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Anita Kumar / mcclatchydc:
Ivanka Trump never cut ties with the Trump Organization. That's turned into a problem. — WASHINGTON Donald Trump isn't the only Trump with potential conflicts of interest in the White House. — Ivanka Trump — a senior White House adviser who is doing everything from lobbying the Senate …
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Bloomberg:
Mueller Weighs Putting Off Trump Obstruction Decision — Delay would let him wrap up less explosive parts of inquiry — Obstruction decision might undercut probe, one way or another — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice …
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NBC News:
Qataris opted not to give info on Kushner, secret meetings to Mueller — WASHINGTON — Qatari officials gathered evidence of what they claim is illicit influence by the United Arab Emirates on Jared Kushner and other Trump associates, including details of secret meetings …
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CNN:
Five people die in NYC helicopter crash, but the pilot survives — New York (CNN)The fatal New York City helicopter crash that killed everyone on board except the pilot may have been caused by a passenger's piece of luggage, the pilot told investigators. — The pilot said one of the passenger's bags …
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New York Times:
5 People Killed in Helicopter Crash in East River Off Manhattan
5 People Killed in Helicopter Crash in East River Off Manhattan
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Alizachasan / WPIX 11 New York:
East River helicopter crash leaves at least 2 dead, 3 in critical condition
East River helicopter crash leaves at least 2 dead, 3 in critical condition
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Jake Pearson / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Trump Jr. partners with donor who pitched gov't — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who helped raise millions of dollars for his father's 2016 presidential campaign and has had special access …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump privately trashes Rick Saccone — There's a reason Trump said hardly anything about Republican candidate Rick Saccone during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night that was supposed to promote his candidacy. — The reason: Trump thinks Saccone is a terrible, “weak” candidate …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: What to make of tomorrow's race in Pennsylvania
Playbook: What to make of tomorrow's race in Pennsylvania
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New York Times, Common Dreams and Talking Points Memo
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans wage 11th-hour blitz in Pa. special election
Republicans wage 11th-hour blitz in Pa. special election
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Betsy DeVos on guns, school choice and why people don't like her — The secretary of education has been one of the most criticized members of President Trump's Cabinet, but DeVos says she's “more misunderstood than anything” — Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is a devout Christian grandmother …
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
When the President of the United States Calls You a ‘Son of a Bitch’ — On Friday afternoon, Chuck Todd was talking Trump. Never mind the over-the-top chaos of the last two weeks and a White House that at times seemed to be coming unglued, Todd told me in an interview for The Global Politico …
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Washington Post:
White House vows to help arm teachers and backs off raising age for buying guns — The White House on Sunday vowed to help provide “rigorous firearms training” to some schoolteachers and formally endorsed a bill to tighten the federal background checks system, but backed off President Trump's earlier call …
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Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Missouri is a destination wedding spot — for 15-year-old brides — Missouri's child brides — This state has the most lenient law in the nation for 15-year-old brides. Some may have even married their rapists. — EXPAND ALL — In the dark before sunrise, high school sophomore Brittany Koerselman …
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Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Hundreds of Missouri's 15-year-old brides may have married their rapists
Hundreds of Missouri's 15-year-old brides may have married their rapists
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New York Times:
Saudis Said to Use Coercion and Abuse to Seize Billions — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Businessmen once considered giants of the Saudi economy now wear ankle bracelets that track their movements. Princes who led military forces and appeared in glossy magazines are monitored by guards they do not command.
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Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
Tim McGraw Collapses Onstage During Ireland C2C Concert — According to his wife Faith Hill, who addressed the crowd, McGraw was suffering from dehydration — Tim McGraw collapsed onstage Sunday night during a performance in Dublin, Ireland. McGraw had reportedly just finished singing his Number One hit …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Trump spokesman just said something about collusion that he might come to regret … If special counsel Robert S. Mueller III one day proves that someone on the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia, a top White House spokesman may live to regret what he said Sunday.
Kate Winkle / KXAN-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Scene of east Austin package explosion that kills teen, injures woman — AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are responding to reports of a package that exploded at a home in east Austin Monday. — Austin-Travis County EMS says a boy in his teens died at the scene and a woman …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Schwarzenegger to Sue Big Oil for ‘First Degree Murder’ — AUSTIN, Texas — Arnold Schwarzenegger's next mission: taking oil companies to court “for knowingly killing people all over the world.” — The former California governor and global environmental activist announced the move Sunday …
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Axios
New York Times:
As ‘60 Minutes’ Prepares Stormy Daniels Interview, Lawyers Battle — The CBS News program “60 Minutes” was moving forward with plans to show an interview it conducted last week with the pornographic film actress who says she had an affair with Donald J. Trump as her lawyer and a lawyer …
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels uncertain about fate of her ‘60 Minutes’ segment
Stormy Daniels uncertain about fate of her ‘60 Minutes’ segment
Wall Street Journal:
Visas Issued to Foreign Students Fall, Partly Due to Trump Immigration Policy — Fewer foreign students exacerbate financial challenges for some U.S. universities — WASHINGTON—The number of visas issued to foreign students fell markedly last year amid stricter immigration policies …
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Renee Montagne / NPR:
Many Women Come Close To Death In Childbirth — NPR and ProPublica have reported American mothers die in childbirth at a higher rate than mothers in all other developed countries. And for every woman who dies, 70 women reach the brink of death. — LOST MOTHERS: MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE U.S.