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12:10 PM ET, April 1, 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 …
New York Times:
The Kushners Saw Redemption in the White House.  It Was a Mirage.  —  It was sweet redemption for Charles Kushner last year when his son Jared was named senior White House adviser.  A dozen years earlier, a sordid scandal stemming partly from a family falling-out had reduced the senior …
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
'I don't know how you survive this one': Chris Christie on Pruitt's condo deal  —  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt likely faces trouble over reports of his living in a condo co-owned by the wife of a top lobbyist for energy firms, said Chris Christie, an ABC News contributor and former governor of New Jersey.
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
Sacramento sheriff's cruiser hits woman during Stephon Clark protest and speeds away, video shows … SACRAMENTO — A woman was struck by a police vehicle as it peeled away from protesters demonstrating against the police killing of Stephon Clark in what was described by the victim and protesters …
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Sacramento Bee:
Stephon Clark protester hit by Sacramento County sheriff's vehicle during march  —  A protester at a vigil Saturday night for Stephon Clark was hit by a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department vehicle on Florin Road, the latest tense moment between law enforcement and activists following …
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
First it was Confederate monuments.  Now statues offensive to Native Americans are poised to topple across the U.S. … Over the decades, this quiet coastal hamlet has earned a reputation as one of the most liberal places in the nation.  Arcata was the first U.S. city to ban the sale …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘No more DACA deal,’ Trump says as he threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico doesn't better secure border … PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Sunday that there would be no deal to legalize the status of millions of “dreamers,” undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children …
Discussion: CNBC, CNN, Mother Jones, Townhall, Vox and AOL
Matthew Lee / Talking Points Memo:
Tillerson Scrubbed From State Dept Website  —  The “Secretary of State Tillerson” link at the top of the department's homepage (www.state.gov ) disappeared overnight Saturday and was replaced with a generic “Secretary of State” tab.  When clicked, it leads to a page that informs visitors …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's island of misfit toys  —  As President Trump increasingly tunes out formal advisers, there's a growing list of misfits and hangers-on that he just can't seem to quit — and whose advice he seems to welcome and even adopt.  —  Why it matters: Trump is successfully resisting …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Washington Post:
‘Tired of the wait game’: White House stabilizers gone, Trump calling his own shots
Discussion: Mediaite and Axios
Scott Maxwell / Orlando Sentinel:
Commentary: In trial of Pulse shooter's widow, the missing recorded ‘confession’ was the biggest flaw  —  Taking Names  —  If you believe the prosecution, the case against Noor Salman should've been a slam dunk.  —  Authorities said the widow of Pulse shooter Omar Mateen confessed to being complicit in the attack.
Discussion: israpundit.org
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’
Roger Vincent / Los Angeles Times:
As China puts the brakes on overseas investment, Los Angeles' development boom takes a hit  —  Last year, Chinese investors interested in buying or developing property in Southern California peppered World Trade Center Los Angeles officials with questions about how best to break into the market.
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Emerging Democratic Party united on liberal policies but divided on how to win … A new Democratic Party is emerging in congressional primaries across the country, united over the most liberal policies in decades but sharply divided over which candidates to run against President Trump and Republicans in the midterms.
Discussion: Axios
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Graham: Pulling out of Syria “the single worst decision” Trump could make  —  Pulling troops out of Syria would be a dangerous mistake that would unravel U.S. gains made against terrorist groups there, Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Sunday.  —  In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” …
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to moot Microsoft email case, citing new law … Now that Congress has made clear that a U.S. search warrant covers emails stored overseas, the Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to moot a case involving a data demand issued to Microsoft …
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David Faris / The Guardian:
Republicans rigged our democracy. Here's how Democrats can fight back
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Incoming NSA chief has a reputation for winning ‘all the important fights.’ Russia will be his biggest test yet. … The next head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command will be taking charge in the face of what intelligence officials call the greatest strategic threat to the United States …
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.
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
AggregateIQ: the obscure Canadian tech firm and the Brexit data riddle … Play Video  —  'Find Christopher Wylie.  " That instruction - 13 months ago - came from the very first ex-Cambridge Analytica employee I met.  He was unequivocal.  Wylie would have answers to the two questions that were troubling me most.
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 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 …
 
 
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Rob Shimshock / The Daily Caller:
Arkansas Profs Fear Getting Unfairly Fired Under New Policy
New York Times:
At Pruitt's E.P.A.: No Studies, No Data, No Rules
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Salon
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Ominous cracks show in the West's united front against Russia
CNN:
New York tightens gun restrictions for domestic abusers
Discussion: New York Magazine
Hartford Courant:
Top Democrat In Connecticut Senate Calls On Elizabeth Esty To Resign
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Report: McCabe lied four times
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook plans crackdown on ad targeting by email without consent
New York Times:
When Bail Feels Less Like Freedom, More Like Extortion
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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: Politico and fox13now.com
Florida Today:
About 75 Rockledge High School students walk out of class to support Second Amendment
Discussion: TheBlaze, IJR and The Daily Caller
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
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
After three decades on top, Anna Wintour facing her biggest challenge yet
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
The real threat to Facebook is the Kool-Aid turning sour
Nadia Kounang / CNN:
The Kentucky county where the water smells like diesel
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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