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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 …
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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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” …
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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 …
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Philly.com, seattlepi.com, ThinkProgress and Mediaite
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.
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Washington Examiner, IJR, Mediaite, RedState, The Week, The Daily Caller and Splinter
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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 …
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New York Daily News, Bustle, theGrio, The Moderate Voice, FOX6Now.com, AOL, Mediaite and The White House
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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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.
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The Rush Limbaugh Show, ThinkProgress, Joe.My.God., Hullabaloo, RedState, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
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 …
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USA Today, WGN-TV, Associated Press, WTKR-TV, CleanTechnica, The Guardian, Mashable, Engadget, FOX6Now.com, CBS San Francisco, The Verge and NBC News, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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Mediaite, Joe.My.God., Nextgov and Talking Points Memo
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 …
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Mediaite, Jezebel and No More Mister Nice Blog, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
Internal FBI report shows discrepancy between McCabe and Comey accounts — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)The internal FBI report that served as grounds for the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe includes key testimony from his former boss that shows a discrepancy with McCabe's public statements …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
McCabe's legal defense fund exceeds fundraising goal twice
McCabe's legal defense fund exceeds fundraising goal twice
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Power Line, CBS Philly and Washington Post
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 …
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Gizmodo and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
UK-Russia standoff deepens as Moscow cuts UK diplomats — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has told Britain it must cut just over 50 more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia in a worsening standoff over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Reuters, The Western Journal and The Daily Caller
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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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The Gateway Pundit, IJR, twitchy.com, Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
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.
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 …
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 …
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The Daily Caller and IJR
Felicitas Carrique / TechCrunch:
Another chapter on Facebook's privacy woes is being written in Latin America — The abuse of Facebook's platform for political purposes is a problem that doesn't stop at the U.S border. Governments around the world are continuing to wrestle with the implications of Cambridge Analytica's acquisition …