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Revealed: Trump's election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians — Senior executives at Cambridge Analytica - the data company that credits itself with Donald Trump's presidential victory - have been secretly filmed saying they could entrap politicians …
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Pursuing Forensic Audits to Investigate Cambridge Analytica Claims — We have hired a digital forensics firm, Stroz Friedberg, to conduct a comprehensive audit of Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica has agreed to comply and afford the firm complete access to their servers and systems.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Rebekah Mercer Standing By Cambridge Analytica After Blackmail Scandal … Billionaire heiress Rebekah Mercer is standing by embattled data firm Cambridge Analytica—at least for now. A person close to Mercer, who sits on the firm's board, told The Daily Beast she has no immediate plans …
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Ted Cruz under fire in Cambridge Analytica scandal; firm targeted voters with data from 50M Facebook users — WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz is under fire for his connections with a voter targeting firm that used data taken from 50 million Facebook users without their knowledge.
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Facebook's Surveillance Machine — In 2014, Cambridge Analytica, a voter-profiling company that would later provide services for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, reached out with a request on Amazon's “Mechanical Turk” platform, an online marketplace where people around the world contract with others to perform various tasks.
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Cambridge Analytica, Trump-Tied Political Firm, Offered to Entrap Politicians — WASHINGTON — Sitting in a hotel bar, Alexander Nix, who runs the political data firm Cambridge Analytica, had a few ideas for a prospective client looking for help in a foreign election.
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Exclusive: Scientist at center of Facebook-Cambridge Analytica controversy speaks
Exclusive: Scientist at center of Facebook-Cambridge Analytica controversy speaks
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Where's Zuck? Facebook CEO silent as data harvesting scandal unfolds
Where's Zuck? Facebook CEO silent as data harvesting scandal unfolds
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Jason Howerton / IJR:
Ex-Obama Campaign Director: It's ‘Unfair’ Facebook Let Us ‘Ingest Entire Social Network of US’
Ex-Obama Campaign Director: It's ‘Unfair’ Facebook Let Us ‘Ingest Entire Social Network of US’
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Joe Uchill / Axios:
Cambridge Analytica creator has State Department contract
Cambridge Analytica creator has State Department contract
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
The Social-Media Panic
The Social-Media Panic
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Jason Howerton / IJR:
Ex-Obama Campaign Director Drops Bombshell Claim on Facebook: ‘They Were on Our Side’
Ex-Obama Campaign Director Drops Bombshell Claim on Facebook: ‘They Were on Our Side’
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Facebook is facing an existential crisis
Facebook is facing an existential crisis
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New York Times:
Trump Considers Reshuffling Legal Team as He Takes On Mueller More Aggressively — WASHINGTON — President Trump's legal team was poised for a shake-up on Monday, according to two people briefed on the matter, as he openly discussed firing one of his lawyers, another considered resigning and a third …
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Trump to Hire Lawyer Who Has Pushed Theory That Justice Dept. Framed the President — MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Trump has decided to hire the longtime Washington lawyer Joseph E. diGenova, who has pushed the theory on television that Mr. Trump was framed by F.B.I. and Justice Department officials …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers have turned over documents to Mueller with hopes of limiting interview scope … President Trump's attorneys have provided the special counsel's office with written descriptions that chronicle key moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview …
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CNN:
Mueller team gives Trump lawyers more details of what they want to talk to President about — WaPo: Trump lawyers try to limit interview — (CNN)As President Donald Trump's reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller grows more irate by the day, attorneys on both sides sat down last week …
Washington Post:
Trump shakes up team of lawyers as legal threats mount
Trump shakes up team of lawyers as legal threats mount
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CNN:
Republicans say Congress doesn't need to pass law protecting Mueller
Republicans say Congress doesn't need to pass law protecting Mueller
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP leaders give Trump a pass on Mueller attacks
GOP leaders give Trump a pass on Mueller attacks
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New York Times:
Facebook Security Chief Said to Leave After Clashes Over Disinformation — Facebook's chief information security officer, Alex Stamos, will leave the company after internal disagreements over how the social network should deal with its role in spreading disinformation, according to current and former employees briefed on the matter.
