memeorandum: ‘He had no gun, no molotov’: Gaza families call for investigation into Israeli use of fatal force (Washington Post)

10:50 PM ET, April 1, 2018

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Devan Cole / CNN:

New book alleges Kellyanne Conway is the ‘number one leaker’ in Trump White House — Author: Kellyanne Conway is the No. 1 leaker — (CNN)The author of a new book on the current state of affairs in the White House claims that Kellyanne Conway is the “number one leaker” in President Donald Trump's White House.

Discussion: Jezebel, Hullabaloo, Washington Press, Deadline and Washington Times

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Author busts Kellyanne Conway as ‘number one leaker’ in White House: She tells ‘mean ugly lies’ — In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, the author of a new book on the Trump White House revealed that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway is the top leaker in the administration and would spread …

Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's island of misfit toys

Discussion: Daily Kos, Political Wire and Washington Post

Tom Hancock / Financial Times:

China slaps new duties on US nuts, pork, fruit and wine — China has unveiled retaliatory duties on US food imports including pork, fruit, nuts and wine of up to 25 per cent as a response to the Trump administration's new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

Discussion: Axios

CBS News:

China imposing new tariffs on U.S. products in retaliation of Trump tariffs — China says it's rolling out new tariffs on U.S. meat, fruit and other products as retaliation against taxes approved by President Trump on imported steel and aluminum. — The Chinese finance ministry says in a statement that the new tariffs begin Monday.

Discussion: RedState and New York Magazine

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 …

Ray Sanchez / CNN:
Former NBA player leads Stephon Clark protest rally

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Sacramento Bee:
Stephon Clark protester hit by Sacramento County sheriff's vehicle during march

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Giacomo Luca / KXTV:
Sheriff's department SUV strikes woman at Stephon Clark vigil

Discussion: Splinter and theGrio

Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:

Is DC Being Too Mean to Louise Linton? — Trumpworld sees the actress-turned-cabinet-spouse as a victim of the Beltway's mean-girl social set. Le tout Washington disagrees. — They were just gloves, Louise Linton says. “I didn't take the bloody gloves off because it was cold!

Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:

Brian Stelter on Laura Ingraham: ‘Dangerous’ to See Ad Boycotts Happening More Often — CNN's Brian Stelter discussed the current ad boycott being waged against Laura Ingraham's Fox News show by Parkland student David Hogg — and proposed that such boycotts are dangerous.

Discussion: theGrio and WGN-TV

Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
David Hogg rejects Laura Ingraham's apology: ‘A bully is a bully’

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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 …

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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Trump: ‘NO MORE DACA DEAL’

Discussion: Telegraph, Fort Smith/Fayetteville News, Fox News and NBC News

Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Venting on Immigration, Trump Vows ‘No More DACA Deal’ and Threatens Nafta

Discussion: Babalú Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Splinter, Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mother Jones, Jezebel and Mediaite

New York Times:

Poisoned Door Handle Hints at High-Level Plot to Kill Spy, U.K. Officials Say — LONDON — British officials investigating the poisoning of Sergei V. Skripal, a former Russian double agent, believe it is likely that an assassin smeared a nerve agent on the door handle at his home.

Discussion: Raw Story

Max Seddon / Financial Times:

Trump adviser's Russian contact closely linked to Putin family — Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater private security group and a close campaign adviser to Donald Trump, met a Russian financier with direct ties to Vladimir Putin's family in the weeks leading up to Mr Trump's inauguration …

Discussion: Washington Press

Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:

Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘L.A. Law’ and ‘NYPD Blue,’ Dies at 74 — The unwavering TV writer-producer, winner of 10 Emmys, butted heads with networks and almost always won. — Steven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism …

Discussion: news.avclub.com

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral — Sinclair forces stations to air media-bashing promos, criticism goes viral — Sinclair Broadcast Group's corporate mandates are exacerbating tensions between the company's local stations and its management.

Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, Washington Press, Hullabaloo, Deadline, Refinery29, Mashable, Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly and The Concourse, more at Mediagazer »

The Times of Israel:

IDF: At least 10 of the 15 killed at Gaza border were members of terror groups — Army publishes list of names, positions of men shot dead during violence at the security fence; Hamas acknowledges that five of them were gunmen from its military wing — The Israeli military …

Discussion: Breitbart and The Times of IsraelDavid …

Washington Post:
‘He had no gun, no molotov’: Gaza families call for investigation into Israeli use of fatal force

Discussion: Reuters, BBC, Mother Jones, CNN, Al Jazeera English, Associated Press, New York Magazine, The Guardian and Haaretz

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story and Axios

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 …

Frank Miles / Fox News:

Google snubbed Easter with no doodle for 18th year in a row, Christians say — For the 18th year in a row, Google has no doodle to celebrate Easter, and Christians are angry on this holy day. — Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars editor-at-large, tweeted Sunday about Christianity's most joyful day …

Discussion: IJR

Sameer Yasir / New York Times:

Deadly Clashes in Kashmir Between Indian Army and Militants — SHOPIAN, Kashmir — An Indian Army operation against militants fighting Indian rule in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley killed at least 12 militants on Sunday, the largest one-day death toll of insurgents in recent years, officials in Kashmir said.

Dean Balsamini / New York Post:

Museum slammed after hiring white curator for African art exhibit — The Brooklyn Museum has sparked outrage in the black community after tapping a white woman to curate its vast African art collection. — On Monday the museum appointed Kristen Windmuller-Luna, 31, who has a Ph.D …

Discussion: Breitbart

Mike Allen / Axios:

Don Jr. ramps up his midterm travel — Donald Trump Jr. is ramping up his efforts for the midterms, a source tells me. Don Jr., a favorite of outdoors enthusiasts, was a draw in 2016. Now Republicans are betting (hoping?) that he'll be equally effective for the midterms.

Discussion: Mediaite

Mark Osborne / ABC News:

Trump International Golf Club sign splattered with red paint by vandals — Someone in West Palm Beach, Florida, took the term “paint the town red” a bit too literal on Saturday night. — The entrance to Trump International Golf Club, the president's course du jour while at the so-called Winter White House …