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Variety:
Matt Lauer Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women (EXCLUSIVE) — As the co-host of NBC's “Today,” Matt Lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy as a present. It included an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her, which left her mortified.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations — NBC has fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer over sexual harassment allegations, the network's president for news said in a memo to staff on Wednesday. — “On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted staffer during Olympics — Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted a female NBC staffer during the Rio Olympics, sources told Page Six. — The staffer, who has not been named and wishes to remain anonymous, complained to NBC News bosses yesterday, prompting them to move fast and fire him.
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
NBC News fires ‘Today’ anchor Matt Lauer after sexual misconduct review — Matt Lauer, the anchor of “Today” for two decades, was fired by NBC News after a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. — “Today” co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced …
TMZ.com:
Katie Couric in 2012 said Matt Lauer Pinched Me on the Ass a Lot
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’
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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
The Ghost of Matt Lauer
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Katie Couric in 2012: Lauer ‘pinches me on the ass a lot’
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Angie Andresen / Minnesota Public Radio:
STATEMENT FROM MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO REGARDING GARRISON KEILLOR AND A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies after recently learning of allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.
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Garrison Keillor / Washington Post:
Al Franken should resign? That's absurd. — My friend Pastor B.D. Christensen said something so good Sunday morning that I woke up and wrote it down: “[something something] . . . about making peace with the mistakes of the past [blah blah blah] and learning from them.
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Jeff Baenen / Associated Press:
Garrison Keillor fired over alleged ‘improper behavior’ — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior. — Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email.
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Camila Domonoske / NPR:
Garrison Keillor Accused Of ‘Inappropriate Behavior,’ Minnesota Public Radio Says — Garrison Keillor, the creator and former host of A Prairie Home Companion, has been accused of inappropriate behavior with someone who worked with him, according to Minnesota Public Radio …
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Tim Nelson / mprnews.org:
MPR cuts ties with Keillor over inappropriate conduct
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Editorials / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump is a madman: The President's Wednesday Twitter spasm confirms what many Americans have long suspected — After his latest spasm of deranged tweets, only those completely under his spell can deny what growing numbers of Americans have long suspected: The President of the United States is profoundly unstable.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
White House defends anti-Muslim Trump tweets, says it doesn't matter if videos are real — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump's decision to retweet a series of anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right account …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
President Trump Tweets Out Anti-Muslim ‘Snuff Film’
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Business Insider:
Theresa May condemns Donald Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim hate videos from the British far-right
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Mikey Smith / Mirror.co.uk:
At least one of the Britain First videos shared by Donald Trump this morning is fake news
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Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Trump Shares Racist Videos and Tweets False Conspiracy Theories—All Before 10 A.M.
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Promises Undercut by CEO Plans to Reward Investors — Corporate leaders say tax cut proceeds will go to shareholders — President has said corporate tax cut will boost hiring, wages — Major companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. say they'll turn …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged. The truth is worse. — THE MORNING PLUM: — This morning, after the news broke that NBC News has fired veteran anchor Matt Lauer for inappropriate sexual behavior, President Trump mused that NBC executives should be fired for putting out …
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CNN:
Special counsel delays grand jury testimony amid signs of Flynn deal talks — Flynn lawyers cut off talks with Trump team — (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has postponed an anticipated grand jury testimony linked to his investigation into Michael Flynn amid growing indications of possible plea deal discussions.
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore leads Doug Jones in another new Senate poll — A third Alabama Senate poll released this week has Republican Roy Moore leading Democrat Doug Jones as his base appears to be solidifying as the distance grows since the initial allegations against Moore.
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New York Times:
Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real. Now He's Not Sure. — WASHINGTON — Shortly after his victory last year, Donald J. Trump began revisiting one of his deepest public humiliations: the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of him making vulgar comments about women.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's behavior raises questions of competency
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Senate's tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care — It slashes Medicare by billions and will leave millions without insurance. — The Senate tax bill is really a health care bill with major implications for more than 100 million Americans who rely on the federal government for their health insurance.
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP Tax Cuts Are Even More Unpopular Than Past Tax Hikes
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Gutiérrez eyes 2020 presidential run — Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), who announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection to Congress, is instead pursuing another move: testing the presidential waters. — Gutiérrez joins a growing field of Democrats …
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed Plans Job Cuts, Business Reorganization After Revenue Miss — CEO Jonah Peretti aims to diversify revenue sources beyond native advertising — Facing a significant revenue shortfall this year, BuzzFeed is laying off about 100 employees and reorganizing its advertising sales …
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Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
As a teen, he savagely beat a classmate. The attack was forgotten, until he went into politics — Rupert Tarsey was elected secretary of the Broward County Republican Party in May, replacing Dolly Rump after she resigned. The two were together at the party's March membership meeting. (Sun Sentinel)
Manu Raju / CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. to talk to House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as soon as next week, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question President Donald Trump's eldest son …
Mary Schlangenstein / Bloomberg:
American Air Accidentally Gave Too Many Pilots Christmas Off — Carrier is offering premium pay for pilots to work on days off — Union files grievance on airline's proposed staffing solution — American Airlines Group Inc. is rushing to resolve a scheduling fault that gave time off …
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