two female 80-year-olds, some 50-year-olds and the millennials. Only one of us is a Trump supporter.
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Raw Story
Variety:
David Cassidy, ‘Partridge Family’ Star, Dies at 67 — David Cassidy, pop culture idol of the 1970s, died Tuesday in a Florida hospital. The musician and actor was 67. — His publicist JoAnn Geffen confirmed his death, with a statement from his family. “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family …
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Scared Monkeys, Snopes.com, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and IJR
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
This man is about to launch himself in his homemade rocket to prove the Earth is flat — Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.
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Balloon Juice and Gizmodo
Washington Post:
White House military personnel removed amid investigation into contacts with foreign women during Trump's Asia trip — Three military personnel have been reassigned from their White House jobs amid allegations that they had improper contact with foreign women while traveling with President Trump …
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, IJR, New York Times, Raw Story, Business Insider, Axios and Politico
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
The Times Is “Torn” About Whether Glenn Thrush Should Lose His Job Over Sexual-Misconduct Allegations — Multiple current and former Times employees are wrestling with whether the allegations against Thrush warrant his firing. — A month and a half ago, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: 2018 could be the ‘Year of the Woman’ on steroids, with growing backlash to the culture of sexual harassment — In this 2005 photo, Donald Trump prepares for an appearance on “Days of Our Lives” with actress Arianne Zucker (center). He is accompanied to the set by “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush.