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6:40 PM ET, February 16, 2018

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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Mueller Still Investigating Possible Collusion, Source Says  —  Indictments of 13 Russians don't preclude further charges  —  Trump reaffirms ‘no collusion!’ by his presidential campaign  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven't concluded their investigation …
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Special Counsel Issues Indictment Against 13 Russian Nationals Over 2016 Election  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations on Friday with illegally trying to disrupt …
Bloomberg:
Mueller Accuses Russians of Pro-Trump, Anti-Clinton Meddling  —  13 Russian nationals, 3 entities indicted in sweeping case  —  Social media, contacts with campaign and staging rallies  —  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled the details of a widespread and coordinated campaign …
The Hill:
Mueller indicts 13 Russians for interfering in US election  —  has brought charges against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups for interfering with the 2016 U.S. elections.  —  The explosive new charges allege that the Russians created false U.S. personas and stole the identities …
The Daily Beast:
Mueller Indicts 13 Russian Nationals for Election Interference, Says They Communicated With Trump Campaign  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.  The lead defendant is the …
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Meet Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian Oligarch Indicted in U.S. Election Interference  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Long before he was indicted by the United States in a case involving the troll factory that spearheaded Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 United States elections …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mueller's Latest Indictment Shows Trump Has Helped Putin Cover Up a Crime  —  People forgot.  Special counsel Robert Mueller was not only focused on investigating interactions between Trump world and the Russians; he was tasked with digging into Vladimir Putin's attack on the 2016 election.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:   Three big takeaways from Mueller's stunning new indictments
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders silent on claim that Russians backed him in 2016
Discussion: The Daily Beast
The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Russia Indictments
Discussion: The Last Refuge and IJR
CNN:
The Russia investigation: Live updates
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - AJC
BuzzFeed:
These Are The Russians Charged With Meddling In The 2016 Election
CBS News:
Rod Rosenstein announces indictments of Russians in U.S. election meddling
New Yorker:
Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity  —  One woman's account of clandestine meetings, financial transactions, and legal pacts designed to hide an extramarital affair.  —  In June, 2006, Donald Trump taped an episode of his reality-television show, “The Apprentice …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump arrives solo to air base amid second affair scandal as first couple heads to Florida  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump eschewed the traditional South Lawn couple's walk to Marine One on Friday amid another adultery allegation scandal, opting instead to drive separately ahead of President Donald Trump.
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:   Trump's extramarital affairs now pose a national security threat
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Karen McDougal Describes Alleged Affair With Trump in New Yorker Article
Discussion: Vox and Business Insider
Hot Air:
New Ronan Farrow Expose: How The Enquirer Buried A Playboy Playmate's Story Of An Affair With Trump
Discussion: Polipace Insider …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on the Shooting in Parkland, Florida  —  On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) tipline to report concerns about him.  The caller provided information about Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior …
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CNN:
From ‘broken child’ to mass killer  —  (CNN)Long before he slaughtered 17 people at the South Florida high school he once attended, Nikolas Cruz had a disturbing way of introducing himself.  —  “Hi, I'm Nick,” he used to say, according to an acquaintance interviewed by CNN.  “I'm a school shooter.”
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Parkland survivor slams GOP for shrugging off dead kids — but freaking out over ‘rainbow wedding cakes’  —  Speaking with CNN host Anderson Cooper, a survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the lives of 17 students …
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
Authorities Were Called To Alleged Florida School Shooter Nikolas Cruz's House More Than 35 Times
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Five states allow guns to be seized before someone can commit violence
Discussion: JustOneMinute
James Profetto / WSVN-TV:
Students protest outside South Broward High in wake of Parkland shooting
Discussion: Refinery29 and Splinter
New York Times:
F.B.I. Was Warned of Florida Suspect's Desire to Kill but Did Not Act
Discussion: The 74 and Vox
Sam Smink / WPTV:
Mom and son survive Parkland school shooting, Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
Scott Travis / Sun-Sentinel:
School district to tear down Stoneman Douglas High building where attack took place
James Risen / The Intercept:
Is Donald Trump a Traitor?  —  I find it hard to write about Donald Trump.  —  It is not that he is a complicated subject.  Quite the opposite.  It is that everything about him is so painfully obvious.  He is a low-rent racist, a shameless misogynist, and an unbalanced narcissist.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Kelly makes changes to White House security clearance process after abuse allegations against top aide … White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, under pressure over his handling of allegations of domestic abuse against a top aide, approved an overhaul of how the White House manages security …
Discussion: New York Times, Politico and Mediaite
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Jessica Estepa / USA Today:   Watchdog group files complaint to remove Jared Kushner's temporary security clearance
Bloomberg:
Mueller Announces Guilty Plea of California Man in Investigation  —  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday released plea deal with Richard Pinedo, saying he knowingly used the IDs of other people in connection with “unlawful activity” and was paid at least $1,000 for doing so, Bloomberg News reports.
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Apple's New Spaceship Campus Has One Flaw - and It Hurts  —  Some distracted staff are walking into glass panes designed to foster collaboration  —  The centerpiece of Apple Inc.'s new headquarters is a massive, ring-shaped office overflowing with panes of glass, a testament to the company's famed design-obsessed aesthetic.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Trolls Are Posting Fake Claims Of Being Assaulted At Showings Of “Black Panther”  —  Trolls on Twitter are trying to stoke outrage by making false claims of racially motivated assaults at screenings of Black Panther.  For example, the photo in this tweet actually shows a 19-year-old Swedish woman who was assaulted at a bar last month.
Discussion: Vox, AOL, Woke Sloth and The Root
 
 
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
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Pamela Wood / Baltimore Sun:
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Fired Google Engineer Loses Diversity Memo Challenge
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
After Trump clears the way, GOP states move to charge poor for health care
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
New Jersey to restore funding for Planned Parenthood
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Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Trump Has Abandoned The Press Briefing Room And Reporters Should Too
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Why Romney Is Running for Senate
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
An unusual turn in the Michael Flynn case?
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