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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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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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Chris Riotta / Mediaite:
David Hogg Calls on Laura Ingraham to Apologize to Lebron James: ‘A Bully is a Bully’ — School shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg doubled down on his refusal to accept an apology from Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview with CNN on Saturday …
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The Hill, NBC News, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, news.avclub.com and San Francisco Chronicle
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Report: McCabe lied four times — According to Rep. Jim Jordan, the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility found that Andrew McCabe lied four to times to his superiors and investigators. The report containing these findings has not been made public, but Jordan reviewed it.
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‘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 …
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.
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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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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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TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and IJR
Hartford Courant:
Top Democrat In Connecticut Senate Calls On Elizabeth Esty To Resign — The top Democrat in the state Senate is joining a groundswell within the party calling for U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty to resign over her handling of repeated acts of domestic violence by a since-fired chief of staff against a former aide.
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook plans crackdown on ad targeting by email without consent — Now TechCrunch has learned Facebook will launch a certification tool that demands that marketers guarantee email addresses used for ad targeting were rightfully attained. This new Custom Audiences certification tool …
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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The Moderate Voice, FOX6Now.com, Mediaite, AOL and The White House
New York Times:
When Bail Feels Less Like Freedom, More Like Extortion — As bail has grown into a $2 billion industry, bond agents have become the payday lenders of the criminal justice world, offering quick relief to desperate customers at high prices. — Most bail bond agents make it their business to get their clients to court.
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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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.
Johari Canty / WSVN-TV:
Police: Girl killed, 2 hurt after shooting in Liberty City — Miami's Liberty City community was gripped by shock and sadness after, police said, a domestic dispute spiraled into gun violence, killing a 4-year-old girl and injuring two other people, Saturday morning.
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 …
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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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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Raw Story, The Hill, Splinter, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog, USA Today and The Daily Caller
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