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Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. romanced Aubrey O'Day during marriage to Vanessa — Years before Vanessa Trump filed for divorce from Donald Trump Jr., their marriage was rocked when Don Jr. fell in love with a contestant on NBC's “The Celebrity Apprentice.” — Page Six has exclusively learned that Don Jr. …
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Donald Trump Jr. Had an Affair With ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Contestant Aubrey O'Day During Marriage to Vanessa … Donald Trump Jr. cheated on his wife, Vanessa Trump, with Aubrey O'Day, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly. The pair met on the set of season 5 of the Celebrity Apprentice in 2011.
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
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Uber Halts Autonomous-Car Testing After Fatal Arizona Crash
Uber Halts Autonomous-Car Testing After Fatal Arizona Crash
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Jeff Daniels / CNBC:
Californians fed up with housing costs and taxes are fleeing state in big numbers — More Californians are moving from the Golden State, particularly lower-income residents, although even middle-class residents are saying goodbye. — Census Bureau data show California lost …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The Weinstein Co. Declares Bankruptcy — The Weinstein Co. announced Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy, finding itself unable to survive the allegations of sexual abuse leveled against co-founder Harvey Weinstein last fall. — The company may yet be able to reorganize and continue …
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Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Lawsuit accuses celebrity chef Mike Isabella of ‘extraordinary’ sexual harassment … Celebrity chef Mike Isabella, the head of a $30 million culinary empire based in the nation's capital, was sued Monday by a former top manager who claims that Isabella and his partners repeatedly sexually harassed her in the workplace.
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Paul Dorian / Vencore Weather:
2:10 PM | *****Mixed precipitation on Tuesday to be followed by a major snowstorm for the I-95 corridor***** — 12Z NAM (12-km) loop of surface forecast maps from hour 21 (5AM Tuesday) to hour 66 (2AM Thursday) in 1-hour increments until hour 24 and then 3-hour increments thereafter.
Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
BREAKING: Brother of Parkland Shooter Arrested for Trespassing at School — Zachary Cruz, the brother of confessed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, has been arrested today for trespassing at that same school. — According to CBS Miami, the probable cause affidavit stated …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Border wall Dreamers deal implodes — The White House and congressional Democrats traded immigration offers futilely over the weekend, according to three sources familiar with the talks, leaving little chance of an immediate deal to protect Dreamers. — The White House on Sunday …
The Intercept:
Before He Was FBI Director, Chris Wray Supervised an Investigation That Found Erik Prince Likely Broke U.S. Law — Photo illustration: Elise Swain for The Intercept/Getty Images — As a private attorney in 2016, FBI director Chris Wray supervised a team of lawyers that informed …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Have Never Threatened Her in Any Way”: Michael Cohen Offers His Side of the Stormy Daniels Saga — A week before Stephanie Clifford's widely anticipated interview with Anderson Cooper, Trump's longtime personal lawyer proclaims his innocence—and his unbreakable bond with his old boss.
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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
The Rothschilds, a pamphlet by ‘Satan’ and conspiracy theories tied to a battle 200 years ago … In early 2011, a branch of the very rich Rothschild family bought a controlling stake in Weather Central, a provider of weather forecasts to hundreds of broadcasters.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court refuses to stop new congressional maps in Pennsylvania — The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request from Pennsylvania Republican legislative leaders to block the implementation of a redrawn congressional map that creates more parity between the political parties in the state.
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Luke Hyland / Loyola Phoenix:
Hannibal Buress' Microphone Cut During Colossus Performance — Comedian Hannibal Buress' mic was cut after making a joke about the Catholic Church's history of child abuse during his Saturday night Colossus performance, attendees said. — Colossus is an annual, two-night show held …
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Fox News Insider:
Holy Cross Drops ‘Knight’ Mascot Over Ties to Christian Violence in the Crusades — The College of the Holy Cross announced it would drop its Knight mascot and related imagery to avoid ties to the violence committed by Christian armies during the Crusades. — The Massachusetts school's president …
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Fortune:
Former Tronc Chairman and Investor Michael Ferro Accused of Inappropriate Advances by Two Women — Kathryn Minshew finally felt like a weight had lifted. It was September of 2013, and after months of back-and-forth, Michael Ferro, then-chairman of investment firm Wrapports …
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