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9:55 PM ET, March 31, 2018

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Timothy Burke / The Concourse:
How America's Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump's War On The Media  —  Earlier this month, CNN's Brian Stelter broke the news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner or operator of nearly 200 television stations in the U.S., would be forcing its news anchors …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WATCH: Parkland students react in the best possible way to news the NRA is sending Ted Nugent after them  —  A panel made up of three student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School reacted appropriately when AM Joy host Joy Reid informed them that the NRA was unleashing aging rocker Ted Nugent …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Laura Ingraham Says She'll Take Planned Vacation Amidst Controversy  —  Laura Ingraham is taking avacation next week.  Now the question is whether a controversy swirling around the host will go on hiatus as well.  —  The popular Fox News Channel host - her “Ingraham Angle” …
Media Matters for America:
NRA board member Ted Nugent calls Parkland students poor, pathetic liars with no soul  —  TED NUGENT: The level of ignorance goes beyond stupidity.  Again, the National Rifle Association are a bunch of American families who have a voice to stand up for our God-given Constitutionally-guaranteed right to keep and bear arms.
The Hill:
Ingraham announces break from her show amid backlash over Parkland student
Washington Post:
‘Tired of the wait game’: White House stabilizers gone, Trump calling his own shots … PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump began the past workweek cutting into steaks at the White House residence on Monday night with his political soldiers, including former advisers Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie …
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
The Guardian:
Palestinians hold day of mourning after 773 ‘shot with live ammunition’  —  At least 15 killed when Israeli soldiers open fire during mass demonstrations in Gaza  —  Hazem Balousha in Gaza City and Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem … Gaza hospitals, running low on blood and overstretched …
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Trump declares April National Sexual Assault Awareness Month  —  #MeToo movement drives women into politics  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Friday designating April as National Sexual Assault Awareness month.  —  According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center …
Will Sommer:
Roseanne Barr is tweeting about QAnon, a new Pizzagate-style conspiracy theory  —  The success of ABC's “Roseanne” reboot has brought new attention to comedian Roseanne Barr's belief in the absolutely crazy “QAnon” conspiracy theory.  —  Barr alluded to the theory on Twitter on Friday night, baffling her followers.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Did Shulkin get fired or resign?  This is why it matters  —  The White House is now asserting that recently departed Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin resigned.  Shulkin has made it clear in his public comments that he was forced out.  —  While Washington often wraps firings …
Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Jerry Brown pardons five immigrants facing deportation  —  Amid a brewing legal battle with the Trump administration over California's liberal immigration policies, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday granted pre-Easter pardons to five immigrants facing possible deportation.
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Paul Elias / Associated Press:
California governor pardons 5 men facing deportation
Discussion: Breitbart and 89.3 KPCC
Tesla:
An Update on Last Week's Accident  —  Since posting our first update, we have been working as quickly as possible to establish the facts of last week's accident.  Our hearts are with the family and friends who have been affected by this tragedy.  —  The safety of our customers is our top priority …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
McCabe's legal defense fund exceeds fundraising goal twice  —  Trump celebrates McCabe firing on Twitter  —  (CNN)The fundraising page for a legal defense fund for fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has managed to raise $500,000 within its first 48 hours.
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
Hey, Alexa, What Can You Hear?  And What Will You Do With It?  —  Amazon ran a commercial on this year's Super Bowl that featured celebrities like Rebel Wilson, Cardi B and even the company's chief executive, Jeff Bezos, filling in for the retail giant's digital assistant Alexa.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Outrage Over Kevin Williamson  —  You had the right to remain silent.  Now every word you've ever uttered, and every one you ever will, can and will be held against you.  —  I'm sorry to have to write you, for two reasons.  Sorry, first, that you have to endure having your character assailed …
Florida Today:
About 75 Rockledge High School students walk out of class to support Second Amendment  —  A group of students from Rockledge High School in Brevard County briefly walked out of class Friday to show their support for the Second Amendment.  —  About 75 students, according to a head count …
Discussion: TheBlaze, IJR and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Automakers Sought Looser Rules but May Get More Than They Bargained for  —  When executives from the Big Three automakers went to the White House last spring to ask for more lenient emissions rules, their prospects looked rosy.  President Trump seemed eager to roll back regulations …
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Changes Definition Of ‘Assault Rifle’ After Parkland Shooting  —  Soon after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Merriam-Webster's online dictionary changed its definition of “assault rifle.”  —  The entry for “assault rifle,” which was updated March 31, 2018, reads as follows:
New York Post:
‘Palm Sunday Massacre’ killer quietly freed from prison  —  The fiend behind one of the most infamous mass shootings in city history — the “Palm Sunday Massacre” that left eight children and two young moms dead in Brooklyn in 1984 — has been quietly released from an upstate prison.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
The real threat to Facebook is the Kool-Aid turning sour  —  Who wants to work on a weapon?  —  These kinds of leaks didn't happen when I started reporting on Facebook eight years ago.  It was a tight-knit cult convinced of its mission to connect everyone, but with the discipline …
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
After three decades on top, Anna Wintour facing her biggest challenge yet  —  Anna Wintour can certainly use a win.  —  The legendary Vogue editor-in-chief, who is celebrating her fifth anniversary as Condé Nast's artistic director, is under pressure as the company enters an important chapter in its 109-year history.
Fox News Insider:
Teacher Anti-Trump Rant: Georgia Student Records Teacher Ripping MAGA Make America Great Again  —  On “Fox & Friends,” Abby Huntsman interviewed a Georgia middle school student who captured audio of her teacher ripping President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” slogan.
 
 
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New York Times:
When Bail Feels Less Like Freedom, More Like Extortion
Cindyvonquednowktla / KTLA:
Houston Teen Who Applied to 20 of the Best Colleges Gets Full Ride to All of Them
Discussion: Raw Story and theGrio
Johari Canty / WSVN-TV:
Police: Girl killed, 2 hurt after shooting in Liberty City
Katie Benner / New York Times:
At the Justice Dept.'s Death Penalty Unit, Accusations of Favoritism, Gender Bias and Unwanted Groping
Discussion: fox13now.com
Leah MarieAnn Klett / Christian News …:
Jim Caviezel Chooses Films to ‘Bring Most Souls to Christ’ After Heartbreaking Message From God
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
UK-Russia standoff deepens as Moscow cuts UK diplomats
Felicitas Carrique / TechCrunch:
Another chapter on Facebook's privacy woes is being written in Latin America
Nadia Kounang / CNN:
The Kentucky county where the water smells like diesel
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Newly Released Document Shows 1,903 People Were Stopped Under Trump's First Travel Ban
Discussion: Axios
Randall D. Eliason / Washington Post:
Why Robert Mueller could be considering bribery charges
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Caught Up in a Killing Spree, and Facing Charges
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Ann Coulter to Donald Trump: Beware the Former Trumpers
Discussion: Breitbart
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump accuses Amazon of ‘Post Office scam,’ falsely says The Post is its lobbyist
 

 
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