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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The sliming of Parkland students shows the spreading stain of media polarization … Six months ago, the conservative radio host and blogger Erick Erickson wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times, inspiringly titled “How to Find Common Ground.” — “We owe it to one another to disagree agreeably …
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Isabelle Robinson / New York Times:
I Was Kind to Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends. — My first interaction with Nikolas Cruz happened when I was in seventh grade. I was eating lunch with my friends, most likely discussing One Direction or Ed Sheeran, when a sudden pain consumed my lower back.
Mike Mullen / City Pages:
Rep. Mary Franson compares ‘March for Our Lives’ kids to Hitler Youth
Rep. Mary Franson compares ‘March for Our Lives’ kids to Hitler Youth
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Why conservatives are so mad about the Parkland students
Why conservatives are so mad about the Parkland students
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Townhall.com and National Review
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Facebook Delays Home-Speaker Unveil Amid Data Crisis — Social network had hoped to show off devices at F8 in May — Company still plans to launch products later this year — Facebook Inc. has decided not to unveil new home products at its major developer conference in May …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg has decided to testify before Congress
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg has decided to testify before Congress
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Maya Kosoff / Vanity Fair:
Zuckerberg Hits Users with the Hard Truth: You Agreed to This
Zuckerberg Hits Users with the Hard Truth: You Agreed to This
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Snapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into trouble
Snapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into trouble
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Paul R. La Monica / CNNMoney:
Facebook has lost $80 billion in market value since its data scandal
Facebook has lost $80 billion in market value since its data scandal
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New York Times:
Trump Secures Trade Deal With South Korea Ahead of Nuclear Talks — WASHINGTON — President Trump scored his first significant trade deal this week, securing a pact with South Korea that represents the type of one-on-one agreement that Mr. Trump says makes the best sense for American companies and workers.
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New York Times:
Kim Jong-un Met Xi Jinping in Secret Beijing Visit, China Says
Kim Jong-un Met Xi Jinping in Secret Beijing Visit, China Says
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James Griffiths / CNN:
Why would Kim Jong Un make a secret trip to China?
Why would Kim Jong Un make a secret trip to China?
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Robert Mueller's Office Wants A Judge To Consider Jail Time For A Lawyer Who Pleaded Guilty To Lying — Alex van der Zwaan, who pleaded guilty to lying to special counsel prosecutors and the FBI, is asking for no jail time. — Reporting From Washington, DC
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
New Gates tie alleged in special counsel filing on van der Zwaan sentencing — (CNN)The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed Tuesday night that prosecutors say they have connected former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates to a person …
BuzzFeed:
Christopher Steele's Other Report: A Murder In Washington — The author of the famous Trump dossier provided a secret report to the FBI asserting that RT founder Mikhail Lesin was bludgeoned to death by thugs hired by an oligarch close to Putin. Three other sources independently told the FBI …
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Former Disney star joins White House press team — Washington (CNN)The White House press office is getting a bit more Sunshine these days — former Disney Channel star Caroline Sunshine, that is. She's joining the team as a press assistant. — Sunshine, 22, is known for her role alongside Zendaya …
Kari Weiler / Sam Harris:
Ezra Klein: Editor-in-Chief — In April of 2017, I published a podcast with Charles Murray, coauthor of the controversial (and endlessly misrepresented) book The Bell Curve. These are the most provocative claims in the book: — Human “general intelligence” is a scientifically valid concept.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science
Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science
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New York Times:
Peter Thiel Employee Helped Cambridge Analytica Before It Harvested Data — As a start-up called Cambridge Analytica sought to harvest the Facebook data of tens of millions of Americans in summer 2014, the company received help from at least one employee at Palantir Technologies …
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Washington Post:
Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall … President Trump frequently said Mexico would pay for a wall along the southern border as he sought the presidency in 2016. Now, he is privately pushing the U.S. military to fund construction of his signature project.
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Jim Newell / Slate:
When Ryan Costello Knew He Was in Trouble — It only took a week for Pennsylvania Rep. Ryan Costello, a moderate Republican representing suburban Philadelphia, to recognize the headwinds that Donald Trump's presidency would create for him and members in similar districts.
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Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Why Would the Atlantic Hire Kevin Williamson? — In a memo to staff, editor Jeffrey Goldberg cites an affinity for “second chances” and ideological diversity in hiring the conservative troll. Both justifications ring hollow. — Jeffrey Goldberg knows that he hired a troll.
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John Paul Stevens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment — Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement school children and their supporters demonstrated in Washington and other major cities throughout the country this past Saturday. These demonstrations demand our respect.
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Emily Goodin / ABC News:
Citizenship question on census form could cost states like California a House seat — The decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census form could have far-reaching electoral consequences, which could cost states ranging from California to Illinois to Alabama a House seat.
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Alan Gomez / USA Today:
Trump ends deportation protections for Liberians — President Trump announced on Tuesday he will end a special immigration program that has allowed nearly 4,000 Liberians to legally live and work in the U.S. over the past 25 years. — The decision follows the termination of Temporary Protected Status …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: On Russia, Americans' views are settled and partisan — WASHINGTON (CNN)American opinions on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election appears hardened and driven by partisanship, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after a month rife with developments in the ongoing probe.
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Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Exclusive: Spurned by top lawyers, Trump's defense elevates Washington outsider — (Reuters) - A little-known former prosecutor with a doctorate in medieval history will play a central role on U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team, as many top-tier lawyers shy away from representing …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House subpoena rattles Justice Department; Sessions ‘angry’ at slow response; FBI ‘called on the carpet’ — The FBI is promising swift action on a House subpoena covering three politically charged investigations after word that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has grown angry with the bureau's slow-walking …
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The Roanoke Times:
Virginia Tech ‘apologetic’ after video of lacrosse team posted — Virginia Tech women's lacrosse coach John Sung considers it “a teachable moment.” — On a 13-second video that was posted and re-posted on Twitter over the weekend, some white members of Sung's squad can be heard singing along …
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Yahoo:
McCain to release ‘no-holds-barred’ verdict on Trump — Washington (AFP) - Veteran US Senator John McCain is to deliver a “no-holds-barred” verdict on his fellow Republican Donald Trump's presidency in a new book of memoirs, his publishers announced Monday.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern to Trump: ‘Get the f— out of there, man’ — Howard Stern has some advice for President Trump — : “get the f—k out” of the White House. — “I was watching the news. They said that the president calls his friends and asks advice,” Stern said on his eponymous SiriusXM radio show …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Democrats may already be 35% of the way to a House majority — (CNN)With the retirement announcement of Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Ryan Costello, there are now eight open seats currently held by Republicans in districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. — And there's a good chance …
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Katie England / Daily Herald:
At Q&A in Provo, Mitt Romney says he's more conservative than Trump on immigration … U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Utah County Republican Women's event in the ballroom at the Provo City Library on Monday, March 26, 2018, in Provo. … A notecard is read …
New York Times:
A Cyberattack Hobbles Atlanta, and Security Experts Shudder — ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta's 8,000 employees got the word on Tuesday that they had been waiting for: It was O.K. to turn their computers on. — But as the city government's desktops, hard drives and printers flickered …